A group of Singaporean tourists wait at Incheon International Airport on Monday after the two countries resumed a travel bubble pact that allows quarantine-free travel. [YONHAP]

Korea changes public health measures to deal with Omicron

Korea is phasing into an Omicron-tailored virus response this week, including changes to its polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and its quarantine periods as the variant becomes dominant in the country.

K-pop
Tomorrow X Together, Enhypen take international markets by storm

After the global success of boy band BTS, entertainment agency HYBE is setting its sights on creating opportunities for its next-generation artists, such as Tomorrow X Together (TXT) and Enhypen, to thrive. The groups have already been taking...

Tomorrow X Together, Enhypen take international markets by storm
Television
Actor Kang Ye-won deletes all social media posts with YouTuber Song Ji-ah

Kang Ye-won, actor and co-CEO of management agency Hyowon CNC, has deleted all videos and photos on her social media that feature beauty YouTuber Song Ji-ah. Song, also known as FreeZia on YouTube, is under the management of Hyowon CNC. She ...

Actor Kang Ye-won, right, on JTBC's ″Men on a Mission″ with beauty YouTuber Song Ji-ah. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Arts & Design

Two iconic artists find common ground in turbulence of history

"Human" and "Slag Heap" by Christian Boltansky now on view as part of his retrospective titled ″4.4″ at the Busan Museum of Art in the southern port city [BUSAN MUSEUM OF ART]

K-pop

Singer and musical actor Kim Jun-su joins Weverse

Singer and musical actor Kim Jun-su joined fan community platform Weverse on Jan. 24. [WEVERSE COMPANY]

K-pop

FNC Entertainment Japan to launch new girl group called Prikil

Upcoming girl group Prikil [FNC ENTERTAINMENT JAPAN]

Arts & Design

Sungsic Moon captures 'life' in all its 'mediocre' forms

″Sad Ending″(2021) by Sungsic Moon is now on view at Kukje Gallery's Busan branch. [KUKJE GALLERY]

Talk of the Town

Eric of The Boyz tests positive for Covid-19

Eric of The Boyz [ILGAN SPORTS]

Industry

Get back to work

CJ Logistics delivery workers with no union affiliation stage a protest Sunday, demanding the union end the strike in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul. Unionized employees of CJ Logistics, 8.5 percent of the company's delivery workforce, have been on strike since Dec. 28. [YONHAP]

Economy

Extra beef

Korean beef, or hanwoo, is on display at Majang Meat Market in eastern Seoul, Monday. The government is expanding the meat supply ahead of the Lunar New Year, increasing the supply of beef to 18,700 tons, up 43.8 percent compared on year, and pork supply to 67,200 tons, up 51 percent. [YONHAP]

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Cha Jun-hwan is first Korean man to win gold at Four Continents

Cha Jun-hwan performs an Ina Bauer in his free skate program at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia on Sunday. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

Football

Hat trick makes Hwang France's top Asian goal scorer

Bordeaux's Korean forward Hwang Ui-jo celebrates after scoring a goal during a French Ligue 1 football against Strasbourg in Bordeaux on Sunday. [AFP/YONHAP]

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Young scientists

Special prize winners of the 1st Ghent University Global Campus Young Scientist Challenge pose with the Belgian Ambassador to Korea Francois Bontemps, third from left, at the Belgian Embassy in Seoul on Friday. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Opinion