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State regulator reviews NewJeans' performance amid iPhone advertising controversy
SEOUL -- South Korea's media regulation body is currently reviewing K-pop girl band NewJeans' performance regarding its indirect iPhone advertising controversy. The state regulator has received a complaint after group members performed their dance song "ETA" on a weekly live music ranking show where they took photos and videos using a new iPhone product on the stage. The five-member band was embroiled in controversy for showcasing their song at SBS's "Inkigay
August 10, 2023 -
Seoul cancels outdoor activities for Jamboree participants due to Typhoon
SEOUL -- Due to Typhoon Khanun, Seoul City has canceled all outdoor activities that were scheduled for some 3,200 Jamboree Scouts and Girl Guides who moved to South Korea's capital city from their original Jamboree campsite to take shelter from strong winds and torrential rain. Instead, the capital city will operate various indoor programs. The 25th World Scout Jamboree was kicked off in Saemangeum, a reclaimed land area some 200 kilometers (124 miles) south of Seoul, on August 1
August 10, 2023 -
[OPINION] Our long national nightmare is over
KENOSHA -- President Gerald R. Ford followed up his August 1974 inaugural address with a Presidential Proclamation on September 8, 1974, granting former President Richard M. Nixon
August 9, 2023 -
Coupang records surplus for fourth consecutive month
SEOUL -- Coupang, the South Korean counterpart of Amazon, announced its operating profit in the second quarter of 2023 was 194 billion won ($147.4 million). This is the company's highest quarterly profit. Since the third quarter of 2022, the online shopping giant has recorded a surplus for the fourth consecutive quarter. According to Coupang's report, the company recorded 194 billion won in 2Q 2023, up 42 percent from the previous quarter. Coupang reported an operating inco
August 9, 2023 -
S. Korea unveils plan to grow pet market to $11.3 bln by 2027
SEOUL -- South Korea's agriculture ministry has revealed its plan to expand the domestic pet industry to 15 trillion won ($11.3 billion) by 2027 from last year's 8 trillion won through various projects such as the development of public pet insurance programs. The country will also nurture related industries such as pet food and grooming. According to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, about one out of four South Koreans raised a pet as of 2022
August 9, 2023 -
AI care robots look after elderly living alone in rural region
SEOUL -- Artificial intelligence-based care robots were provided to old people living alone in a rural region in South Korea's eastern province. The companion robots help residents become emotionally stable by asking them how they are faring while monitoring their conditions, and warn guardians in case of an emergency. The robots created by South Korea's AI care robot developer Hyodol were distributed to 15 selected residents, Cheongsong County Office said. The doll-sha
August 9, 2023 -
About 30% of S. Koreans suffer from mental illness at least once during lifetime
SEOUL -- About 30 percent of South Koreans suffer from a mental illness at least once during their life, research data released by the state-operated mental healthcare showed. Of those who suffered from a mental disease, only about 12 percent sought a professional diagnosis from a doctor. From ancient times in Korea, mentally ill people bore the image of untreatable people who should be kept hidden away from society. Before modern Western medicine-based medical systems were adopted ab
August 9, 2023 -
LG Chem partners with Samhwa to manufacture waste plastic-based eco-friendly paint products
SEOUL -- LG Chem, the chemical unit of South Korea's LG Group, has partnered with Samhwa, a major South Korean paint maker, to cooperate in the manufacturing of eco-friendly paint products that use waste plastics as core material. The final product would be used by smartphone companies to finish-coat their mobile devices. When plastic wastes are recycled using a pyrolysis technique that incorporates extreme heat and pressure, the waste material is broken down into crude oil which c
August 9, 2023 -
S. Korea unveils plan to secure 500,000 Korean language learners by 2027
SEOUL -- South Korea's culture ministry revealed its plan to secure about 500,000 Korean language learners by 2027 through Korean language institutes in foreign countries. As of 2022, the education group called the "King Sejong Institute" had about 147,000 students. Currently, the country is running 248 language centers in 85 countries and the culture ministry aims to increase the number of institutes to up to 350. The King Sejong Institute was launched in 2007 to po
August 8, 2023 -
Jamboree participants to be distributed to eight cities and provinces to take shelter from typhoon
SEOUL -- Some 37,000 Jamboree participants started their migration to eight cities and provinces including Seoul and its surrounding cities in an effort to take shelter from extreme weather including heat waves and a powerful typhoon that is about the hit the southern parts of South Korea on August 10 and move northward. The evacuation of Scouts and Girl Guides from 156 countries was announced on August 7 after the South Korean government told the World Organization of the Scout Moveme
August 8, 2023
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Study exposes suspected Chinese trolls targeting Korean industries
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OPINION: Does Hezbollah represent Lebanon? And what impact will death of longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah have?
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South Korea to showcase latest home-grown missile at Armed Forces Day parade
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VISUALS: Black Eagles conduct rehearsal for Armed Forces Day celebration flight
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Korea, Japan hold rare meeting on joint development zone in East China Sea
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Woori Bank expands international teller services
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Samsung faces fines over radiation exposure incident
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VISUALS: Insa Traditional Culture Festival opens in Seoul
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Gangnam: The epitome of affluence in modern Korea
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Former defense chief Ishiba wins Japan's ruling party leadership