The Korea Times

“Hope” surpassed two million admissions Sunday, just five days after its release, reaching the milestone faster than any other film released this year. But what do cinema’s leading directors make of Na Hong-jin’s first film since “The Wailing” (2016)? “It stands at the pinnacle of cinematic entertainment, pushing every element — tension, suspense, visceral impact and pace — beyo...

"Little change, plenty of charm," a producer said, adapting a Korean idiom to describe the strategy behind the second season of "Better Late Than Single," the Netflix dating show returning after a year. Instead of relying on bigger twists, the series again focuses on personal growth that distinguished it from other dating shows. "Better Late Than Single" is a dating series about...

LONDON — Shipping companies should not load or discharge cargo at Saudi Arabian ports and such activity may result in being targeted "in any location" by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia, according to an email sent to companies by the Houthis. The Houthis on Monday declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, opening a potential new front against the United States in its w...

GUWAHATI, India — A suspected gas explosion on Monday triggered a collapse inside a tunnel that was under construction at a hydropower project in India’s northeastern Himalayan state of Sikkim, leaving at least 11 people dead and 14 missing, officials said on Tuesday. State Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, who visited the disaster site near the Chinese border, said the explosio...

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is set to invest about 140 billion won ($95 million) to build a domestic radioligand therapy (RLT) ecosystem in Korea, covering research, production and treatment. Health and Welfare Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong and Novartis Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa President Judith Love signed a memorandum of understanding on the plan in Yongsan Dist...