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Vietnamese PM to visit Seoul to boost economic ties
SEOUL, June 27 (AJU PRESS) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will arrive in Seoul on Sunday for a four-day visit aimed at strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries, a Seoul official said. Chinh is scheduled to hold a meeting with his Korean counterpart, Han Duck-soo, at the government complex in Seoul on Tuesday and attend a welcome dinner hosted by Han at the prime minister's official residence, according to the Korean Prime Minister's Office.
June 27, 2024 -
Surging Korean cosmetics exports on track for record yearly volume
SEOUL, June 27 (AJU PRESS) - South Korean cosmetics exports surged 21 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2024, on track to reach a record high annual volume, data showed Thursday. The Korea Customs Service said cosmetics exports during the period reached $4.04 billion, compared to $3.34 billion in the same period of 2023. While exports to China decreased by 11.6 percent, shipments to the U.S. soared 67.8 percent. Japan and Vietnam also saw significant increases of
June 27, 2024 -
Korea, U.S., Japan vow to strengthen semiconductor, battery supply chains
SEOUL, June 27 (AJU PRESS) - South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed on Wednesday to enhance cooperation on semiconductor and battery supply chains during a trilateral meeting of top industrial officials in Washington, D.C. Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ken Saito also pledged further collaboration among the three countries in critical minerals, export controls
June 27, 2024 -
N. Korea claims 'successful launch of multi-warhead missile'
SEOUL, June 27 (AJU PRESS) - North Korea Thursday claimed that it had "successfully" conducted a missile test, contradicting South Korea's assessment that the ballistic missile, fired near Pyongyang the previous day, appeared to have "failed." According to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the launch, aimed at testing the individual operation of mobile warheads including a decoy, was a "success." It hailed the achievement as a signifi
June 27, 2024 -
Naver's Webtoon Entertainment sets IPO price at top of range ahead of New York market debut
SEOUL, June 27 (AJU PRESS) - Webtoon Entertainment, affiliated with Korea's leading internet portal Naver, has set its initial public offering price at $21 per share, the top end of its proposed range, signaling strong demand ahead of its debut on the Nasdaq on Thursday (local time). At the set price, the market capitalization of the digital comics platform could reach $2.67 billion. The Los Angeles, California-based firm is the parent company and North American opera
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VISUALS: Korea's largest book fair underway in Seoul
SEOUL, June 27 (AJU PRESS) - The 2024 Seoul International Book Fair opened at COEX in Gangnam, Seoul, on June 26, 2024, for a five-day run. This year's theme for the nation's largest book fair is "Houyhnhnm," inspired by the horse-like race without human vices from "Gulliver's Travels." More than 120 publishers and book-related organizations from 18 foreign countries, as well as about 350 domestic publishers and institutions, are participating in the event,
June 27, 2024 -
LG Electronics unveils self-learning AI CLOi robot
SEOUL, June 27 (AJU PRESS) - LG Electronics unveiled its CLOi robot powered by Google's Gemini artificial intelligence model at the Google Cloud Summit Seoul on Thursday. This marks the first integration of generative AI into the CLOi robot line. The upgraded CLOi features enhanced communication abilities, capable of generating responses to unexpected questions and performing tasks like creating background images via voice commands. LG plans to launch the AI-equipped CLOi Gu
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Peruvian K-pop girl band hold debut showcase in Seoul
SEOUL, June 27 (AJU PRESS) - Rookie K-pop girl band BlingOne, without any Korean members at all, made their debut in Seoul on Wednesday. Consisting of three Peruvian members – Abigail, Kenny and Ruby, they are set to embark on their activities in Korea and overseas as the first-ever K-pop girl band from South America. They were formed through the World K-Pop Center's global audition project "Click the Star," which aims to discover and nurture new talen
June 27, 2024 -
Nexon to launch 'First Descendant' game next week
SEOUL, June 27 (AJU PRESS) - Korean game developer giant Nexon Games confirmed that it will release its new PC and console game "The First Descendant" next Tuesday. "Our project goal was to create a game that could succeed in the global market through live service," Lee Beom-jun, lead producer of the loot shooter game, said in a recent media event. He emphasized that the game was designed with "complete cross-platform functionality" in mind from the
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Opinion: Social media platforms are blocked in Iran. Candidates in this week's presidential election are embracing them anyway
SEOUL, June 27 (AJU PRESS) - After Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on May 20, the Iranian government had to schedule an early election to choose a new president. The regime has approved six presidential candidates to run in the election on June 28. The pool includes four hardliners, one centrist and one reformist. The main competition is expected to be between two hardliners and the reformist candidate. One of the hardliners is Saeed Jalili, the s
June 27, 2024
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OPINION: Abortion rights are on 10 state ballots in November − Democrats can't count on this to win elections for them
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Quad leaders condemn North Korea's nuclear, missile programs
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Over 1,500 displaced as heavy rains batter southern provinces
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Battery cell damage from external impact may have caused last month's EV fire: forensic service
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KBS demands apology from Real Madrid after abrupt cancellation of K-pop concert
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PHOTOS: Junior college admission fair opens in Seoul
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Koreans' views toward Japanese improve, survey finds
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Czech Republic optimistic about Korean consortium's bid for nuclear power plant project
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INTERVIEW: Female business leader urges women entrepreneurs to tap global markets
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Opinion: A wake-up call for Scholz and the European Union