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#plastic wasteDeposit-refund scheme to tackle disposable takeaway cups in limbo
By Park Boram SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans are known for their coffee craze that has made the country the third-largest coffee market in the world after the United States and China. Tren... 09:40 Jul. 08 -
#streaming servicesWill post-pandemic world change fate of cinema, streaming services?
By Kim Boram SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- During the life-changing COVID-19 pandemic, Lee Eun-hee, a 42-year-old office worker in Seoul, has created a new pattern of habits regarding her consumption o... 09:00 May. 20 -
#breakingTime 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 -
#BTSShould 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 -
#librariesContact-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 trainingU.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 householdWith 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 industryAs 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 driverAging 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 -
#banksWoes 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 platformsGlobal, 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 -
#esportsHope 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 solutionUrea 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 candidateSelf-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 sectorS. 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-growthCraft 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
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Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun nominated for best actor at Int'l Emmys for "Dr. Brain" -
(LEAD) No Korean victims reported from Indonesian stadium tragedy: foreign ministry -
State auditor notifies ex-Pres Moon of written investigation over death of fisheries official -
Yoon's approval rating drops after hot mic incident: poll -
Unification minister says N. Korea trying to tame S. Korean government, grab U.S. attention
