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#breaking
Time to break: S. Korean breakers look beyond Olympics related article
By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Park In-soo, who is better known by his stage name "Kill," has already established himself as a star B-boy in the breaking community with his exceptional ... 09:41 May. 13
#BTS
Should BTS be given military exemption? Reactions suggest answer isn't so clear cut related article
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- With the National Assembly apparently moving toward potentially offering the singers of K-pop group BTS exemptions from their mandatory military servic... 15:33 Apr. 14
#libraries
Contact-free smart libraries rise in pandemic era related article
By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- On her way home from work, Lim Kyung-nan, a mother of two living in Anyang, occasionally borrows books from a smart library, an unmanned book-rental mac... 09:04 Feb. 24
#cadet training
U.S.-led cadet training nurtures military talent for alliance with S. Korea
By Song Sang-ho PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Braving subzero temperatures, 10 South Korean Army cadets slogged through this week's U.S.-led field training designed to gear them up f... 08:43 Feb. 18
#single household
With kimchi classes, late-night patrol programs, Seoul beckons to growing single-person households
By Park Boram SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- For Lee Bok-won, a 69-year-old woman who lives alone in western Seoul, stocking up on fresh homemade kimchi during winter has been quite a chore for the pas... 11:22 Feb. 10
#alcohol industry
As pandemic wipes out gatherings, alcohol industry sets eyes on at-home drinkers
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- With gathering restrictions and business curfews in place throughout the pandemic, the alcoholic beverage industry, among other hospitality-related sect... 09:14 Jan. 28
#elderly driver
Aging S. Korea moves to issue conditional licenses for elderly drivers
By Kim Deok-hyun SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Last month, a speeding car driven by an 80-something person rammed into another car and plowed into a grandmother and her granddaughter walking nearby in ... 09:00 Jan. 04
#banks
Woes deepen for senior citizens as banks reduce branches
By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Lee Hong-jun (alias), an 80-year-old man living outside of Seoul, always finds it frustrating when he has to handle online banking via his mobile phone ... 09:00 Dec. 10
#streaming platforms
Global, homegrown streamers launch charm offensives in S. Korea
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- Kim Su-yeon, a 39-year old office worker based in Seoul, loves to binge watch Korean TV series on weekends or holidays on the small old TV in her room. Las... 11:27 Dec. 07
#esports
Hope for military esports team rising, but will it succeed? related article
By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- After leading his esports team Damwon Kia to a runner-up finish at the 2021 League of Legends (LOL) World Championship last month, Kim Dong-ha, better kn... 10:04 Dec. 01
#urea solution
Urea crisis reveals risks of S. Korea's supply chain
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Truck driver Kim Jeong-seok had never imagined that urea solution, normally a cheap and easy-to-buy item used in his diesel vehicle, would slip out of his ... 10:07 Nov. 14
#presidential candidate
Self-proclaimed prophet and maverick, ridiculed by others, makes 3rd presidential bid
By Park Boram SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Pompously clad in a Joseon-era general's suit of armor, a longsword in hand, Huh Kyung-young, honorary chief of a little known political party, showed up on... 09:00 Oct. 29
#farming sector
S. Korean farmers struggle from labor shortage as pandemic disrupts migrant work system
By Chang Dong-woo ANSEONG, South Korea, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Koh Jin-taek is proud of having built a small but stable farming business in Anseong, 77 kilometers south of Seoul, over the past two de... 09:00 Oct. 17
#Craft beer-growth
Craft beer market sees big growth potential in S. Korea related article
By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Beer has long been a key ingredient of mixed drinks in South Korea, but changing appetites and the extended coronavirus pandemic have turned consumers to... 09:36 Oct. 15
#video games
S. Korean video game giants on lookout for new biz opportunities related article
By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's video game powerhouses are eyeing new grounds, from K-pop to TV shows, in search for new audiences as they become increasingly outshined by ... 07:00 Oct. 01
#real estate
'Proptech' reshapes real estate market with digital platform, lower fees
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Hwang Jae-min checks out his smartphone apps several times a day to search for new homes up for sale so he can move to another house. When the 41-yea... 09:00 Sep. 17
#World Cup
S. Korea left with more questions than answers in final World Cup qualifying phase related article
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football takes great pride in having played at every FIFA World Cup since 1986, a streak topped by only four other countries and none in Asia.... 08:00 Sep. 15
#D.P.
Netflix drama generates buzz for exposing abuse in Korean military
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-min, a 29-year old office worker in Seoul, recently saw the new Netflix military series "D.P.," already having been a big fan of its original web co... 09:39 Sep. 09
#buycott
Buycotts as 'good influence' gain traction in S. Korea
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- Jincheon, a county of some 85,000 residents, about 90 kilometers southeast of Seoul, received an unexpected windfall late last month following media re... 08:00 Sep. 07
#body profile
Young S. Koreans memorialize youth in sculpted body pics
By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- About a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Park Hyun-seok took a look at himself in the mirror and was disgusted by what he saw. Standing in front of him ... 09:00 Aug. 28