PHOTOS: Lawyers protest police probe

SEOUL, June 3 (AJU PRESS) - The Korean Bar Association held a rally in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Jongno, Seoul, on Monday, protesting the police investigation into lawyers who provided legal consultations to the Korean Medical Association. Police have recently summoned and questioned some lawyers who have been serving the doctors’ lobby, which is at odds with President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration over the government's plan to increase medical school enr

June 3, 2024

PHOTOS: Exhibition marks 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty

SEOUL, June 3 (AJU PRESS) - A special exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty is being held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) from April 13 to Aug. 13. The exhibition, based on the history of Sanrio, the creator of Hello Kitty, showcases the birth of Hello Kitty, various concept arts, vintage exhibits and related video materials. Alongside Hello Kitty, other popular characters such as My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll and Pompompurin are also on display.

June 3, 2024

BTS leader RM's another solo album debuts at 5th on Billboard 200

SEOUL, June 3 (AJU PRESS) — RM, the leader of Korean boy band Bangtan Boys, also known as BTS, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with his second solo album, the American music chart said last week. With the latest feat of his album "Right Place, Wrong Person" released late last month, RM became the first K-pop solo artist to have two consecutive top-5 hits on the chart including his first solo album "Indigo" in 2022 which debuted a

June 3, 2024

Hyodol provides AI robots to care for elderly people

SEOUL, June 3 (AJU PRESS) - Korean robot maker Hyodol has provided its artificial intelligence-based robots, designed to care for elderly people, to 1,100 households in the southern province of South Jeolla. The provincial government has adopted its companion robots, also named Hyodol, as part of measures to address the challenges of an aging society, the company said Monday. The robots monitor and communicate with elderly people, reminding them to take medication and go for stro

June 3, 2024

PHOTOS: Inhale the Fragrant Blossoms at 2024 Rose Hour Festa

SEOUL, June 3 (AJU PRESS) - The 2024 Rose Hour Festa is taking place at Rose Plaza in Olympic Park in eastern Seoul from May 18 to June 6. This open-air garden festival offers a wealth of sights and activities. The Rose Plaza, which opened in June 2010, is a relaxing space adorned with 18,500 roses of 165 varieties. The festival is held twice a year, in May and October, featuring various programs and events centered around the fragrant roses.

June 3, 2024

Seocho district in Seoul spearheads reform of large store regulations

SEOUL, June 3 (AJU PRESS) - Seoul's affluent Seocho district is poised to drastically loosen restrictions on the operating hours of large retail markets despite opposition from small vendors, a move that could have repercussions for other local authorities facing growing calls to overhaul the much-disputed regulations. On May 27, the ward office in southern Seoul announced a plan to reduce the night curfew for big-box stores and so-called super-supermarkets within the district

June 3, 2024

About 30% of late middle-aged Koreans fear lonely deaths, survey reveals

SEOUL, June 3 (AJU PRESS) - One in three people born in the 1960s have a fear of dying alone, a recent survey reveals. According to the survey of 980 people in their late middle age, conducted by the Care for All Foundation last month and released on Monday, 30.2 percent harbored a gloomy outlook that they would "die alone." The likelihood of holding this pessimistic view was higher among those with lower incomes. A "lonely death" refers to the situation where

June 3, 2024

S. Korea mulls resuming propaganda broadcasts along border

SEOUL, June 03 (AJU PRESS) - South Korea is considering resuming loudspeaker broadcasts in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) as a countermeasure against North Korea's balloons carrying garbage and feces, the presidential office said on Sunday. A high-ranking official said that Seoul is not ruling out the possibility of resuming psychological warfare using loudspeakers to respond to North Korea's garbage balloons and is preparing for it. "We will come up with a measure soon

June 3, 2024

'Baby Shark' company surpasses 100 billion views on YouTube

SEOUL, June 3 (AJU PRESS) - The Pinkfong Company, creator of the global hit cartoon song "Baby Shark," has garnered over 100 billion cumulative views on YouTube, the Korean entertainment company said Monday. The company has achieved the milestone with over 7,000 pieces of content offered in 25 languages across 244 regions worldwide. Its channels in Korean, English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian have ranked among the top 10 channels on the video-sharing platfor

June 3, 2024

Innospace, UAE Space Agency sign MOU for space business cooperation

SEOUL, June 3 (AJU PRESS) - Korean spaceflight startup Innospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state-run UAE Space Agency to boost cooperation in space-related business ventures. Under the arrangement inked in Seoul on Friday, the two entities will collaborate to select the optimal launch site and work together on constructing a launch facility equipped with the necessary infrastructure for satellite launches, including a launch pad, a launcher assembly facility

June 3, 2024