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One of South Korea’s iconic cherry blossom festivals, opened Saturday in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, but the cherry blossoms were still days away from coming into full bloom. According to a Changwon City official, the city moved up the opening date for its cherry blossom festival, Jinhae Gunhangje Festival, believing the mild winter might cause flowers to bloom early. But, the lack of sunny days and a ...

Local governments, renowned for hosting iconic flower festivals every spring, find themselves grappling with flowerless venues this year.

When the 1980-87 military dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan controlled access to information by creating lists of banned books, blocking access to foreign news and persecuting suspected dissidents, Koreas universities were a nexus of subversive activities, from political demonstrations that often clashed violently with police, to secretive groups that shared and read forbidden literature. That situation is dramatized in Banned Book Club, a 198-page graphic novel by Kim Hyun-sook, Ko Hyung-ju and Rya...

A South Korean law firm operator was jailed in Busan on March 11 after stealing clients’ money to spend on crypto investments. Read more!

As spring unfolds from March to May, Korea becomes a canvas of beautiful colors with blooming flowers under the warm sun.

Two containers with US-imported oranges caught fire in separate South Korean ports

The National Hangeul Museum is looking to launch several exhibitions this year to boost its presence as the state-run institution prepares to mark its 10th anniversary on Hangeul Day on Oct. 9. A series of touring exhibitions will take place in cities around the country and abroad year-round, with exhibitions in Korea already underway. The exhibition “Children in a Happy World of Their Own” kicked off in ...

Reigning Asian Games champion Palak of Haryana, won the women's 10m air pistol T3 trial at the M.P. State Shooting Academy ranges here, as athletes took aim on the first day of the Air Pistol trials. Rajasthan shooter Amit Sharma, who had won ...

Volvo Construction Equipment and Mack Trucks each delivered an electric machine to Coastal Waste & Recycling to help achieve its sustainability goals.

Known as the Emperor of Trot in Korea, singer Na Hoon-a will end his 58-year career in the music industry.