Kim Min-ki, singer, democracy icon and pop culture force, dies at 73

SEOUL, July 22 (AJU PRESS) - Kim Min-ki, a singer-songwriter and playwright who was a voice of Korea's pro-democracy movement in the 1970s and 80s, died Sunday after struggling with stomach cancer. He was 73. He penned numerous protest anthems, including "Morning Dew," and lyrical folk songs during the turbulent times. Later, he created a legendary rock musical and nurtured pop culture artists through his iconic theater, Hakchon. According to his family Monday, Kim

July 22, 2024

Naver launches digital twin platform project in Saudi Arabia

SEOUL, July 22 (AJU PRESS) - Korean tech giant Naver has officially launched a project to build a digital twin platform in Saudi Arabia. The company announced the project in Riyadh on Sunday in collaboration with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing and the National Housing Company. The project, secured by Naver in October last year, aims to create highly accurate 3D models of major Saudi cities. Naver plans to leverage its ALIKE solution, which uti

July 22, 2024

CJ CheilJedang to promote Korean cuisine at Paris Olympics

SEOUL, July 22 (AJU PRESS) - CJ CheilJedang, a prominent Korean food company, plans to operate an outdoor booth to promote Korean cuisine in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games, which are set to open in the French capital this week. The company said Monday the Bibigo Si-Jang (market) will run from July 25 to August 11 within the Korea House, a national promotional space organized by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. The food store will span about 230 square meters in a

July 22, 2024

Budget carriers surpass major airlines in international passenger numbers

SEOUL, July 22 (AJU PRESS) - Low-cost carriers (LCCs) in South Korea have outpaced both full-service carriers (FSCs) and foreign airlines in international passenger numbers during the first half of 2024, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's aviation statistics. From January to June, LCCs carried 15.26 million international passengers, accounting for 35.6 percent of the total 42.78 million. This figure exceeded the 14.16 million (33.1 percent) transpo

July 22, 2024

Pulmuone selects Korean representative for Asia pasta championship

SEOUL, July 22 (AJU PRESS) - Pulmuone, a leading Korean food company, has selected Chef Kim Jung-ho as the nation's representative to compete in the Pasta Championship Asia 2024, hosted by Barilla, a global pasta producer based in Italy. Kim, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, will compete against chefs from seven other countries in Manila on Oct. 25, the company said Sunday. Before the finals, national competitions were held in eight Asia-Pacific countries, inc

July 22, 2024

Biden withdraws from presidential race

SEOUL, July 22 (AJU PRESS) - Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to Democratic National Convention delegates to formally select a new nominee for their party. This will mark the first time in over 50 years that a major party nominee was selected outside of the democratic process of primaries and caucuses. Many Democrats had already begun discussing how to replace Biden.

July 22, 2024

PHOTOS: College fair offers admission guidance for prospective students

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - A two-day college fair for prospective students opened at KINTEX in Goyang, west of Seoul on Friday. With the slogan of "All University Admission Information in One Place," the fair provides comprehensive details about college admissions, requirements and other essential information for applicants and their parents. They can receive one-on-one counseling services directly from admission officers from various universities. The fair also provides opport

July 19, 2024

PHOTOS: GO CAF showcases latest trends of camping and leisure products

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - A fair featuring outdoor products for camping and leisure activities kicked off its three-day run at SETEC in Gangnam, southern Seoul, on Friday. Now in its 12th year, the Global Outdoor Camping & Leisure Sports Fair (GO CAF) - the largest of its kind - displays a wide range of outdoor brands, from camping vehicles to equipment, recreation gear, and more. Anyone who loves camping and other outdoor activities is encouraged to visit and explore the latest ind

July 19, 2024

Opinion: What is CrowdStrike Falcon and what does it do? Is my computer safe?

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - A massive IT outage is currently affecting computer systems worldwide. In Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, reports indicate computers at banks, media organisations, hospitals, transport services, shop checkouts, airports and more have all been impacted. Friday's outage is unprecedented in its scale and severity. The technical term for what has happened to the affected computers is that they have been "bricked." This word refers to those

July 19, 2024

S. Korea unwilling to stop activist groups from sending propaganda leaflets to N. Korea

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - The Unification Ministry said on Friday that it has no plans to stop activist groups from sending propaganda leaflets to North Korea to guarantee their freedom of speech. The ministry cited a September 2023 ruling by the Constitutional Court of Korea, which struck down a 2020 law that defined sending such leaflets to the North as "criminal activity." Sending balloons over the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a decades-old practice. South Korean ac

July 19, 2024