Seoul-Ulsan train tour program for pet dogs to be operated for Christmas

SEOUL -- The southern port city of Ulsan has prepared a special train tour program targeting pet dogs and their owners. The tour package will have special tour guides who will help human and canine customers enjoy various programs. South Korea's pet market which stood at 1.9 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in 2015 saw explosive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic to stand at eight trillion won in 2022. About 70 percent of companies had employees working at home during the pandemic a

November 29, 2023

Global defense exhibition 'DX Korea' to take place in Seoul's satellite city in 2024

SEOUL -- "DX Korea," one of South Korea's largest defense exhibitions, will be held at a convention center in Goyang, a northwestern satellite city of Seoul, for three days in September 2024. Various arms manufacturers and military officials from South Korea and abroad will participate in the biannual event designed to showcase advanced products for ground forces. About 350 companies from 40 countries took part in the previous exhibition in 2022. According to the exh

November 29, 2023

Historical film about 1979 military coup d'état in Seoul garners 2 mln moviegoers in less than week

SEOUL -- More than two million moviegoers have flocked to cinemas to watch "12.12: The Day," a historical film directed by Kim Sung-su, in less than a week after the film was released on November 22, 2023. The film depicting the 1979 military coup d'état in Seoul aroused public anger towards the historic event that cornered South Korea into a new military dictatorship of eight years. The military coup in Seoul occurred on December 12, 1979, following the assassi

November 29, 2023

World Expo to be held in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh in 2030

SEOUL -- Saudi Arabia's Riyadh was selected as the host city for the World Expo during a general assembly of a Paris-based intergovernmental organization overseeing the global fair. The capital city of Saudi Arabia secured 119 votes, beating South Korea's southern port city of Busan with 29 votes and Italy's Rome with 17. The international economic event, held every five years for six months, can play a vital role in showcasing a nation's progress in artificial intel

November 29, 2023

About 10,000 S. Koreans visited southern resort island of Jeju for 'workcation' in 2023: data

SEOUL -- Data released by the Jeju provincial government, about 10,000 South Koreans sought to spend their holidays in the southern resort island Jeju through "workation," a type of vacation where a person could go about his or her individual activities while fulfilling his work responsibilities. The idea of remote working or working away from the office was recognized as a Western work culture in South Korea before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in early 2020. When

November 29, 2023

Majority of S. Koreans think French civil partnership 'PACS' can mitigate low birth rate crisis: survey

SEOUL -- A survey showed about 62.3 percent of South Koreans believe the Pacte Civil de Solidarité, a French civil partnership framework that provides couples with legal recognition and certain benefits similar to marriage, can help overcome South Korea's low fertility rate crisis. The legal partnership, mostly favored by those who prefer a less formal commitment, does not hold the same legal status as marriage. France adopted the Pacte Civil de Solidarité (PACS)

November 28, 2023

About 30 mln S. Korean messenger app users express feelings through 'emoticons' every month: data

SEOUL -- Some 30 million South Korean users of Kakao Talk, the country's favorite smartphone messenger app with monthly average domestic users of about 48.2 million, sent out emoticons to express their feelings to their friends and relatives, data released by the messenger app's operator showed. Emoticons are picturized or animated images of emotions. They can be used to express users' feelings in messenger chats or social media posts. According to Kakao, South Korea'

November 28, 2023

Hyundai unveils 'universal wheel' with built-in drive system for future EVs

SEOUL -- Hyundai auto group has unveiled a new type of car wheel designed exclusively for future electric vehicles. Unlike ordinary wheels that receive power delivered from an engine or motor through drive shafts, the new "Universal Wheel Drive System" has its own drive system built into the interior of the wheel. Hyundai Motor and its brother company Kia held the "UNI WHEEL Tech Day" in central Seoul on November 28 and unveiled the universal wheel. Hyundai said

November 28, 2023

SK Telecom to adopt Indonesian language for metaverse service 'Ifland'

SEOUL -- South Korea's major mobile carrier SK Telecom will adopt the Indonesian language service for its metaverse platform "Ifland" targeting the Southeast Asian country with the world's fourth-largest population. The company will also work with Indonesia's leading game developer Agate to gain a competitive edge in Indonesia with a population of some 277.5 million. Using Ifland, anyone can host lectures, business forums, and concerts in a virtual space. The p

November 28, 2023

STX partners with Mongolian investor SG Group to co-develop high-value resources and rare metal businesses

SEOUL -- STX, a Seoul-based trading company, has partnered with SG Group, a Mongolian investment company, to jointly develop high-value resources and rare metals businesses in a bid to create stable supply channels for materials that are crucial for the production of batteries and semiconductors. Mongolia is rich in various mineral resources including lithium, tungsten, copper, gold, and iron. The country has some 16 percent of the world's rare earth materials that are require

November 28, 2023