1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (373+ words) The acclaimed director's picture, which explores social class and human relationships through the lives of two couples, claimed the runner-up honor at the festival’s 83rd edition. Director Lee Chang-dong’s “Possible Love,” the auteur's first feature film in eight years, won the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (519+ words) A total of 9,343 purchases by new buyers of residential properties, including apartments, multifamily homes and officetels, were registered. Seoul’s 30-somethings are stretching their finances to the limit to get a foot on the property ladder, as soaring rents and fears…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (736+ words) A proposed "3+2" or "3+3" presidency could strengthen accountability and curb the risks of concentrated executive power. The author is the president of Taejae University. The central issue in Korea’s current constitutional reform debate is a four-year presidential term with the possibility…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (130+ words) Visitors gather freshly ripened chestnuts at a farm in Gongju ahead of the autumnal equinox. Ahead of the autumnal equinox, visitors participate in a chestnut-picking experience where they gather freshly ripened chestnuts at a farm in Banpo-myeon, Gongju, South Chungcheong,…...

3+ day, 23+ min ago   (116+ words) Staff from the cosmetic brands featured at Musinsa Beauty store near Hongik University in Mapo District browse their products during a media event on Sept. 10. Barn swallows line power cables in Gangneung, Gangwon, as they prepare to migrate south for…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (342+ words) Cabinet nominees’ real estate dealings highlight the gap between the government’s tough rhetoric and the realities facing homebuyers. President Lee Jae Myung’s denunciation of “ruinous real estate speculation” has boomeranged to some of his Cabinet nominees in his ongoing reshuffle....

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (444+ words) The ruling party faces calls to accept key witnesses for justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won's confirmation hearing. A confirmation hearing is intended to determine whether a nominee has the qualifications and integrity required for office — all before the public. Allegations…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (491+ words) A record budget and new "Future Response Fund" will push national debt past 1.5 quadrillion won ($1.12 trillion), leaving taxpayers to bear the eventual cost. The author is the economy news editor at the JoongAng Ilbo. But one entity says that it…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (172+ words) Jun, a Chinese member of boy band Seventeen, is scheduled to star in the Chinese movie “Summer Never Ends,” according to his agency Pledis Entertainment on Wednesday. The film’s release date has not been announced. Jun previously played a villain…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (253+ words) The K-pop group begins its new festival tour in Bogota, Colombia, before heading to Buenos Aires and Mexico City, alongside a historic Rock in Rio headlining set. K-pop boy band Stray Kids will kick off a new Latin American festival…...