KT's learning analysis solution receives certification from US online learning standardization group

SEOUL -- South Korea's major telecom company KT has secured certification from the Advanced Distributed Learning, a United States-based electronic learning standardization group, for its learning analysis solution. Based on various data collected during a student's learning process, KT's solution analyzes study habits and academic performances to find more effective study methods for each student. Such solutions can improve the quality of education services that incorpo

August 29, 2023

S. Korean food industry likely to be affected by increased milk prices

SEOUL -- Seoul Milk, one of South Korea's major dairy product makers, has announced that the company will increase the price of its white milk product by three percent due to increased prices of crude milk, or raw milk produced by cows. Milk prices are affected by various economic variables such as prices of fuel, stock feed, animal medicine, and human labor. According to the consumer price trends released by the national statistics information service, the consumer price index for

August 29, 2023

Hybe reveals final 20 contestants for global girl group audition 'The Debut: Dream Academy'

SEOUL -- The agency of BTS has revealed the final 20 contenders for "The Debut: Dream Academy," a global audition program to launch a new girl band with K-pop features. The 20 members were picked among about 120,000 applicants from all over the world. Starting on September 2, the twelve-week final audition process will be uploaded on YouTube and other social media platforms. Hybe has worked with Geffen Records, a major music label of Universal Music Group (UMG) since 2021 to

August 29, 2023

Generative AI could increase S. Korea's productive capacity by up to $476 mln: study

SEOUL -- Generative AI, a type of artificial intelligence, has the potential to unlock South Korea's productive capacity by up to $476.6 million, equivalent to 29 percent of the country's gross domestic product in 2022, a joint study conducted by the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry, American tech giant Microsoft, and Access Partnership, a London-based technology-focused public policy consultancy, showed. Generative AI is a type of AI that can produce new content, such a

August 29, 2023

S. Koreans seek to visit foreign countries during autumn harvest festival holiday

SEOUL -- South Koreans are racing to book flight tickets to Asian and Southeast Asian countries including Japan, Viet Nam, and Thailand to spend their golden six-day "Chuseok," Korean traditional autumn harvest festival, scheduled for the last week of September. As a result, tickets for some popular routes have already been sold out. Chuseok is the largest traditional festival holiday in Korea where family members gather to celebrate the full moon, based on the lunar calendar

August 29, 2023

S. Korean fighter jet 'FA-50' performs aerial acrobatics in Poland

SEOUL -- South Korean aircraft maker Korea Aerospace Industries has showcased its light fighter jet called "FA-50" at an international airshow in Poland. At the exhibition, hosted by Poland's military property agency, 20 types of fighter jets from European nations including Britain and Germany performed aerial acrobatics in front of more than 200,000 spectators. Without disclosing the number of aircraft, the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said FA-50 took part in the

August 29, 2023

LG Chem to make $94.3 mln investment to increase production of reverse osmosis membranes

SEOUL -- Targeting the water desalination market, LG Chem earmarked 124.6 billion won ($94.3 million) for new investment to expand the production of reverse osmosis membranes at its plant in Cheongju, a city located in the center of South Korea. Without disclosing the current capacity, the conglomerate said that the plant's maximum annual production capacity would be increased by 400,000 membranes by July 2025. With 400,000 membranes, 1.56 billion tons of water can be desalinated annua

August 28, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group records about 1 mln accumulated domestic unit sales of hybrid vehicles

SEOUL -- Hyundai auto group has recorded about one million domestic unit sales of hybrid vehicles since 2009 when the South Korean motor group released its very first liquefied propane gas and gasoline hybrid fuel vehicle designed to attract consumers who wish to purchase fuel-efficient vehicles. Later, the company developed and released lithium-ion battery and gasoline hybrid models. According to data released by Hyundai Motor and its brother company Kia on August 27, a total of 997

August 28, 2023

Korean Zombie announces retirement after UFC fight with top-ranked featherweight fighter Max Holloway

SEOUL -- Jung Chan-sung, a South Korean fighter known by his ring name "The Korean Zombie," announced that he would end his career as a mixed martial artist after the UFC fight against Max Holloway, an American fighter who is ranked first in the featherweight division. At the UFC event held in Singapore on August 26, Holloway defeated the 36-year-old South Korean fighter via knockout at 23 seconds in the third round. "I'm going to stop fighting," Jung said durin

August 28, 2023

Sales of seafood decrease due to fear of Japanese nuclear-contaminated water

SEOUL -- Consumption of seafood in South Korea has decreased for six consecutive quarters since 2022, one year after Japan announced that the country decided to release contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the world's worst nuclear disaster site since the Chornobyl nuclear disaster in 1996, into the Pacific Ocean. Data released by South Korea's state statistical information service on August 27 showed that the monthly average amount of money spent on pur

August 28, 2023