4+ hour, 46+ min ago   (425+ words) National Early flu arrival prompts govt. to accelerate vaccination schedule Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 16:33:47 Influenza is spreading across the country earlier than last year, prompting public health authorities to revise their vaccination schedule. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Monday…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago   (619+ words) Life&Culture From Musinsa to Daiso, K-beauty is rewriting Korea’s retail playbook Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 14:21:40 Korean retailers are finding new ways to capitalize on the booming K-beauty market, expanding beauty offerings into fashion platforms, pharmacies and discount stores. Fashion retailer Musinsa…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (431+ words) Business HD Hyundai E&F completes W435b LNG cogeneration plant Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 13:50:13 HD Hyundai E&F has completed a 435 billion won ($323 million) liquefied natural gas cogeneration plant at the Daesan petrochemical complex in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, strengthening the industrial hub’s…...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago   (177+ words) Big Ocean, a K-pop trio whose members are all deaf or hard of hearing, kicked off its US tour with a sold-out show in New York on Sunday, the group's agency sai...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago   (500+ words) Business Samsung, SK hynix reject Kepco’s W25tr power-bill proposal Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:27:23 Inside Korea’s chaebol leadership and tech industry Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have rejected a proposal from Korea Electric Power Corp. to prepay a combined 25 trillion won ($18.4 billion) in electricity…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago   (346+ words) K-pop CN Blue to perform at Kspo Dome in February Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:30:45 CNBlue will celebrate its debut at Kspo Dome in Seoul, one of the most coveted concert venues in Korea, according to agency FNC Entertainment on Monday. The three-member…...

9+ hour, 43+ min ago   (835+ words) Business K-coffee chains take second US shot on K-culture wave Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:36:54 Carlyle-backed Twosome Place leads US push as Mega Coffee eyes entry American coffee giants, Starbucks chief among them, have long held court in South Korea's cafe scene, but…...

9+ hour, 56+ min ago   (339+ words) K-pop NCT Wish to return with 4th EP next month Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:23:16 NCT Wish is set to release its fourth mini album on Oct. 12, label SM Entertainment announced on Monday. The teaser trailer for “I Spy” hinted at a new narrative:…...

10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (565+ words) National S. Korea, US to hold high-level defense talks amid Hormuz deployment consideration Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 10:35:03 South Korea and the United States plan to hold their senior-level regular defense talks this week, the defense ministry said, amid Seoul weighing military deployment to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (176+ words) Seoul’s Jung-gu, home to Myeong-dong, captured nearly a quarter of foreign-card spending for shopping in Korea in the second quarter of 2026, increasing its sha...