Representational image Seoul: The trading volume of gold in South Korea has jumped sharply this month amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, data showed on Saturday. The daily trading volume of gold in the country came to 16.9 billion won ($12.25 million) as of Friday, according to the data from Korea Exchange (KRX), the … Read more
A protest of around 200 residents erupted in Seattle this month after a “serial squatter” refused to leave his $2 million mansion in the upmarket neighbourhood of Bellevue. Jaskaran Singh, who owns the five-bedroom property, has launched a legal case against the squatter, claiming that the unlawful tenant owes him a staggering $80,000. A court … Read more
Women in South Korea are choosing not to have children, but if the lack of reproduction continues, Korea’s population is expected to halve by the year 2100. In 2022, South Korea saw the lowest fertility rate the country has ever seen. The average number of babies for each woman measured at 0.78 and marked the … Read more
Chinese history has produced many cultural exports, particularly to East and Southeast Asia. Here are five of the most significant: 1. Hanzi (Chinese characters) Calligraphy dates back 3,000 years in China, and was exported to Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Photo: Shutterstock The logographic system of Chinese languages is widely accepted by world scholars as one … Read more
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston only had to travel 4 miles from his downtown office to attend the Saturday, Feb. 10, Lunar New Year celebration at the Far East Center. The close-knit Luong family, which has run the food-and-retail complex at Federal Boulevard and Alameda Avenue since opening it in 1988, traveled many thousands more. “Back … Read more
Last year, Trolley gave us a new pairing to watch out for with Kim Hyun Joo and Park Hee Soon. This year, the couple has returned to the small screen with a new story and new characters with The Bequeathed. First offering of the year from Netflix, the K-drama is adapted from a webtoon of … Read more
South Korean superstar Lee Dong Wook returns to captivate audiences in A Shop for Killers, a K-drama adapted from webtoon “The Killer’s Shopping List.” Premiered on Disney+ on January 17, 2024, the series, based on Kang Ji Young’s webtoon, unveils a fresh narrative and character journey. Following his roles in The Tale of the Nine-Tailed … Read more
“HiteJinro’s soju exports to Hong Kong increased 33 per cent in 2022 from the year earlier,” says HiteJinro spokeswoman Nho Eun-jung. “We hope to raise our brand awareness and inform Hongkongers that there are many other ways to enjoy soju other than the standard way of drinking it in a shot glass.” The Jinro toad … Read more
By Lee Hae-rin The Year of the Dragon begins this year on February 10. South Korea has 1,261 places with dragon, yong in Korean, in their names. Here are some of the best dragon-themed travel destinations recommended by the Korea Tourism Organisation and the Seoul Tourism Organisation. A sunrise view at Haedong Yonggung Temple in … Read more
Disney+ Korea has unveiled the full-length trailer of the upcoming action drama A Shop for Killers starring South Korean actors Lee Dong Wook and Kim Hye Jun. Based on a novel by author Kang Ji Young, “The Killer’s Shopping List,” the series will arrive on the streaming platform on January 17, 2024. Lee Dong Wook … Read more
