The Korea Times - July 07, 2026

Weak won, K-beauty fuel Chinese shopping trips, spending in Korea

Launch of 24-hour FX trading services

Gwangju Airport selected as site for southwestern chip hub

Paichai baseball team apologizes to Gwangju peers for disparaging chants

The race to lead the ruling Democratic Party of Korea is underway, with former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok formally entering the contest Monday ahead of the party’s Aug. 17 convention.

England battled past Mexico into the World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday and Norway stunned Brazil as a FIFA decision to reprieve United States star Folarin Balogun after an intervention from Donald Trump triggered uproar.

At RIMPAC, Korea’s newest warships signal Navy’s growing role

Ruling party leadership race heats up as ex-PM officially enters contest

Seoul Metro puts up English warnings at depots after graffiti cases by foreigners

Korea overhauls heat wave alert system for 1st time in 18 years

Foreign investors may have more stocks to sell

Gov’t to effectively ban split listings to protect minority shareholders

Why Korea’s IPO boom has turned into bust

KOSPI clings to 8,000 despite heavy foreign, institutional selling

Hana Bank begins 24-hour operation of FX trading services

KT commits $12 bil. to AI platform transformation

Tesla’s price hike sparks call for regulatory framework

CJ Olive Young opens dedicated logistics center on Jeju Island

Audi to host FC Bayern Munich friendly in August

Atlas robot makes World Cup debut

Samsung chip unit workers to receive 100% bonus

7 OPEC+ countries agree to expand oil production

UK budget airline easyJet to accept $7.3 bil. deal from Castlelake

Uber pauses Europe food delivery expansion as it pursues Delivery Hero deal

Chinese space probe reaches asteroid for first sample collection

Khamenei funeral procession begins in Tehran

Russia launches deadly barrage on Kyiv on eve of NATO summit

China says test-fired missile in Pacific Ocean

Heat suspected of causing at least 19 deaths in New Jersey

Wildfires rage in Greece

Older Americans left out of costly GLP-1 craze flock to new program

Trips

Chants

Korea, a culture of rooms

Homeplus’ days are numbered

Soul and visage

Political standards shouldn’t affect science or merit

Lee Jae Myung faces his moment of truth

Is a European single market for energy such a good idea?

American democracy’s biggest losers

Quantum leaders converge in Seoul

Malaysia and Korea: Building next chapter of enduring partnership

Flowers foster Korea-Japan friendship at exhibition

US marks 250th anniversary of independence

MONSTA X’s Kihyun trusts his gut on ‘BORDERLINE’

Keyveatz debuts with fresh take on girlish hip-hop

Prof. Cheon Jin-woo named top scientist of 2026

Husband is mad scientist in kitchen

Last Word in Astrology

Koreans mourn Kang Hee-seon, voice actor for ‘Crayon Shin-chan’

Innocean names ex-Apple Korea executive as digital marketing CEO

Haaland knocks Brazil out of World Cup; England reaches quarters

FIFA clears US star Balogun to play in World Cup after Trump call

Djokovic makes history; Osaka beats Sabalenka

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