10+ hour, 27+ 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…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago   (305+ words) National Seoul man in his 80s arrested over stabbing of man in his 70s Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 13:52:13 A man in his 80s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man in his 70s on a street in eastern Seoul, police…...

11+ hour, 13+ min ago   (543+ words) Business K-food exports hit $10b at record pace on ramyeon boom Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 13:35:19 South Korean food exports surpassed $10 billion this year in 253 days, the fastest pace on record, powered by a ramyeon boom that has taken hold most strongly in the…...

11+ hour, 22+ min ago   (627+ words) National Seoul readies 1,500 shuttles, extra subway service for possible bus strike Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 13:26:24 Seoul will deploy as many as 1,500 free shuttle buses and add more than 200 subway services if city bus drivers go on strike Wednesday, as the capital prepares…...

13+ hour, 12+ 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…...

13+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1015+ words) National In rural Korea, Ghana Day strikes an African chord Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:05:28 Ghanaian music and culture draw diplomats, residents and visitors to a rural corner of Gangwon YEONGWOL, Gangwon Province — At the foot of a mountain range in Gangwon Province,…...

13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1147+ words) National 1st Korea-Central Asia summit: why this moment matters Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:15:24 Updated: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:16:35 When a diplomatic dialogue is elevated from the level of foreign ministers to that of heads of state, it is rarely a matter of protocol alone. Such decisions…...

13+ hour, 50+ min ago   (675+ words) Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 10:58:39 Over 100 young finalists showcase their English skills as Australian Embassy joins as co-host for the first time Young speakers took the stage Friday to celebrate 65 years of friendship between Korea and Australia, as The Korea Herald’s longstanding English…...

19+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1031+ words) Opinion [Yoo Choon-sik] Can guidelines alone fix flaws in 'Yellow Envelope Act'? Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 05:30:00 The Ministry of Employment and Labor earlier in September issued guidelines stating that labor union demands for companies to pay a preset percentage of corporate profits…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (469+ words) National Seoul to designate patient-friendly hotels as medical tourism surges Published: Sept. 13, 2026 - 15:21:22 Seoul will begin selecting hotels and other lodging facilities suited to foreign patients’ recovery and extended stays amid a surge in the number of people visiting Korea for…...