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Korean archers take gold in women's team event to continue 36-year dynasty   Korea's Jeon Hun-young, Lim Si-hyeon and Nam Su-hyeon beat Qixuan An, Jiaman Li and Xiaolei Yang of China in a shoot-out in the women’s team archery final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday at Les Invalides in Paris, winning Korea’s 10th straight Olympic gold in the event. In the team competition, each team has to shoot an..

[Graphic news] S. Korea's children get taller      The average height of South Korea's elementary school students (ages 7-11) has increased by 4.3 centimeters for boys and 2.8 centimeters for girls compared to ten years ago. According to a survey by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, the peak growth period for children was identified as 14-15 years old for boys and 13-14 years old f..

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong has audience with Pope Francis in Vatican     Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Pope Francis during his recent business trip to Europe, marking his first encounter with the pontiff. The meeting last Saturday was reportedly mediated by Korean Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik. Photos of Lee and the pope were uploaded on Getty Images, a visual con..

[Drama Tour] ‘Hometown Cha Cha Cha’ spotlights remote villages of Pohang POHANG, North Gyeongsang Province -- Pohang, a coastal city in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province, is a popular New Year’s celebration spot, drawing hundreds of people to Homigot, the main venue for the annual sunrise festival at the easternmost point of the Korean Peninsula. While Homigot is a beloved tourist desti..

[Graphic News] International marriages up 18% The number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign national spouses rose more than 18 percent in 2023, according to the data from Statistics Korea. The number of international marriages fell sharply to some 15,300 cases in 2020 from the previous year's 23,600 and further to about 13,000 the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the ..