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Local governments go live as Korea's push for transparency spreads

But critics worry that livestreams will pull attention away from policies to officials' or civil servants' mistakes and demeanor.

2026.7.3

Fans pose with murals promoting the BTS comeback concert on the steps of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Jongno District, central Seoul, on March 17. [YONHAP]

With BTS comeback show, Netflix taps tech to make sure the stream goes on

As Seoul readies for hundreds of thousands to flock to the downtown area for BTS's comeback concert on Saturday, Netflix is preparing its livestreaming service to deliver a flawless transmission to fans tuning in around the world.

2026.3.18

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Danielle, former member of NewJeans, greets fans on YouTube and Instagram livestream. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Former NewJeans' member Danielle speaks out — as it happened

At 7 p.m., former NewJeans member Danielle will go live on Instagram for the first time since she was dropped from the group at the end of last year. Join us here for live updates.

2026.1.12

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Man who livestreamed sexual assault gets sentence reduced from eight to five years

A male internet broadcaster who livestreamed himself sexually assaulting an unconscious woman has had his sentence reduced to five years in prison on appeal.

2025.11.14

Recently, more pet shops have been selling companion animals remotely through YouTube livestreams. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Animal rights groups warn against growing trend of illegal 'online pet trade'

There has been a growing trend of selling pets via livestreams on social media platforms such as YouTube. Sellers use the broadcasts to advertise the animals and take real-time orders, essentially turning pet sales into a form of home shopping.

2025.10.18

Livestream shopping complaints pile up as refunds are refused, sellers vanish

As livestream shopping booms on social media, so do consumer complaints — with hundreds reporting unfulfilled orders, refund denials and vanishing sellers, the Korea Consumer Agency warned Friday.

2025.9.12

The special needs teacher found guilty of committing verbal abuse against the son of webtoonist Joo Ho-min announces she filed an appeal in the case at a press conference in front of the Suwon District Court on Tuesday morning. [YONHAP]

Special needs teacher appeals after conviction in contentious abuse case

The special needs teacher found guilty of committing verbal abuse against the autistic son of popular webtoonist Joo Ho-min announced she had filed an appeal at a press conference held Tuesday.

2024.2.6

Members of BTS pose on the red carpet as they attend the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, United States, on April 3, 2022. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Tving to stream Grammy Awards show in Korea

The 65th Annual Grammy Awards will be livestreamed through Tving in Korea this Sunday. Local streaming service Tving will livestream this year's Grammy Awards on Sunday, the only online service to do so in Korea. K-pop megastar BTS ...

2023.2.3

Hanna Kim, CEO and founder of live commerce app Grip, poses for a photo at the company's office in Pangyo, Gyeonggi on Aug. 11 ahead of an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily. [PARK SANG-MOON]

[INTERVIEW] Grip mixes live commerce and community

On the screen, a woman in a T-shirt with a photo-realistic green-grape graphic plucks a grape from a vine in her greenhouse, eats it and describes how it tastes. She is one of one of 20,000 sellers who use the Grip live-commerce app...

2022.8.16

LG U+ will live stream 2020 Tokyo Olympic events on its U+ Mobile TV online video service, joining Naver, Wavve and Afreeca TV in providing content from the games. [LG U+]

LG U+ to live stream 2020 Tokyo Olympic events

LG U+ will live stream 2020 Tokyo Olympic events on its U+ Mobile TV service, joining Naver, Wavve and Afreeca TV in delivering content from the games. LG U+ made the announcement Tuesday, just three days before ...

2021.7.20