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AI boom reshapes Korea's status ladder

South Korea's AI chip boom is creating a new class of corporate elite. Jobs at Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, long prized for their salaries and stability, are increasingly being treated as status symbols in everything from college admissions and job searches to dating and marriage, as soaring AI-driven profits transform perceptions of the semiconductor industry. Online, the phenomenon has been dubbed "Samjeon-nix," a portmanteau of "Samjeon," Korean shorthand for Samsung Electronics and SK h

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Meovv looks beyond genres with Bach-inspired new EP

Meovv is betting that one of classical music's most recognizable melodies can help define the rookie girl group's future. The five-member act returned Monday with its second EP, "Bite Now," led by "Ddi Ro Ri," a main track built around a reinterpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor." Rather than treating the classical piece as a novelty, the group said it saw the song as an opportunity to showcase its evolving musical identity and willingness to experiment across gen

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Classical Bridge turns theme of connection into a family affair

This year's Classical Bridge International Music Festival turns its founding idea —connection — into something the audience can watch unfold onstage. Cellist Mischa Maisky will perform alongside his son and daughter, and Geneva-born violist Lyda Chen will watch her teenage son make his Korean debut. "I'll have the privilege to listen to my own son perform for the first time in Korea. It's his debut," said Chen, the daughter of pianist Martha Argerich. The festival, she added, is "that bridge for

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LA students turn K-pop class into pitches

US students taking K-pop classes in Los Angeles visited Korean content industry sites in the city to pitch projects, the South Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles said Tuesday. During the visit on May 20, the students worked in teams to present global marketing plans, fandom strategies, music trend analyses and concepts for K-pop groups to industry experts, who provided feedback on their projects. The students came from four middle and high schools in Los Angeles that currently offer K-pop c

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Meet the marten: Forest hunter named June's endangered species of the month

A forest predator known for hunting in packs and navigating rugged mountain terrain has been named South Korea’s endangered wildlife species of the month for June, the Ministry of Energy, Climate and Environment said Tuesday. Known in Korea as "dambi," the marten is a Class II endangered mammal recognizable by its dark brown coat and distinctive yellow neck fur. The species is found in forested areas across much of the Korean Peninsula, though it is absent from Jeju Island and some outlying isla

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Colombia opens first Korean classes for schoolchildren

Colombia will offer its first Korean-language classes for middle and high school students starting in August, Korea's Education Ministry said Monday. The classes will be available at three schools in Bogota: Instituto Pedagogico Arturo Ramirez Montufar, Colegio Nueva Granada and Fundacion Hogar Nueva Granada. They will be open to students from the seventh to ninth or 10th grades, depending on the school. Current Korean classes in Colombia are offered by the King Sejong Institute, local Korean-la

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Celltrion pushes beyond GLP-1 with next-generation obesity drug

Celltrion said Friday it has begun primate toxicology studies for its next-generation obesity drug candidate CT-G32, accelerating its development of a first-in-class therapy with advanced effects. According to Celltrion, the toxicology studies, which will evaluate the safety and toxicity profile of CT-G32 in 252 rats and 48 monkeys, are expected to provide critical data to support dose selection and safety evaluation for future clinical trials. The Korean biopharmaceutical firm plans to submit a

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Puppy pawlitics: Dog class elections gain traction at Korea’s pet kindergartens

Move over politicians. Dogs are running for office now, too, and competition is "ruff." At some pet kindergartens across South Korea, canine campaigns for class president promise extra playtime, better snack choices and happier school days. These campaigns gained wider attention after the MBC reality show “I Live Alone” featured webtoon artist Kian84’s dog being elected class president at a dog kindergarten on May 22. Kian84 later joked that he no longer understood how the world worked after lea

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Choi Min-sik returns to TV with Netflix's 'Notes from the Last Row'

Choi Min-sik, one of Korean cinema’s most formidable screen presences, is set to return in a Netflix adaptation of the acclaimed Spanish stage play "The Boy in the Last Row." Psychological drama "Notes from the Last Row" stars Choi as Heo Moon-oh, a failed novelist and Korean literature professor who becomes consumed by the talent of Lee Kang (Choi Hyun-wook), a quiet student who always sits in the back row of his classroom. As the professor grows increasingly fascinated by the young man’s writi

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Unification minister to be probed over alleged leak of N. Korean nuclear info

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young will face a prosecution investigation over allegations that he leaked classified information related to North Korea's nuclear facilities. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office said Thursday that it received the case from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office on May 21 and assigned it. Chung is accused of violating laws governing the disclosure of official secrets. During a parliamentary committee session on March 6, Chung said North Korea is

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Learn to cook bulgogi burritos, bibimbap in Suwon

The Suwon Migrant Community Service Center will open applications for two Korean cooking classes open to foreign and Korean residents in Korea. According to the center's Tuesday announcement, applications for the bulgogi burrito and miyeok naengguk class opens Wednesday at 1 p.m. Miyeok naengguk is a cold, tangy seaweed soup with cucumber. Applications for the gochujang and bibimbap class open Thursday at 1 p.m. Each session will be open to seven foreign nationals and three Korean nationals on a

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[Kim Seong-kon] Mistranslations and liberal translations

Recently, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea celebrated its 30th anniversary. As LTI Korea President Chon Soo-young mentioned in her welcome speech, LTI Korea has recently achieved two memorable accomplishments: the first Nobel Prize in literature awarded to a Korean novelist, Han Kang in 2025, and the establishment of the Graduate School of Translation, scheduled to open in 2027. This year, LTI Korea has also launched an ambitious project to publish 100 volumes of Korean classical li

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Professors’ sexist remarks expose unchecked power on campus

A professor at a private university in Daejeon is under investigation after students accused him of making sexually inappropriate remarks during class. It is the latest case to raise questions about classroom misconduct and the power professors hold over students on South Korean campuses. According to students and local reports, allegations against the professor first surfaced in November last year on Everytime, a popular online student community platform. Students claimed the professor repeated

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Music in PyeongChang 2026 balances legacy and new voices

Three conservatory presidents booked onto a single stage, an unfamiliar Strauss opera, and a debut soprano set to close the season with Mahler's Fourth will anchor this summer's flagship classical music festival, its artistic director and cellist Yang Sung-won said Tuesday at a Seoul press conference. Music in PyeongChang's 23rd edition opens July 23 and runs through Aug. 2 at the Alpensia resort in Gangwon Province, with 19 main-stage concerts, 10 community outreach concerts, five family outrea

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Professor faces penalty after saying female students could 'turn to prostitution if desperate'

A professor at a private university in Daejeon is under disciplinary review after students accused him of making sexually offensive remarks in class, including allegedly saying that 8 out of 10 women in Korea had likely earned money through prostitution. The case is currently being reviewed by the university’s disciplinary committee, after its faculty ethics committee recommended severe disciplinary action to the school foundation. The allegations first surfaced in November through posts on Ever

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Appellate court grants leniency to teens who harassed classmate for years

Teens convicted of years of violence and sexual harassment against a classmate were ordered to be tried under the Juvenile Act, after an appellate court on Friday overturned an earlier ruling that sentenced them to prison. The Daejeon High Court reversed the lower court's decision to jail the three defendants, saying the 17-year-olds should be subject to protective detention instead of criminal punishment. It sided with the defendants' claim that the prison term is overly severe. The defendants

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More Korean-language lessons coming for migrant-background students

The Ministry of Education said Wednesday it would add 130 new online Korean-language lessons for students from migrant backgrounds, as part of efforts to help them adapt to school life and better follow classroom instruction. The new content will be added to “Korean for Everyone,” an online platform that provides AI-based Korean proficiency diagnosis, personalized learning management and study materials tailored to students’ proficiency levels. The platform currently offers 1,820 lessons coverin

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AI boom reshapes Korea's status ladder

Meovv looks beyond genres with Bach-inspired new EP

Classical Bridge turns theme of connection into a family affair

LA students turn K-pop class into pitches

Meet the marten: Forest hunter named June's endangered species of the month

Colombia opens first Korean classes for schoolchildren

Celltrion pushes beyond GLP-1 with next-generation obesity drug

Puppy pawlitics: Dog class elections gain traction at Korea’s pet kindergartens

Choi Min-sik returns to TV with Netflix's 'Notes from the Last Row'

Unification minister to be probed over alleged leak of N. Korean nuclear info

Learn to cook bulgogi burritos, bibimbap in Suwon

[Kim Seong-kon] Mistranslations and liberal translations

Professors’ sexist remarks expose unchecked power on campus

Music in PyeongChang 2026 balances legacy and new voices

Professor faces penalty after saying female students could 'turn to prostitution if desperate'

Appellate court grants leniency to teens who harassed classmate for years

More Korean-language lessons coming for migrant-background students