People line up to travel abroad at Incheon International Airport on Friday afternoon. [NEWS1]

Quarantines to be waived for people inoculated abroad

Starting next month, people traveling to Korea for important business and family visits who have been vaccinated abroad will no longer have to do 14-day quarantines.

Television
Korea's Wandering Chef dies at 65

Im Ji-ho, a culinary researcher, chef and TV personality nicknamed “the wandering eater” and "the wandering chef," died of a heart attack Saturday, his family said. He was 65 years old. Im was known for traveling through various parts of Korea and..

A scene from the documentary ″The Wandering Chef″(2018) directed by Park Hye-ryeong shows the celebrity chef Im Ji-ho, famous for wandering in search of food ingredients from nature. Im died of a heart attack Saturday at the age of 65. [AT9 FILM]
Features
'Sparrows' across Korea unite to upcycle

If there is a silver lining for every cloud, then for the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the newfound attention people are paying to environmental issues. People are witnessing not only millions of disposable masks being thrown away every day, but also...

Assortment of soap dishes upcycled from blue plastics made from polypropylene. The mill only receives plastics with this property as it is the most common type of plastics which creates the least hazardous waste during the manufacuuring process. [MORE STORE]

Television

Who's to blame for actors' bad behavior?

Actor Jisoo stepped down from KBS dama "Rive Wherer the Moon Rises" after he was embroiled in school violence allegations. [KBS]

K-pop

Monsta X’s 'Gambler' reaches No. 5 on Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart

A scene from Monsta X's music video ″Gambler.″ [STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENT]

Music&Performance

Harmonicist Park Jong-seong has a point to prove

Harmonicist Park Jong-seong [HO CHANG]

Music&Performance

Ballet Festival Korea aims to showcase much more than dance

The Korean National Ballet performs "The Taming of the Shrew" by renowned choreographer John Cranko. [KNB]

Talk of the Town

Big Mama is back with new EP set to drop on June 24

Vocal group Big Mama [KAKAO ENTERTAINMENT]

Economy

Gas prices like helium

A sign at a local gas station in Seoul on Sunday shows the price of gasoline at 1,609 won ($1.44) per liter. Average gasoline prices at gas stations nationwide increased to 1,564.5 won per liter in the second week of June, up 0.7 percent from the previous week, according to data from the Korea National Oil Corporation. Gasoline prices have been on the rise for six weeks in a row. [YONHAP]

Industry

LG U+ to construct another massive data center, in Anyang

A computer image of LG U+'s second hyperscale data center in Anyang, Gyeonggi, set for completion in 2023. [LG U+]

Diplomacy

The Korean-Russian connection that transcended lapses in diplomacy

Andrey Kulik, ambassador of Russia to Korea, speaks with the Korea JoongAng Daily at the embassy in Seoul on April 29. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Football

Taeguk Warriors battle Lebanon and the heat for hard-fought 2-1 win

Son Heung-min scores a penalty to give Korea a 2-1 lead over Lebanon in a World Cup qualifier at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi on Sunday. [NEWS1]

Today's Photo

Water park season

People splash and play in the water at Caribbean Bay water park in Yongin, Gyeonggi, on Sunday as the weather gets hot. [YONHAP]

Opinion