Game publisher Nexon to adopt Samsung's video processing technology for third-person shooter game

SEOUL -- Major South Korean game publisher Nexon has become the world's first game publisher to adopt Samsung's "HDR10+," a video processing technology standard that can provide accurate and vibrant colors in real-time. The technology will be used for the game publisher's "The First Descendant," a third-person shooter game that incorporates role-playing features. While the previous HDR video technology processes images on the basis of a whole volume, HDR

August 21, 2023

S. Korea and US launch 11-day annual joint military exercise 'Ulchi Freedom Shield'

SEOUL -- South Korea and the United States have launched an 11-day annual joint military exercise called "UFS - Ulchi Freedom Shield" designed to fortify the combined defense posture and alliance response capabilities through various scenarios that simulate real war situations. According to the South Korean government on August 21, this year's war scenarios have gone through significant changes to focus on the joint field training exercise (FTX) that simulate upgraded N

August 21, 2023

SK On joins cathode plant construction project in Quebec with Ford and EcoPro BM

SEOUL -- SK On, the battery-making unit of South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group, will build a cathode plant in Canada with its American partner, Ford, and EcoPro BM, a South Korean producer of core materials for secondary batteries. About $1.2 billion will be injected to build the factory set to start its operation in the first half of 2026. Along with anodes, cathodes are electrodes used to help the conduction of electricity through electrolyte materials. Cathode mate

August 18, 2023

Baby Shark creator to provide content for Indonesia's state TV network RTV

SEOUL -- The Pinkfong Company, famous for its children's YouTube mega-hit song "Baby Shark, has partnered with the operator of RTV, a major television network in Indonesia, to provide various movies and TV series. A total of 65 episodes will be broadcast in the Southeast Asian country with the world's fourth-largest population. Data released by Pinkfong showed that RTV has more than 90 percent of viewers across Indonesia. As of August 2023, the country had some 277 million

August 18, 2023

Presidential jet carrying President Yoon Suk-yeol lands on U.S. Air Force base for trilateral summit

SEOUL -- South Korea's presidential jet carrying President Yoon Suk-yeol has landed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland near Washington D.C. on August 17 (local time). The South Korean president will meet United States President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a trilateral summit meeting on August 18. On the day of the South Korea-U.S.-Japan trilateral summit, President Yoon will move to Camp David, the official retreat for U.S. presidents, with his count

August 18, 2023

S. Korea unveils roadmap to attract 300,000 international students by 2027

SEOUL -- South Korea aims to increase the number of international students to 300,000 by 2027 from about 167,000 in 2022. The country will work with universities, private companies, and local governments, to attract foreign students. Various projects will be carried out such as offering hands-on career training programs and Korean-language classes. Under a project titled "Study Korea 300K Project," the Ministry of Education would secure 300,000 foreign students by 2027. T

August 17, 2023

[OPINION] Some promising events regarding Iran

KENOSHA -- On August 10, Iran released four Americans held in a notorious Tehran prison. They joined a fifth in less restrictive house arrest, with the understanding all will le

August 17, 2023

Busan port operator to build S. Korea's first swing bridge by 2026

SEOUL -- South Korea's main maritime gateway in the southern port city of Busan will create the country's first swing bridge in its northern port area by 2026. A part of the 171-meter-(561-foot)-long bridge would swing to open a bridge span between support columns when yachts and ships approach and one side of the bridge will move in the horizontal direction. The Busan Port Authority (BPA) said the swing bridge that connects a park with a maritime recreation center will be buil

August 17, 2023

Hyundai's ultra-fast EV charging service 'E-pit' installed in southeastern industrial city

SEOUL -- "E-pit," an electric vehicle charging service platform created by South Korea's Hyundai auto group, was installed at a public parking lot in the southeastern industrial city of Ulsan. Unlike normal chargers take about 40 minutes to charge 80 percent of electric cars' battery, E-pit can charge 80 percent of the battery in just 18 minutes. South Korea had 205,205 EV chargers across the country with some 390,000 registered EVs as of January 2023. Currently, more

August 17, 2023

President Yoon to visit Maryland for summit meeting with US and Japan

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will depart Seoul on August 17 to attend the South Korea-U.S.-Japan summit meeting scheduled to be held at Camp David, the official United States presidential retreat near Washington, D.C., on August 18. Yoon will depart in the afternoon from Seoul Airport on a presidential jet for his trip to the U.S. and First Lady Kim Geon-hee will not accompany the president. Yoon's father passed away on August 15 and the president will complete

August 17, 2023