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Seoul’s runaway property market puts Korean central bank in a bind
Policymakers fear cutting borrowing costs to boost economic growth could drive capital’s real estate prices higher ...
Ex-South Korean leader Yoon appears in Seoul court for hearing on possible arrest warrant
Disgraced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in court Wednesday for a hearing to review a special prosecutor ...
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From São Paulo to Seoul: The DCU’s plan to make local heroes global icons
The DCU has always felt like a carefully guarded playground of American myth, but lately it hums with a different energy.
Samsung heirs sell Seoul villa to pay South Korea’s largest-ever inheritance tax bill
The heirs of late Samsung chair Lee Kun-hee have sold a luxury villa in Seoul ’s Itaewon district for 22.8 billion won (£13m) ...
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Seoul Scraps Purchase of Additional AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters
South Korea will shift towards cheaper attack drones to cover the same tank busting roles, consistent with evolving trends in ...
Seoul Is Going Easy on Its Lovebugs. Many People Want Them Dead.
Municipal workers in the South Korean capital region are responding to a summer infestation by spraying water, but residents ...
North Korean avoids land mines to cross DMZ into South Korea as Seoul softens stance on Pyongyang
A North Korean man crossed the DMZ on foot before midnight Thursday, asking South Korean troops for help in a rare defection ...
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The rise of healing K-dramas: Why series like Our Unwritten Seoul feel like emotional first aid
Series like Our Unwritten Seoul, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Run On, Because This Is My First Life, When the Camellia Blooms, ...
A New Generation Rises in Seoul’s Jewelry District
Young designers, many of them the sons and daughters of longtime jewelers, have established their own businesses in the ...
Breaking Down the Ending of Netflix’s Twin-Swapping K-Drama Our Unwritten Seoul
Let’s break down Our Unwritten Seoul ’s heartfelt ending… When Mi-ji was a teen, she dreamed of using her athleticism to ...
Seoul shares open higher on US gains
South Korean stocks started higher Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock ...