The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) announced a set of measures on Thursday aimed at resolving the country’s critically low birthrate, such as providing rented housing for couples with multiple babies.

The country’s downward demographic spiral …

NCT Wish, the fifth and last subunit from K-pop supergroup NCT, will make its debut next month, the group’s agency, SM Entertainment, said Thursday.

The group will engage in global activities with both South Korea and Japan as its base, SM added.

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Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled its latest Galaxy S series smartphones, featuring real-time translation for phone calls and improved camera performance powered by on-device artificial intelligence (AI).

Samsung Electronics’ flagship phon…

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world’s third-largest shipbuilder by orders, said Thursday it has received a 315 billion-won (US$235 million) order to build two gas carriers in the Oceania region.

The two very large gas carriers (VLACs) will be del…

Police have started looking into the handling of a drug investigation of late actor Lee Sun-kyun, officials said Thursday, after a group of filmmakers and actors urged for an inquiry into his death.

Lee, best known for his role in “Parasite,” was fou…

The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics taking place in South Korea’s Gangwon Province has a few “firsts” to its credit.

This is the first Winter Youth Games taking place outside Europe, with Austria, Norway and Switzerland having held the previous three edit…