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Dior CEO Delphine Arnault to receive honorary doctorate from Korea's first school for women

Dior CEO Delphine Arnault to receive honorary doctorate from Korea's first school for women

Dior CEO Delphine Arnault will receive an honorary doctorate from Ewha Womans University in Seoul on Thursday, in a ceremony expected to draw several of South Korea's top business figures.
Disgraced cloning scientist loses Korean citizenship after becoming UAE national

Disgraced cloning scientist loses Korean citizenship after becoming UAE national

Shrinking South Korean towns compete to host once-shunned prisons

Shrinking South Korean towns compete to host once-shunned prisons

South Korean capital lists top 'medical-friendly' hotels for international patients

South Korean capital lists top 'medical-friendly' hotels for international patients

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has approved 19 "medical-friendly" hotels and accommodations for foreign patients and their families traveling for medical treatments.
November 7, 2026 | 06:00 pm PT
Thai women rank third among foreign brides of South Korean men

Thai women rank third among foreign brides of South Korean men

Thai women were the third-largest group of foreign brides marrying South Korean men in 2025, accounting for 9.2% of the total, according to government statistics.
November 6, 2026 | 02:15 am PT
World's second best airport wins award for beautiful restroom

World's second best airport wins award for beautiful restroom

A restroom with runway views at Incheon International Airport has won the Presidential Award, the top prize at South Korea's 28th Beautiful Restroom Awards.
November 5, 2026 | 04:00 pm PT
Korean men marry Japanese women in record number as K-culture's pull in Japan grows

Korean men marry Japanese women in record number as K-culture's pull in Japan grows

Marriages between South Korean men and Japanese women rose 25.8% to a record 1,494 in 2025, even as unions with brides from Vietnam, China and Thailand declined, government data shows.
November 5, 2026 | 04:32 am PT
South Korea festival offers free palace entry, half-price beef and cosmetics discounts

South Korea festival offers free palace entry, half-price beef and cosmetics discounts

Visitors to South Korea can tour major royal palaces for free, buy selected hanwoo beef and seafood at half price, and save up to 25% on duty-free liquor and cosmetics during the Korea Grand Festival from Oct. 29 to Nov. 15.
November 4, 2026 | 06:24 pm PT
South Korea to prosecute students cheating with smart glasses

South Korea to prosecute students cheating with smart glasses

South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use.
October 30, 2026 | 04:40 pm PT
South Korea's foreign residents hit record 2.66 million as international student numbers soar

South Korea's foreign residents hit record 2.66 million as international student numbers soar

South Korea's foreign resident population climbed past 2.66 million in 2025, or more than one in 20 people in the country, as the number of international students surged.
October 29, 2026 | 10:46 pm PT
Actor Yoon Dae-yeol stops gas leaking after Incheon restaurant explosion

Actor Yoon Dae-yeol stops gas leaking after Incheon restaurant explosion

South Korean actor Yoon Dae-yeol shut off two gas cylinders after a restaurant explosion in Incheon, west of Seoul, preventing further damage, police said.
October 29, 2026 | 05:08 pm PT
Weight-loss drugs reach 1 in 6 Gen Z adults in South Korea: survey

Weight-loss drugs reach 1 in 6 Gen Z adults in South Korea: survey

About one in six South Korean adults from Generation Z used or were prescribed GLP-1 obesity drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro in the past year, the highest rate of any generation, a survey by KB Financial Group shows.
October 28, 2026 | 03:29 pm PT
South Korea's Busan offers foreign tourists $23 off beef meals posted on Instagram

South Korea's Busan offers foreign tourists $23 off beef meals posted on Instagram

Foreign visitors to South Korea's Busan can get up to 30,000 won (US$23) off a hanwoo beef meal at four restaurants by sharing a photo of their food on Instagram.
October 26, 2026 | 07:59 pm PT
US rejects record 1 in 4 South Korean visitor visa applicants, over four times Japan's rate

US rejects record 1 in 4 South Korean visitor visa applicants, over four times Japan's rate

The U.S. turned down nearly 1 in 4 South Korean applicants for business and tourist visas in the year to September 2025, a record high and more than four times the rate for Japanese applicants.
October 26, 2026 | 07:49 pm PT
South Korea's top-ranked university eyes students in Vietnam, China for its first international-only division

South Korea's top-ranked university eyes students in Vietnam, China for its first international-only division

Seoul National University (SNU) is considering Vietnam, mainland China, Taiwan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as priority recruitment markets for its first international-only undergraduate division, opening in fall 2027.
October 26, 2026 | 06:09 pm PT
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