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America-themed bakery ‘What A Bread’ fulfills all your carb needs     Just as if you had walked into a local bakery somewhere in rural America, “What A Bread” (WAB), a newly opened bakery in a bustling food alley next to Yongsan Station, is where you can enjoy a creative variety of baked goods. The last few years have seen Korean bakeries grow more creative than ever, with genre-bending techniqu..

Take quiet morning stroll at Changdeokgung garden    Changdeokgung will be offering 90-minute sessions for visitors to tour the garden on their own in the quiet calm of the morning from Aug. 22-25. The self-guided tour, taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., will accept the first 100 people who have purchased a 10,000 won ticket through booking website Interpark. Tickets will be available starti..

Im Ae-ji, Park Tae-joon close Paris Olympics for Team Korea, who end with 13 gold     Athletes from around the world bid farewell to the Paris Olympics Sunday as the closing ceremony at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France wrapped up 17 days of action. A parade of nations, with athletes again bearing their countries' flags, began at the grandiose stadium with an 80,000-large crowd celebrating ..

S. Korea ties own Olympic record of 13 gold medals, aims to beat it      With Kim Yu-jin's stunning win in the women's 57-kilogram taekwondo event Thursday, South Korea has now won two taekwondo gold medals and 13 golds across all events at the Paris Olympics. The country has already matched its own record for the most gold medals it has won at an Olympics -- set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and..

Park Tae-joon wins Korea's first taekwondo gold since Rio in dramatic end to –58kg competition     Park Tae-joon won Korea’s first Olympic taekwondo gold since the 2016 Rio Olympics on Wednesday, beating Gashim Magomedov of Azerbaijan in a dramatic end to the men’s -58-kilogram competition. It was an emotional night at the Grand Palais in Paris as Magomedov hit the deck with an injury within the..

Korea secure second archery gold in men's team event     Korea took gold in the men’s team archery at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday, topping the podium for the second time in as many days to continue a decades-long dominance in the sport. Korea, who entered the final as the two-time reigning champions, saw off a challenge from France to take the gold medal, winning 5-1 at the Invalides in Pa..

After 15 years of waiting, iPhone users launch petition to bring Find My feature     The number of people demanding US tech giant Apple enable its Find My app in Korea surpassed 6,500 on Monday on the National Assembly’s petition website, a week after the movement started there on July 22. Find My allows users to track the locations of their Apple devices. If a lost device is nearby, it plays a ..

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..