The final Kospi and dollar prices against the won are displayed on the screens of a dealing room in Hana Bank in Jung District, central Seoul, on Friday. The benchmark Kospi closed at 2,633.45 on Friday, up 7.54 points, or 0.29 percent, from the previous day. [YONHAP]

As foreigners rush back, market does an about-face

Korea stocks have hit a series of new highs in recent days as foreign investors return to the market on hopes that a Covid-19 vaccine will put an end to the pandemic and a new U.S. administration will help Korean and Chinese exporters.

Social Affairs
YG founder fined for gambling in Los Angeles

Founder and former chief of YG Entertainment Yang Hyun-suk was fined 15 million ($13,587) won for gambling overseas, Seoul Western District Course said on Friday. Yang was indicted earlier this year for gambling overseas with three other ...

Yang Hyun-suk, founder and former chief of YG Entertainment, enters the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo District on Friday. [YONHAP]
K-pop
Riot Games hires 1MILLION to create dance

American video game developer Riot Games teamed up with Korea's 1MILLION Dance Studio to create the choreography for the game company's virtual girl group K/DA's latest song "I'll Show You," revealing the tune late Thursday night. K/DA is ...

The choreography for virtual girl group K/DA's latest song ″I'll Show You″ is in collaboration with 1MILLION Dance Studio. [RIOT GAMES]

K-pop

Want a sneak preview of Kai's new album? Check YouTube at noon today.

Kai of boy band Exo is to debut his solo album on Monday [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Television

'The Spies Who Loved Me' ready to resume filming after coronavirus concerns

Actors for MBC drama ″The Spies Who Loved Me″ at an online press conference to announce the start of the drama in October. [MBC]

Food & Travel

Master classes, meal kits and must-make recipes — all available online

Globally acclaimed wine critic James Suckling has joined Hong Kong's Wine and Dine Festival that is currently being hosted online. [HONG KONG TOURISM BOARD]

K-pop

Girl group NiziU's debut song reaches No. 1 on Line Music's top 100

Girl group NiziU [JOONGANG PHOTO]

Talk of the Town

Seventeen to perform 'Fallin' Flower' in Korean at TMA

Boy band Seventeen [PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT]

Car

Are you Taycan to me?

Porsche’s all-electric model Taycan 4S is on display at the Porsche Taycan Arena exhibition center set up on Garosu-gil in Sinsa-dong, southern Seoul, on Thursday. The German luxury carmaker launched the Taycan 4S in Korea the same day. [PORSCHE KOREA]

Interview

Korea Forest Service head sees huge opportunity in Indonesia

Korea Forest Service Minister Park Chong-ho. [KOREA FOREST SERVICE]

Social Affairs

As life is upended by the pandemic, inequalities deepen in Korean society

Over 20,000 commercial businesses in Seoul, such as restaurants and PC cafes, shut down during the second half of this year in the aftermath of the Covid-19 epidemic. In this file photo, signs are posted on a building in Sinchon, western Seoul, to find new tenants. [YONHAP]

Football

Son Heung-min, Ji So-yun nominated for FIFA The Best awards

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min dribbles his way through Burnley's defense on Dec. 7, 2019. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Today's Photo

Franchise fair

Visitors to the 2020 International Franchise Show in Seoul look at an unmanned vendor at an exhibition booth on Thursday at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul. Hosted by the Korea Franchise Association, the three-day show showcases more than 25 local franchises in a range of industries, including restaurants, services and media, until Saturday afternoon. [YONHAP]

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