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42.1% approve Moon’s 5 yr presidency, N Korea leader eats less for the country, and Nuri rocket failure diagnosis

ex-President Park’s pardon causes a stir, Pfizer oral drug approved, and year-end ceremonies to be virtual

ICU 20-day cap for COVID patients, Russia steps up for N Korea nuke talks, and smart bus shelters arrive

Small merchants continue to struggle, vaccine pass constitutionality, and foreigners want to stay longer

Facial recognition AI to track COVID, DPRK leader 3rd most searched politician online, and Miss (Korean) America

A potential silver lining with Omicron, COVID pandemic could extend to 2024, and 10yrs of Rocket Man

Social distancing toughened, N Korea executes k-pop watchers, and AI tech helps prevent suicides on the Han River

COVID continues to surge, Korean President goes Down Under, and Sesame Street now has a Korean-American character

Foreign nationals vaccinated abroad now accepted, Korean firms dominate 2021 IPO success, and inspirational kids

Seoul to accept foreign vaccinations, Japan is Korea's 'closest neighbour', and chronic car park shortages

Politicians’ not so private lives, social gathering limits tightened, and friends for hire

Generosity saves life, Omicron in Korea, and ‘material well-being’ the top source of meaning in life for Koreans

Korea invests in the Arctic, home treatment for all COVID patients, and hacker sells sex videos from Korean smart homes

D-100 for Election 2022, new COVID variant ‘Omicron’ emerges, and dog meat task force launched

Police adopt new weapons, N Korean sentenced to death for smuggling ‘Squid Game’, and childlike sex dolls banned

Former Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan dies, Korea’s artificial sun, and Donald Trump is now a 9th dan black belt

China/Russia prompts Korean fighter jet scramble, floating cities planned for Busan, and winter is coming

Japan-Korea not getting along, Korean tank top 3 in the world, and Korea’s infamous 8hr college entrance exam

Yonhap banned from Naver & Daum, Serious COVID cases rise, and preorder your Gentleman Chicken for Thanksgiving

ICUs near capacity, only 6% of Koreans like Japanese PM, and those strange ‘English’ apartment names in Korea

Android spyware targets Koreans, KT: oops we did it again, and season 2 for Squid Game in development

Presidential candidates ‘wife risks’, S Korea raises world’s unhappiest children, and N Korea bristles at the EU

Presidential race begins, N Korea holds artillery fire competition, and Natural Wine is in fashion

How S Korea became a cultural juggernaut, dozens of rallies in Seoul this weekend, and 4 in 10 N Koreans undernourished

‘Kimjongunism’ - a new doctrine in the North, Apple Korea chief resigns, and banning dogmeat will need to wait

Kakao Pay shares double after IPO, obsessed K-Pop fans are happier, and Makgeoli has intestinal health benefits

Korea carbon neutral by 2050, $3mil Squid Game crypto scam, Coupang sells cooking oil that expired 16yrs ago

Living with COVID starts, N Korea breeds swan meat, and deaths continue to outnumber births in Korea

CIA had secret office in Seoul, Spot robot moves like Jagger, and don’t cheat in your TOPIK exam

The Squid Game cryptocurrency, N Korea’s food shortage is getting bad, and KT lapses on change control

N Korea slams US on racism, eSports added to the Asian Games, and professor caught lecturing from bathtub

Late ex-President Roh seeks forgiveness, pre-Halloween inspections begin, and S Korean manic weapons development

Ex-President Roh Tae-woo passes away, Korea’s tattoo taboo challenged, and N Korea still Coronavirus-free

Return to normalcy in 3 stages, N Korean leader sheds weight, and KT outage disrupts the nation

President Moon to meet Pope Francis, Korean Air and Boeing join forces, and K-Mafia connections in K-Politics?

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Foreigners: take Corona-care this Halloween, return to normal from Nov 1st, and Korea Sale FESTA starts next mth

Afghan evacuees receive threats, 'Living with COVID' from 1st Nov, and N Korea says SLBM test not targeting US

Delta accounts for all cases, Korea invests in a space weather forecast system, and BTS fans build a forest

N Korea fires SLBM, Naver and Softbank partner for AI project, and Korea’s 4 seasons may become 2

Hyundai high performance cars step up, bomb threat at National Assembly, and recycling properly is hard

Korean soft power grows, arrests for hidden cameras in motels, and coldest mid-Oct morning in 67 yrs

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Chinese Korean War movie stokes K-anger, N Korean currency’s mysterious surge, and Koreans don’t wash their hands

New JPN PM puts S Korea on hold, N Korea: Squid Game proves Capitalism sux, & more extreme N Korean martial arts

No more stopping/parking in school zones, N Korean Rocket Man spotted, and Squid Game officially #1

Foreigners encouraged to get vaccinated, curry-induced Dokdo anger, and K-food rides the Korean Wave

Migrant workers' struggles, pregnant women vaccination uncertainties, and high profile N Korean defector speaks to the BBC.

Purists fear the rise of ‘Konglish’, N Korea yet to start a vaccine program, and green tracksuit sales soar

Vaccines open for pregnant women, Son Heung-min does it again, and Squid Game subtitles cause a stir

Ultrafine dust falls to record low, anti-China sentiment in Korea, and Squid Game is eligible for the Emmys

Seoul to be more foreigner-business-friendly, pets contract COVID-19, and North Korea in 12 pictures

20 Korean words added to the Oxford English Dictionary, pet insurance, and those rancid ginkgo berries

Korea headed to the bottom in youth population, booster shots to start, and Islamophobia emerges in Korea

Social distancing maintained, S Korea vs US on NK sanctions, and BTS does it again

Prison for forged vaccine certificates, COVID-19 curbs extended, and 'Fake News' Bill shelved.

N Korean leader’s sister gets promoted, and dilemmas over vaccines passes and kids' vaccines

Korea & China collaborate on fishing, N Korean hypersonic missiles, and Korea is the 3rd best student city in the world

Korea lags in women employment, govt cashbacks to residents, and flying taxis are coming

Rare inflight presidential briefing, end-of-war declaration response, and copy/pasting our brains

Winters get shorter, ancestral grave visits go virtual, and Softbank sells some Coupang shares

Youn Yuh-Jung named among TIME's 100 most influential people, 70% of Koreans get first COVID shot, and Bye-Bye Chanthu

USA vs CHN perspectives on N Korea, Gatherings of 8 to be allowed, 2/3 of Crypto Exchanges may be forced to close

The 2 Koreas Test Ballistic Missiles, Typhoon Chanthu Approaches, and is Korea bending the COVID vaccine rules?