In Q1 2024, Korean crypto markets witnessed their highest trade volume in over two years, with KRW overtaking USD in cumulative trade volume, Kaiko says. Trade volume in Korean crypto markets soared to its highest level in over two years in early March, driven by an improved macroeconomic environment and heightened competition among local exchanges, according...
SEOUL (The south Korea herald/ANN): Rumours that top South Korean actors Kim Sae-ron and Kim Soo-hyun are dating, which began circulating after a post was uploaded on the former’s social media account early morning on March 24, are untrue, said the agency representing Kim Soo-hyun later the same day. “The current rumours of Kim Soo-hyun’s romantic...
A South Korean altcoin issuer was arrested by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office’s Virtual Asset Crime Joint Investigation Team on March 19, facing fraud charges. The unnamed individual is accused of defrauding investors of $16.1 million, an arrest that follows after a crypto market maker’s failed attempt to flee by sea in December last year. On Dec. 20, 2023, the...
BANGKOK (The Korea Herald/ANN): Creatrip, a South Korean inbound tourism service platform, has announced the Korean food trends among foreign holidaymakers in 2023. Based on the online transaction data collected throughout 2023, Korean-style fried chicken was selected as the most popular Korean food for overseas tourists. The platform explained that many foreigners enjoyed fried chicken via online...
PETALING JAYA: Looking at his teammates, Malaysian playmaker Paulo Josue realised how much they exerted themselves physically just to compete against top class opposition in the Asian Cup. Especially against South Korea, whom the Harimau Malaya held to a 3-3 draw, all the players had to work their socks off without the ball as the Taegeuk...
KUALA LUMPUR: The fighting spirit of the Harimau Malaya players who fought hard in the last Group E match against South Korea, despite realising that the chance to progress to the next stage had long been buried, deserves praise. But the same praise must be given to a fan of Harimau Malaya who still roared despite...
South Korea’s stance on cryptocurrency ETFs remains unchanged despite the U.S. giving the green light to a Bitcoin spot ETF. The South Korean government continues to disallow the launch of cryptocurrency ETFs, adhering to its long-standing policy of not recognizing digital currencies as financial assets. Since 2017, financial institutions in the country have been barred from...
SEOUL: A woman suspected of blackmailing actor Lee Sun-kyun was taken into custody by local police on (Wednesday) Dec 27, a few hours after the actor was found dead in an apparent suicide. According to reports, Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency apprehended the suspect, in her 20s, after she failed to appear at Incheon District Court on...
SEOUL: It reads like a K-drama plot: an ex-spy kidnaps a woman from an upscale district of Seoul over a crypto dispute, then kills her with drugs from a plastic surgery clinic. The case of purported spy-turned-hitman Lee Kyung-woo, who was sentenced to life in prison in October, has shocked South Korea, a safe and almost drug-free...
No wonder he's so good at Squid Game. Now that Netflix's Squid Game-inspired gameshow, the creatively titled Squid Game: The Challenge, is trending worldwide, news about the K-drama's stars are making their rounds on the internet again. Before Squid Game made Lee Jung-Jae a household name, he was already a widely known actor in his home country of South Korea for The Housemaid and The...
