Korea's President Moon Jae-in holds a video conference with U.S. President Joe Biden for the Leaders Summit on Climate last month. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Moon has $35 billion investment package for Biden

An estimated 40 trillion-won ($35 billion) worth of investment in the United States is what President Moon Jae-in may offer U.S. president Joe Biden this week in exchange for a closer cooperation on vaccine supplies.

K-pop
BTS set for return to ‘Good Morning America’ summer concert series

BTS is set to open the 2021 Summer Concert Series hosted by “Good Morning America” on May 28, according to the ABC morning show’s official social media on Monday. BTS will kick off the concert series with a virtual event, and will be followed by ...

ABC's morning show "Good Morning America" announced Monday that BTS will open its "Good Morning America" 2021 Summer Concert Series on May 28. [SCREEN CAPTURE]
K-pop
Girl group aespa releases new single 'Next Level' on Monday

To better explain the new song and to share their ambitions for the future, the four members of aespa gathered for their first-ever press conference on Monday prior to the release of the song in the evening.

Girl group aespa [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Movies

Gong Seung-yeon draws on personal experience for 'Aloners'

Gong Seung-yeon [BARO ENTERTAINMENT]

K-pop

Mamamoo has big plans to mark seven years as a group

Girl group Mamamoo [RBW]

K-pop

Singer IU celebrates her birthday with a charitable donation

Singer IU [EDAM ENTERTAINMENT]

Life & Style

National Geographic, Life, Rolling Stone — this exhibit has them all, literally

Bookshelves filled with magazines at "The Issue: Hyundai Card Library Magazine Collection through the Ages” exhibition at the Storage by Hyundai Card in Hannam-dong, central Seoul. [STORAGE BY HYUNDAI CARD]

Talk of the Town

Ku Hye-sun to direct and star in upcoming film 'Dark Yellow'

Actor and director Ku Hye-sun [MIMI ENTERTAINMENT]

Industry

Emart is redesigning more of its discount marts

A redesigned Emart store in Byeollae in Namyangju, Gyeonggi. [EMART]

Finance

Seoul stocks inch down as Covid cases spook investors

A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 3,134.52 points on Monday, down 18.80 points, or 0.60 percent from the previous trading day. [YONHAP]

Social Affairs

University students experience festivals in 3-D metaverses

A student's avatar roams Konkuk University's metaverse. [KONKUK UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCIL]

Baseball

Kim Ha-seong comes out on top in Korean MLB clash

Kim Ha-seong [USA TODAY/YONHAP]

Today's Photo

Coming-of-age Day

Young people dressed in hanbok, or traditional Korean attire, who have reached the age of adulthood, clap during a ceremony to mark the 49th anniversary of the Coming-of-age Day at the Hanok Village in Jung District, central Seoul, on Monday. [NEWS1]

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