S. Korea to set up logistics center in Viet Nam's key manufacturing province

SEOUL -- The South Korean government has established a private-administrative joint venture in a bid to establish a mega logistics center in Viet Nam's southern province of Dong Nai. The region located west of Ho Chi Minh City is one of Viet Nam's key manufacturing powerhouses. Dong Nai Province has some key industrial characteristics that make the region an important area in Viet Nam's map of manufacturing. Cat Lai Port, Viet Nam's biggest maritime gateway, is loc

January 4, 2024

About 42 percent of S. Korean households consist of single people: data

SEOUL -- Among some 23.9 million households in South Korea with a population of about 51 million, about 42 percent consisted of people living alone, data released by South Korea's interior ministry showed. The ministry predicted the large proportion of single households was affected by a rising number of unmarried couples and elderly people who live alone. According to data released by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the number of South Korea's single households

January 4, 2024

[CES2024] LG Electronics and Magna develop integrated platform for autonomous driving

SEOUL -- Through a collaboration that was kick-started in January 2023, South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics and global mobility technology company Magna have succeeded in the development of an integrated autonomous vehicle platform, the South Korean tech giant said. The two companies showcased their proof of concept for their in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's largest a

January 4, 2024

[CES2024] Samsung to showcase new gaming monitors at CES

SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics will showcase new organic light-emitting diode display gaming monitors at the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest annual electronics exhibition held in Las Vegas, targeting hardcore gamers. According to the South Korean electronics maker, three new monitors -- "Odyssey OLED G8", "Odyssey OLED G6", and "Odyssey OLED G9" -- will be introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) scheduled to be held from Jan

January 4, 2024

BTS Jungkook's 'Golden' named on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart for eight consecutive weeks

SEOUL -- "Golden," BTS member Jungkook's very first album, was named on Billboard's top 200 popular song chart for eight consecutive weeks. The album was released 39 days before the 26-year-old artist started his mandatory military service on December 12. Billboard's chart released on January 3 showed that Golden ranked 46th on the Billboard 200 chart. The album, containing 11 English songs, depicts the story of Jungkook's journey to becoming a global pop

January 4, 2024

Incheon international airport becomes most traveled spot by S. Koreans in new year: data

SEOUL -- Data released by Tmap, South Korea's most-favorite navigation service app, showed that Incheon International Airport's Terminal 1 was the people's favorite destination in the period between December 30, 2023, and January 1, 2024. The navigation map data reflects increased consumer attention on overseas traveling. According to transport ministry data released in December 2023, 6,593,000 people traveled to overseas countries in October 2023, recovering about 90

January 3, 2024

Boy band NCT Dream takes grand prize at Seoul Music Awards

SEOUL -- Multinational K-pop boy band NCT Dream was awarded the grand prize at South Korea's annual music awards for this year. The seven-member band took the first place at the Seoul Music Awards two years in a row. NCT Dream is a subgroup of NCT, an 18-member project group formed by SM Entertainment in 2016. Billboard chose NCT Dream as one of the 21 most talented artists or groups under the age of 21 for the third time in 2021. The Billboard list is determined based on vari

January 3, 2024

Democratic Party to hold emergency meeting to discuss attack on leader Lee Jae-myung

SEOUL -- The main opposition Democratic Party will convene an emergency council meeting to discuss matters regarding the attempted murder of the party's leader, Lee Jae-myung. The opposition party will also provide information about the attack and the current health status of its leader after the meeting. The attack on Lee Jae-myung occurred on January 2 when an assailant stabbed him in the neck with a knife during the party leader's visit to the site for a new airport on

January 3, 2024

CGBio's bone substitute material wins US health department's approval as medical device

SEOUL -- "Novosis Putty," a bone substitute developed by South Korea's healthcare provider CGBio was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a medical device. Medical products designated by the health department can receive priority reviews for the evaluation process for commercialization. Novosis Putty is a bone regeneration material that incorporates recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein called "rhBMP-2." Doctors can inject th

January 3, 2024

Assailant planned to murder opposition leader Lee Jae-myung: police

SEOUL -- The police have obtained a statement from the assailant who stabbed the neck of the opposition Democratic Party leader, Lee Jae-myung, with a knife. The man in his 60s told the police that he had planned to murder the politician, who had competed against President Yoon Suk-yeol in the 2022 presidential election. Lee was hospitalized after being stabbed in the neck by the attacker during his visit to the southern port city of Busan on January 2. The Democratic Party leader

January 2, 2024