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The latest K-food export star: Sesame oil

South Korea's sesame oil exports hit a record high in the first four months of 2026, driven by growing demand for healthy foods and the global popularity of Korean cuisine. According to the Korea Customs Service on Tuesday, sesame oil exports rose 37 percent on-year to $6.14 million between January and April, while export volume jumped 47.6 percent to 657 metric tons. The United States remained the largest market for Korean sesame oil for the 14th consecutive year, accounting for 41.7 percent of

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Sesame oil exports hit new record high through April on Korean food popularity

Exports of sesame oil soared 37 percent in the first four months of 2026 from a year earlier to set a new record amid the growing popularity of Korean food around the world, data showed Tuesday. Outbound shipments of sesame oil reached $6.14 million in the January-April period, with the shipment volume jumping 47.6 percent to 657 tons over the period, according to data compiled by the Korea Customs Service. "Following higher demand for vegetable oil products driven by the global popularity of he

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BYD overtakes Japanese rivals in Korea sales

Chinese automakers are making strong inroads into South Korea, ranking third place in the country’s imported vehicle market in April, overtaking Japan for the first time. According to data from the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association, new vehicle registrations by region came to 16,385 units from Europe, 13,611 from the US, 2,023 from China and 1,974 from Japan in April. This is the first time Chinese-made vehicles have outsold Japanese brands in South Korea’s imported car marke

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BTS wraps up first leg of ‘Arirang’ tour in North America, drawing 840,000

BTS has concluded the first leg of its “Arirang” North American tour, drawing some 840,000 concertgoers across five cities, demonstrating its cultural and economic impact in the continent. The group launched the “Arirang” tour in North America on April 25 in Tampa, Florida, going on to perform 15 sold-out shows across Tampa, El Paso in Texas, Mexico City, the San Francisco Bay Area and Las Vegas. Additional dates were added in Tampa, California and Las Vegas due to overwhelming demand, with all

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Air travel takes hit from record-high fuel surcharges

Korea’s air transport output fell in April by the sharpest margin since the COVID-19 pandemic, as higher fuel surcharges driven by the Middle East conflict weighed on demand for air travel, government data showed Monday. According to the Ministry of Data and Statistics’ industrial activity data, the production index for the air transport industry stood at 468.5 in April, down 13.5 percent from a month earlier. It marked the steepest monthly decline since December 2021, when the index fell 14.2 p

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Dream wedding at Korean palace? More couples will get the chance

Dreaming of a wedding at a royal palace? More couples will be able to tie the knot at Korea's royal palaces as the Korea Heritage Service expands its outdoor wedding program from Gyeongbokgung to the Deoksugung area next year. The agency launched the initiative in April to help reduce wedding costs for young couples while bringing historic palace spaces closer to everyday life. A total of 293 couples from 15 countries applied for 16 spots. Following strong interest in the program, the agency inc

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Seventeen ranks No. 7 on Billboard’s top tour list

Seventeen claimed the No. 7 spot on the biannual top tours ranking published by Billboard on Wednesday, banking the highest rank for a K-pop artist, according to agency Pledis Entertainment on Monday. The group’s “New_” world tour raked in $88 million with 25 shows between October and March, drawing over 574,000 in attendance, placing the 13-member act at No. 9 on the Top Ticket Sales Chart. The tour ran from September until April and attracted more than 900,000 fans on- and offline. Separately,

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Aviation output falls at sharpest pace in 52 months in April due to higher fuel surcharges

South Korea's aviation sector output fell at the sharpest pace in 52 months in April, mainly due to a spike in fuel surcharges stemming from the prolonged Middle East conflict, government data showed Monday. The production index for the aviation sector stood at 468.5 in April, down 13.5 percent from a month earlier, according to data released by the Ministry of Data and Statistics. It marked the largest on-month decline since December 2021, when the index dropped 14.2 percent. Passenger transpor

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Foreign tourist arrivals in Seoul top 1.5 million in April

Foreign tourists spent more than 1.15 trillion won ($762 million) in Seoul in April, as the number of overseas visitors to the capital surpassed 1.5 million and continued to outpace pre-pandemic recovery levels, according to data released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sunday. The number of foreign visitors surged by 18.8 percent from 1.3 million in the same month in 2025. During the first four months of the year, cumulative arrivals reached 5.2 million, a 21.4 percent increase from 4.2

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Credit loans at local banks sharply rise in May amid stock rally

Credit loans at major South Korean banks surged in May at the fastest pace in more than five years, data showed Sunday, as investors increasingly took out loans to buy stocks amid a record-breaking market rally. Outstanding credit loans at five major lenders -- KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, Woori and NH Nonghyup -- stood at 107 trillion won ($70.9 billion) as of Friday, according to data compiled by the banks. The total increased by 2.65 trillion won from the end of April, or 2.55 percent on a mont

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Tax revenue up 13% in April amid stock market boom

South Korea's tax revenue increased nearly 13 percent in April from a year earlier on the back of the recent bullish run in the stock market, data showed Friday. The government collected 55.2 trillion won ($36.8 billion) in taxes last month, compared with 48.9 trillion won posted a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Finance and Economy. The finance ministry attributed the sharp increase to securities transaction levies, which came to 1.3 trillion won in April, soaring from just 200 billi

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P1Harmony to host fan meetup in July

P1Harmony will meet and greet fans in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, on July 11 and 12, agency FNC Entertainment announced Friday. The event is titled “P1usspace H: Horror Haven” in line with the group’s superhero theme of fighting to protect the final sanctuary amid chaos. The fan meeting will be the group's second hosted in Korea and takes place about two years after the first. P1Harmony hosted a fan meeting in Yokohama, Japan, in April, during which it performed songs from its ninth EP, “Unique.”

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April's industrial output, retails sales, investment fall in triple whammy

South Korea's industrial output lost ground in April from a month earlier, data showed Friday, with retail sales and facility investment sliding amid economic uncertainties stemming from tensions in the Middle East. Industrial production fell 0.6 percent last month from March, according to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. Output in the mining and manufacturing sector, a key pillar of the economy, shed 0.7 percent from the previous month due to the sluggish performance of the automo

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Industrial Output, Retail Sales, Facility Investment Fall in Triple Whammy in April

[Economy] : Industrial output, retail sales and facility investment fell in triple whammy for the first time in eight months in April, primarily due to the protracted Iran war and a base effect. According to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics on Friday, industrial production dropped zero-point-six percent ... [more...]

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'Filing for Love' cast teases final chapter ahead of two-episode finale

"Filing for Love," which follows the audit team of a major conglomerate as they uncover the hidden secrets lurking behind powerful corporate figures, had entered a fiercely competitive race against heavyweight dramas such as "Perfect Crown" and "My Royal Nemesis" when it premiered in April. Despite the tough competition, the series has continued to draw strong responses both domestically and internationally. According to global streamer platform Rakuten Viki, the drama has maintained the No. 1 s

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Australian man booked over bag theft at Jeju beach

An Australian national has been booked by police for allegedly taking a bag from a beach on Jeju Island, authorities said Wednesday. According to the Jeju Seobu Police Station, the man in his 30s was caught after riding away on a bicycle with a Korean tourist’s bag at Gwakji Beach on April 15 and hiding the victim’s belongings. Although the case was reported about an hour after the incident, police located the suspect within 20 minutes about 3 kilometers from the beach, based on his description

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Superstar wolf Neukgu healthy as zoo nears reopening

Nearly two months after a wolf escaped from Daejeon O-World and triggered a nationwide search, the zoo and amusement park could open next week if it passes a safety inspection slated for Thursday. The zoo’s biggest attraction is expected to be Neukgu, the wolf that escaped from the park on April 8 and was recaptured nine days later amid nationwide attention. According to Daejeon Urban Corp., the municipal operator of O-World, the animal is healthy and “more active than before." “Rather than appe

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Off-duty officer prevents stabbing at Daegu restaurant

An off-duty police officer apprehended a man armed with a broken soju bottle at a restaurant in Daegu, preventing possible injuries to other customers, police said. According to surveillance camera footage released by the Korean National Police Agency on Wednesday, Officer Park Ji-hoon of the Daegu Bukbu Police Station subdued a man in his 60s who suddenly rushed toward a companion while wielding the broken bottle. The incident occurred on April 10 while Park was off duty and dining with a frien

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Growing number of Koreans in late 20s giving up on work

South Korea saw the sharpest April increase since 2020 in the number of people in their late 20s who were neither working nor looking for work, even as the country’s population in that age group continued to shrink, government data showed Thursday. The economically inactive population aged 25 to 29 reached 784,000 in April, up 37,000 from the same month in 2025, according to the Korean Statistical Information Service. The last time Korea saw such a steep rise in economically inactive people in t

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Illit spends 3 weeks on Billboard’s global rankings with 'It's Me'

Illit is enjoying a three-week run on the Billboard Global excl. US and Global 200 charts with its single “It’s Me,” agency Belift Lab said Thursday, citing the latest chart. The single ranked No. 47 on the former and No. 95 on the latter, peaking at No. 32 and No. 67, respectively. “It’s Me” is the focus track from the group’s fourth EP “Mamihlapinatapai.” Released in April, it sold over 410,000 copies in the first week, a career-best for the quintet. The mini album debuted atop Oricon’s Daily

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The latest K-food export star: Sesame oil

Sesame oil exports hit new record high through April on Korean food popularity

BYD overtakes Japanese rivals in Korea sales

BTS wraps up first leg of ‘Arirang’ tour in North America, drawing 840,000

Air travel takes hit from record-high fuel surcharges

Dream wedding at Korean palace? More couples will get the chance

Seventeen ranks No. 7 on Billboard’s top tour list

Aviation output falls at sharpest pace in 52 months in April due to higher fuel surcharges

Foreign tourist arrivals in Seoul top 1.5 million in April

Credit loans at local banks sharply rise in May amid stock rally

Tax revenue up 13% in April amid stock market boom

P1Harmony to host fan meetup in July

April's industrial output, retails sales, investment fall in triple whammy

Industrial Output, Retail Sales, Facility Investment Fall in Triple Whammy in April

'Filing for Love' cast teases final chapter ahead of two-episode finale

Australian man booked over bag theft at Jeju beach

Superstar wolf Neukgu healthy as zoo nears reopening

Off-duty officer prevents stabbing at Daegu restaurant

Growing number of Koreans in late 20s giving up on work

Illit spends 3 weeks on Billboard’s global rankings with 'It's Me'