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#BTS

BTS goes beyond barriers through web-based content

By Kim Boram SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- When BTS returned to a hero's welcome at Incheon International Airport after finishing its m...10 hours ago

#air purifiers
Builders lure homeseekers with built-in air purifiers amid fine dust woes
By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- Various and viable tools are available for citizens here to respond to the ever-growing air pollution, and newlyweds Park Young-eun and Yeo Ryong-koo ar...09:00 Jun. 14
#wellness tourism
Wellness tourism offers holistic getaway from city life
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- For those who are under heavy stress from bustling city life and demanding work responsibilities, getting away from it all may be the best remedy for the bo...09:00 May. 31
#pension
In graying S. Korea, retirees delay receiving public pension
By Kim Deok-hyun SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- At 62, Kim Byung-jong reached public pension age last month. Instead of automatically taking the state pension, Kim, a retired car salesman, asked the Na...08:48 May. 24

New trail brings civilians to forefront of Korean military tensions, growing peace
By Park Boram CHEORWON, South Korea, May 23 (Yonhap) -- A 15-kilometer trail in Cheorwon, a landlo16:18 May. 23
#NK defectors
Young N. Korean defectors aim high by studying English
By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- On a recent Friday morning, a small number of mostly t09:00 May. 22
#Changdeok Palace
Moonlit nocturnal stroll at UNESCO-recognized royal palace in Seoul
By Park Boram SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A nocturnal stroll under a full moon at Changdeok Palace, t09:00 May. 20

#smart farming
Crops only a touch away with smart farming
By Kang Yoon-seung HWASEONG/GOYANG, South Korea, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Lim Ju-wan, who has been raising flowers for more than 30 years, normally starts the day by taking out his smartphone to check hi...11:27 May. 17
#cash-gift culture
For Koreans, cash wedding gifts are stressful but inescapable
By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- A foreign resident of South Korea posted a tricky question on a website where users share information on local culture and life. Titled, "Most appropria...09:00 May. 16
#Japan
New army of K-pop stars breeds generation of avid young hallyu fans
By Park Boram TOKYO, May 14 (Yonhap) -- As K-pop band BTS' latest hip hop song, "Dionysus," hit the speakers at a small dance studio on a quiet backstreet of Shinjuku district in Tokyo one Saturday...09:30 May. 14
#KBO
KBO players, coaches trying to come to grips with new ball
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- In a Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular season game against the KT Wiz on April 12 at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Se...08:00 May. 08
#military
S. Korean military embraces latest tech to train soldiers
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Technology plays an integral part in modern warfare, and its role is even more important for countries like South Korea, which faces constant threats from N...09:44 May. 03