krtoday A tax revenue shortfall for this year is looking certain. Data from the finance ministry released on Friday shows that tax revenue from January to May dropped more than nine-trillion won or around 6-point-5-billion U.S. dollars, which is a decrease of 5-point-7 percent on-year. The main reason is attributed to a fall in corporate tax … Read more
Naver Webtoon was listed on the Nasdaq Thursday and according to pundits it made an impressive debut. Lee Seung-jae explains. Nearly 20 years ago, South Korea’s leading portal site Naver, launched its webtoon service in South Korea. And since then, webtoons have emerged as one of the most popular forms of comics around the world, … Read more
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting will take place here in Korea next year and the southeastern coastal city of Gyeongju will be hosting the annual regional forum. Park Kun-woo takes a look at what this means in terms of the economy. Gyeongju city, former capital of the Silla Kingdom and home to some of Korea’s … Read more
Military enlistment isn’t stopping the members of BTS in their musical pursuits. The group’s main dancer and lead vocalist, Jimin, released a new track on Friday afternoon, called “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band.” BTS’s agency BIGHIT MUSIC says, that the new track gives listeners a sneak peek into Jimin’s upcoming second solo album, “MUSE” which is … Read more
The heatwaves continued in inland areas today, including in Seoul. The weather stayed also hot in the southern inland areas, where the heat had died down yesterday because of the rain. From tonight, the central region will see the start of the first rainy season this summer. Rain will begin on Jeju Island early tomorrow … Read more
We start with the South Korean military reiterating the failure of the North’s claim that what it launched on Wednesday was a successful test of the new multi-nuclear warhead missile. The South’s military released a video of the missile traveling in an abnormal trajectory before exploding mid-air. Our Correspondent Bae Eun-ji leads us off. This … Read more
▪ S. Korea’s military releases video footage of N. Korean missile exploding mid-air ▪ Trump and Biden face off in first TV debate of 2024 Thurs. evening in Atlanta ▪ BTS Jimin drops new track ‘Smeraldo Garden Marching Band’ ▪ S. Korea’s industrial output, spending and investment drop y/y in May ▪ NewJeans become fastest … Read more
(TOM) Q1. First, for those who might not have had a chance to enjoy the musical, do tell us the storyline of the musical “Marie Curie.” (KIM) Q2. I see. Hearing the plot makes me want to see it myself. You portrayed Marie Curie during the 2020 run in Seoul, from the very start, and … Read more
Earlier this week, we brought you a story about a traditional Korean music performance in Times Square promoting the opening of the Korea Center New York. The center officially opened on Thursday with a grand ceremony. Our culture correspondent, Song Yoo-jin, has the story of its journey and what this new center means. The sixth … Read more
The heat was even stronger today. Temperatures in the southern parts of the country, where the heat had slowed down due to rain yesterday, also rose today. Seoul was at heatwave levels at 33 degrees Celsius. At night, the central region will see the start of the rainy season. Rain will begin on Jeju Island … Read more
