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[INTERVIEW] Solutions to solve regional decline should be adopted as national policy
SEOUL -- The "Study-In-Rural-Village Program" by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is a project that Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon pays particular attention to. With the climate change crisis becoming a global concern, Seoul's education office contemplated ways to foster ecological consciousness among students. One of the projects that emerged is the Study-In-Rural-Village P
July 10, 2023 -
President Yoon to visit Lithuania for NATO summit meeting and Poland for state visit
SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will depart for a six-day visit to two European nations -- Lithuania and Poland. After attending a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit meeting in Lithuania, the South Korean leader will move to Poland where he would discuss cooperation methods in defense and nuclear power sectors with Polish President Andrzej Duda. According to the presidential office, Yoon and First Lady Kim Geon-hee will depart for Lithuania on July 10 to attend t
July 10, 2023 -
LG Chem's virtual marine forest garners explosive popularity on metaverse platform Zepeto
SEOUL -- A virtual marine forest platform where users can grow seagrasses and clean up ocean waste has gained more than one million users on Zepeto, a metaverse platform created by South Korea's largest portal site Naver. The virtual marine forest platform, made by the chemical unit of South Korea's LG Group, is designed to raise awareness about blue carbon, an essential part of ocean ecosystems. Blue carbon is organic carbon captured and deposited by organisms such as seag
July 7, 2023 -
K-pop super rookie NewJeans drops 'Super Shy'
SEOUL -- K-pop super rookie band NewJeans has dropped a new summer-themed song titled "Super Shy." The five-member band's new song released at 1:00 p.m. (1400 GMT) on July 7 garnered some one million views on YouTube in less than two hours of release. NewJeans, which debuted in July 2022, is known for its unique dance performances and outstanding singing skills in various genres such as R&B, electropop, and hip hop. The rookie girl group was formed by ADOR under
July 7, 2023 -
Samsung Electronics records operating profit of $459 mln in 2Q 2023, down 95.74 percent on-year
SEOUL -- Due to global sluggish global smartphone and semiconductor market, Samsung Electronics saw its sales and operating profit decrease in the second quarter of 2023. According to the data released by the Semiconductor Industry Association, global semiconductor sales totaled $40.7 billion in May 2023, up 1.7 percent on-month but 21.1 percent less than the $51.7 billion recorded in May 2022. The company announced its preliminary sales report on July 7 and said that Samsung recorde
July 7, 2023 -
JYP to seek new boy band through global TV audition show
SEOUL -- South Korea's entertainment powerhouse JYP Entertainment has worked with Sony Music, a global music label based in Tokyo, to form a new global boy band. More than 10,000 applicants auditioned for the audition show titled "Nizi Project Season 2" from 11 cities including New York, Los Angeles, and Nagoya. The process of training and screening would be broadcast on Nippon TV, a Japanese TV channel, and streaming platforms. Through the first season of Nizi Project, t
July 7, 2023 -
Deceased fighter pilot reunites with sorrow-stricken mother in virtual world
SEOUL -- A South Korean documentary that portrayed the tearful reunion of a sorrow-stricken mother and her son, who died of an unexpected accident during air force training at the age of 27, in the virtual space, has pulled at many viewers' heartstrings. The son named Park In-cheol served as an air force officer and passed away in July 2007 about 50 days after becoming a combat pilot. "Mom, this is In-cheol. I missed you, mom," the virtual human created using
July 6, 2023 -
Hyundai Glovis partners with ocean plastic disposal company to remove global marine wastes
SEOUL -- Hyundai Glovis, the logistics wing of Hyundai auto group, partnered with The Ocean Cleanup, a Netherlands-based non-profit environmental engineering organization, to launch a project designed to collect marine waste-related data and collect waste plastics. According to the United Nations, about 460 million tons of plastic products are produced annually and only about 10 percent is recycled. Many uncollected plastics end up in rivers and oceans where they threaten the lives of
July 6, 2023 -
Hanwha Ocean considers establishing factory capable of simultaneously building two naval ships
SEOUL -- Hanwha Ocean, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, is thinking over a large-scale investment to establish an indoor manufacturing plant that can build two naval vessels at the same time. Without being affected by hard weather conditions such as hurricanes or heavy rain, the facility can help the company complete the manufacturing process and deliver products within the scheduled delivery date. The shipbuilder aims to use the new facility to build the fifth and sixth FFX Batch,
July 6, 2023 -
Arms procurement agency to adopt anti-drone system for key government facilities
SEOUL -- In a bid to set up a comprehensive anti-drone system that could prevent North Korean unmanned aerial vehicles from spying on key government facilities, South Korea's arms procurement agency will kick-start a 48.5 billion won ($37.2 million) project. Anti-drone systems are mostly used to detect drones and neutralize them before aerial vehicles reach the country's key facilities. According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), five North Korean drones flew in
July 6, 2023
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AI robot Hyodol selected for state elderly care project
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SME body promotes Korean food, beauty products at US event
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Diet sensation Queen Wasabi named face of health supplement company Foodology
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War Memorial of Korea chief reflects on sacrifice of war veterans in celebration of Armed Forces Day
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Event on Nami Island promotes UAE's vibrant heritage and culture
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PHOTOS: Exhibition marks 20th anniversary of popular anime series 'Naruto'
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Landslide kills 15 at illegal gold mine in Indonesia
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Indian steel industry calls for measures to address surge of cheap Chinese imports
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Fake hotel websites plague Vietnamese resort town
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Samsung's AI-powered mobile devices surpass 20 million units in Korea