Left Alone, Loved Deeply: Inside South Korea’s Rising Pet Culture

Pet Ownership Rises in Korea, Along with Time Alone and Costs (Image supported by ChatGPT) SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — In a quiet apartment in Seoul, a small Maltese curls up on a cushion by the window, waiting. It’s a familiar scene repeated across …

South Korea's Lee names new officials

SEOUL: South Korea needs to take measures to support its economy in the short term as it continues tariff talks with the US, its likely new finance minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Sunday after being nominated for the role by President Lee Jae Myung. Koo, a …

South Korea Industrial Output Sinks 2.9% In May

Industrial production in South Korea was down a seasonally adjusted 2.9 percent on month in May, Statistics Korea said on Monday. That was well shy of expectations for a decline of 0.1 percent on month following the upwardly revised 0.6 percent contraction …

Pakistan dominates South Korea 91-6 for third straight win at Youth Netball Championship

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s youth girls netball team delivered a stellar performance at the Asian Youth Netball Championship 2025, registering a comprehensive 91-6 victory over host nation South Korea on Sunday. This win marks their third consecutive triumph in …

South Korea's Im and Lee win LPGA pairs event in playoff

South Koreans Im Jin-hee and Lee So-mi birdied the first playoff hole to beat Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang in the LPGA Dow Championship pairs event in Michigan on Sunday. Lee rolled in the winning birdie putt, she and Im both able to celebrate a first …

Squid Game Season 3: How Much Is The Prize Money For Latest Edition Of South Korea’s Deadly Competition?

Here’s How Much The Winner Of Squid Game Season 3 Takes Home! (Photo Credit – Instagram) Squid Game is back with Season 3, and fans are buzzing with one big question: what’s the winning prize this time? Well, there’s no change in the jaw-dropping amount. …

South Korea's Lee names Koo Yun-cheol finance minister, makes other picks

SEOUL: South Korea needs to take measures to support its economy in the short term as it continues tariff talks with the US, its likely new finance minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Sunday (Jun 29) after being nominated for the role by President Lee Jae Myung …

South Korea, Italy show off fireworks in Đà Nẵng

South Korean duo win Dow Championship

Open this photo in gallery:Somi Lee of South Korea reacts to her shot from the bunker on the 15th hole during the final round of the Dow Championship 2025 at Midland Country Club.David Berding/Getty Images Somi Lee poured in an eight-foot birdie putt …

How South Korea became a cultural powerhouse, and what’s next

A Tony Award-winning play on Broadway. The finale of a record-breaking Netflix show. And a reunion of arguably the world’s biggest pop band.South Korean culture is having a moment. Again. “Maybe Happy Ending” clinching the best musical Tony this month …