(Photo=Gemini Generated Image) The Covid-19 pandemic exposed a deep vulnerability in South Korea’s labor market: women’s economic activity, particularly among mothers with young children, proved far more fragile than headline employment figures suggested. New academic research shows that as Covid infection rates rose, mothers of children under seven sharply curtailed their participation in paid work, underscoring how quickly women’s attachment

(Photo=GS Retail) GS25, one of South Korea’s largest convenience-store chains, is taking its private-label ambitions abroad by launching its house-brand ramen in Japan, a market widely regarded as the world’s most competitive for instant noodles. The company has begun selling its “Omoni” ramen nationwide through 485 outlets of Don Quijote, a Japanese discount retailer known for experimenting with new mass-market

Photo=Kang Daniel X K-Pop Star Kang Daniel to Enlist for Mandatory Military Service on Feb. 9 K-pop singer Kang Daniel will enlist in the South Korean Army on Feb. 9 to fulfill his mandatory military service, his agency ARA said Wednesday. Kang, one of South Korea’s most prominent solo artists, has previously signaled his enlistment plans, saying last year that

Photo=LG Electronics X LG Electronics Inc. reported an operating loss in the fourth quarter, reversing a year-earlier profit, even as the South Korean consumer-electronics maker posted record revenue for 2025—underscoring the growing strain from weak display demand and rising costs. The company said preliminary results showed an operating loss of about $84 million for the quarter, on revenue of roughly

Photo= BIGHIT MUSIC BTS will return to the global stage in April with its largest world tour to date, marking the group’s first full-scale tour in nearly four years and setting a new benchmark in K-pop concert history. The South Korean supergroup announced the tour early Friday through a poster released on Weverse, its official fan platform. Titled BTS World