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- Seoul 19.6℃ Incheon 19.6℃ Busan 19.6℃ Jeju 19.6℃ 한국어 中文 日本語 Facebook Twitter english menu NATIONAL/POLITICS NORTH KOREA BUSINESS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT HEALTH/LIFESTYLE INSIDE KOREA PHOTOS Search Search 통합검색 Close Young People Hit Hardest by Lockdown Blues Young people have been the biggest victims of lockdown blues after more than a year has passed since the coronavirus epidemic started and no end is in sight. Lockdowns are expected to continue until the end of the year as infections continue to rise, while bans on large gatherings remain in place. Youngsters Seek Help as Lockdown Intensifies Family Conflict Lockdown Takes Toll on Mental Health Korean, Japanese, U.S. FMs to Meet at G7 U.S. Pushes for Closer Ties Between Korea and Japan Moon Holds out Olive Branch to Suga Moon Suggests Special Hall for Lee Kun-hee's Art Collection Samsung Heirs Announce Donation to Offset Inheritance Tax Samsung Chairman Leaves Vast Fortune Korea to Support U.S.-Led Anti-China Alliance Thousands of Soldiers Refuse AstraZeneca Vaccine Sales of Coronavirus Self-Test Kits Start in Korea 1st Group of Athletes Get COVID-19 Jabs Ahead of Tokyo Olympics NATIONAL/POLITICS Public Divided over New Surname Rule Conservatives are up in arms after the government announced that children will no longer automatically have to take their father's surname. It is scrapping a law requiring children to be given their father's surname whether the mother agrees or not. NORTH KOREA N.Korean Regime Loses Grip on Younger Generation North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently criticized young people who have grown up exposed to South Korean pop culture by saying they needed to be converted. Kim was pointing to the threat to his regime's Stalinist ideology posed by the young generation. BUSINESS Gov't to Tighten Housing Loan Requirements Again The government is tightening housing loan requirements again in an effort to rein in mushrooming household debt. From July, housing loan rules will be tightened for apartments costing more than W600 million in areas labeled as speculative zones. OPINION November Immunity Target Is Not Good Enough Defense Ministry Reveals Cowardice in THAAD Supplies Moon Must Stop Blaming Others for His Vaccine Failure PEOPLE Most Read 1 Nicolas Cage Separates from Korean Wife / PHOTOS & VIDEO CLIPS A mountain in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province is covered with snow on Friday. Staff hold lanterns at the annual royal culture festival at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul on Friday. A staffer cleans a ride at an amusement park in Seoul on Friday. Ryu Hyun-kyung poses on the red carpet of the annual Jeonju International Film Festival on Thursday. A mountain in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province is covered with snow on Friday. Staff hold lanterns at the annual royal culture festival at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul on Friday. A staffer cleans a ride at an amusement park in Seoul on Friday. Ryu Hyun-kyung poses on the red carpet of the annual Jeonju International Film Festival on Thursday. SPORTS Ryu Hyun-jin Put on Blue Jays' Injured List Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays has been placed on the 10-day injured list, MLB.com .. Preliminary Roster for Olympic Football Team Decided Ex-MLB Pitcher Park Chan-ho Invited to Golf Tournament Yang Hyeon-jong of Texas Rangers Makes MLB Debut as Reliever ENTERTAINMENT Bangtan Boys Nominated for 4 Billboard Music Awards Bangtan Boys, also known as BTS, have been nominated for as many as four gongs at this yea.. Gong Seung-yeon Takes on 1st Cinematic Lead Role Pak Se-ri Sends Encouraging Message After COVID-19 Diagnosis Oscar Wins by Chinese-Born Director Censored in China HEALTH/LIFESTYLE More Men Become House Husbands The number of house husbands alongside their working wives is on the rise. According to St.. Young Koreans Embrace Plant Life Young Koreans Dream of Early Retirement Why Singles Should Think About Who to Leave Their Money to INSIDE KOREA Brighten Your Spring Table with Azalea Rice Cakes Jeonju's Annual Film Fest to Kick off Late This Month Ulju Mountain Film Festival Under Way WORLD 45 People, Including Several Children, Killed in Israel Stampede In one of the worst peacetime disasters in Israel’s history, at least 45 people reportedly.. 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