Hiking in the mountains of Seoul is becoming increasingly popular among foreign tourists, with the city’s hiking tourism centers drawing over 6,600 international visitors out of 14,000 visitors as of Aug. 20 this year. The Seoul Tourism Organization (STO) currently…
Business consultant Choi Hui-ji, 26, aims to save 70 percent of her monthly wages. Of that, she invests about half in overseas exchange-traded funds through an individual savings account (ISA). Her goal is to own a home, a separate income-generating…
A Czech special envoy is scheduled to visit Korea early next month to discuss potential bilateral industrial cooperation after a Korean consortium was chosen as the preferred bidder for a nuclear plant project in the Czech Republic, government sources said…
The Lotte Giants pounded the Doosan Bears’ mound with hits from all of their starters to reclaim seventh place after 51 days. The Giants are now 3.5 games back of fifth-place SSG Landers and 7-1 in their last eight games….
“I wish Bayern many victories and success in the championship.” “After finishing his career at Bayern Munich, Matej Der Licht (25, Man Utd) wrote a letter to his fans,” Germany’s Bild reported on Thursday. Manchester United officially announced the signings…
The bottom-ranked Kiwoom Heroes have stunned the top-ranked Kia Tigers. Kiwoom defeated the Kia Tigers 2-1 in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at the Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, thanks to Choi Joo-hwan’s walk-off home run. The win…
“I want to praise captain Jeon Jun-woo for his performance with four hits and five RBIs.” Lotte is on a roll in August. Lotte pounded out 19 hits in a 12-2 victory over Doosan on Thursday at Jamsil Stadium. The…
Two Korean gold medalists from the Paris Olympics are in the spotlight once more, as the country’s leading food companies have celebrated the athletes’ parents — who are employed by these firms — with generous rewards. Park Ok-cheon, the father…
The clash between Ador CEO Min Hee-jin and a former Ador employee (referred to as A) has been escalating over allegations of harassment and unfair treatment, as Min issued a detailed statement countering A’s claims. JTBC on Tuesday aired an…
More banks are hiking mortgage interest rates in response to directives from the Financial Services Commission aimed at curbing the ongoing growth of household debt. Starting Wednesday, NH NongHyup Bank increased its mortgage interest rates by 0.3 of a percentage…