3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (426+ words) Life&Culture Disney Run returns to Korea Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 14:25:24 The second edition of the Disney-themed running event will take place in Incheon on Oct. 31 Disney Run will return to South Korea this fall, bringing together themed race events, pop-up retail…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (619+ words) Life&Culture From Musinsa to Daiso, K-beauty is rewriting Korea’s retail playbook Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 14:21:40 Korean retailers are finding new ways to capitalize on the booming K-beauty market, expanding beauty offerings into fashion platforms, pharmacies and discount stores. Fashion retailer Musinsa…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago   (627+ words) National Seoul readies 1,500 shuttles, extra subway service for possible bus strike Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 13:26:24 Seoul will deploy as many as 1,500 free shuttle buses and add more than 200 subway services if city bus drivers go on strike Wednesday, as the capital prepares…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (624+ words) National Seoul ready to provide medical equipment to hospital in N. Korea if asked: govt. Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:21:04 The South Korean government is fully prepared to provide medical equipment to North Korea as soon as it is asked by Pyongyang, a unification…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (835+ words) Business K-coffee chains take second US shot on K-culture wave Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:36:54 Carlyle-backed Twosome Place leads US push as Mega Coffee eyes entry American coffee giants, Starbucks chief among them, have long held court in South Korea's cafe scene, but…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1147+ words) National 1st Korea-Central Asia summit: why this moment matters Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:15:24 Updated: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:16:35 When a diplomatic dialogue is elevated from the level of foreign ministers to that of heads of state, it is rarely a matter of protocol alone. Such decisions…...

12+ hour, 18+ min ago   (1031+ words) Opinion [Yoo Choon-sik] Can guidelines alone fix flaws in 'Yellow Envelope Act'? Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 05:30:00 The Ministry of Employment and Labor earlier in September issued guidelines stating that labor union demands for companies to pay a preset percentage of corporate profits…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago   (176+ words) Seoul’s Jung-gu, home to Myeong-dong, captured nearly a quarter of foreign-card spending for shopping in Korea in the second quarter of 2026, increasing its sha...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (469+ words) National Seoul to designate patient-friendly hotels as medical tourism surges Published: Sept. 13, 2026 - 15:21:22 Seoul will begin selecting hotels and other lodging facilities suited to foreign patients’ recovery and extended stays amid a surge in the number of people visiting Korea for…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (173+ words) Lotte Group and KAIST have jointly opened a new research and development center, bolstering their industry-to-academia ties while ramping up capabilities for se...