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The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday that it plans to raise cigarette prices, which have been fixed at 2,300-2,500 won a pack depending on the …

Korean author Kim Ae-ran’s short story “I Go to the Convenience Store” received this year’s French literary award “Prix de Linapercu.” (Literature …

PHILADELPHIA ― Patricia Ray Guckes’ husband never wanted her to work. So she painted. Up at 5 every morning, before her husband and two daughters, Guckes …

ANN ARBOR, Michigan ― “A person born to be a flowerpot will not go beyond the porch.” ― Mexican proverb Stephanie Schneiderman quit her job seven years …

Shopping for a summer wardrobe can be tricky. Style choices are simple: it’s either short-sleeve or sleeveless shirts, normal-length long pants for men and …

On March 23, the Cultural Heritage Administration held a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of its foundation. Instead of festive celebrations, the …

On a Saturday night at Myung Wol Gwan Club in Hongdae, a crowd has gathered to watch women take their clothes off. But this is not a strip show ― there are …

In our next two columns we would like to discuss parts of Korean law that we hope you don’t need to know much about: criminal law. Unfortunately, it is all …

Korea has promoted the country’s tourism under several slogans ― none of which survived long enough to make a lasting impression. The slogans, which …

Best-selling novelist Shin Kyung-sook’s latest work, “I’ll Be Right There,” was published in English in the United States last week. It is her second …