[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

Poland signs mutual certification deal with S. Korea for military aircraft

SEOUL -- Poland's defense department has signed a mutual airworthiness certification agreement with South Korea's arms procurement agency for military aircraft. Under the agreement, Poland will acknowledge the flight safety of military aircraft verified by the South Korean government, and vice versa. The airworthiness certification is designed to ensure the safety of an aircraft and evaluate the essential criteria for its design, production, and operation. Poland is the fift

January 2, 2024

Opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed in neck during Busan visit

SEOUL -- Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, was hospitalized after he was stabbed in the neck by a man during his visit to the southern port city of Busan. The assailant, who disguised himself as a Democratic Party supporter, approached the 59-year-old leader asking for an autograph. The attacker was apprehended at the scene by police. The Democratic Party leader was visiting the site for a new airport on Gadeok Island southwest of Busan with fellow

January 2, 2024

Pinkfong's animation show 'Bebefinn Playtime' tops Netflix chart in eight countries

SEOUL -- "Bebefinn Playtime," an animation show created by South Korea’s educational entertainment company Pinkfong has garnered popularity mainly in English-speaking countries on Netflix. The animation content topped the over-the-top (OTT) service's daily chart featuring popular children's content in eight countries. Bebefinn Playtime was created in December 2023 as a follow-up to "Bebefinn," a three-dimensional animated series featuring the five

January 2, 2024