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100 Days of Deception Premieres Saturday on tvN With Global Netflix Release

The new period spy romance pairs a high-profile director with a star-led cast to dramatize colonial-era resistance and reach international viewers.

Controversial South Korean Thriller The Assassin(s) Pulls Out of Busan Film Festival

North Korea Party Charter Drops Reunification Goal, Centralizes Power Around Kim

Made in Korea Season 2 Sets Sept. 9 Global Premiere With Six-Episode Final Chapter

Kim Jong-un Visits Kumsusan Palace at Midnight to Mark Kim Il‑sung’s 32nd Death Anniversary

Starbucks Korea to Close All Stores Early for Mandatory History and Sensitivity Training

Starbucks Korea’s ‘Tank Day’ Promotion Prompts Firings, Police Probe and Widespread Boycotts

Lee Orders State Crackdown After Corporate Marketing Evoked Gwangju Uprising

Starbucks Korea CEO Fired Over ‘Tank Day’ Promo Linked to Gwangju Trauma

South Korea Defends 'Peace-Oriented Two-State' North Korea Policy After Backlash

Lee Jae Myung Ties Gwangju Legacy to Thwarting 2024 Martial Law, Pledges Constitutional Change

North Korea’s New Constitution Drops Reunification and Puts Kim in Charge of Nuclear Forces

Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hong-koo Dies at 92

Netflix Begins Production on Korean Political Drama 'The Generals' From Yoon Jong-bin

BTS’ ‘Arirang’ Sets K‑Pop First With Five Straight Weeks in Billboard 200 Top 10

North Korea’s Longtime IOC Figure Chang Ung Dies at 87

Lee Honors West Sea Fallen, Pledges Peace Built on Strong Defense

Han Kang’s ‘We Do Not Part’ Wins NBCC Fiction Prize

Korean Pavilion Confirms ‘Liberation Space: Fortress/Nest’ With New Works and Japan Collaboration at Venice Biennale

BTS Sets ‘Arirang’ Comeback With Free Seoul Concert on Netflix and March 20 Album