LR: 3 CP: 3 - LG Electronics introduced the new and improved version of its home appliance brand Tuesday to offer "hyperpersonalized" user experiences, raising connectivity and offering new subscription services to make doing household chores easier. Presenting the enhanced plan for the brand UP Appliance 2.0 to expand its...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - The bereaved family of a 23-year-old junior elementary school teacher who took her own life last week released part of her diary indicating that she had struggled with too much work and an unruly student on Tuesday, amid the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. “After going to work...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - The police on Tuesday took a man into custody for threatening to kill Korean women at the site of a recent stabbing spree in Sillim-dong, Seoul. The suspect, known to be male and in his 20s, is facing charges for making threats via a post on the online forum, DCinside, Monday. In the post, the suspect stated his...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - Posco International announced Tuesday that it has inked a production sharing contract with the Indonesian government and its state-run oil company Pertamina Hulu Energi, in a move to secure the share of oil produced from the Bunga gas block located off Indonesia's eastern Java island. The signing event was held at...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - A new bourse operator is looking to shake up the Korean stock market next year, with a launch that would break up Korea Exchange's monopoly for the first time in nearly seven decades. On July 19, the Financial Services Commission granted preliminary approval for the alternative trading system called Nextrade. A...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - From performing at Yonsei University’s Akaraka festival and teaching English on Jeju Island, to making content as a full-time creator, TikTok influencer Max Not Beer has been enjoying a variety of experiences in South Korea. Max -- whose real name is Max Abrams -- moved to Korea last February from the US to...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - The defense ministry on Tuesday established a new bureau for advanced military assets to better pursue government policies in creating a military based on state-of-the-art technologies. The bureau for advanced assets will be tasked with overseeing efforts to introduce combat systems that employ both manned and...
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LR: 3 CP: 3 - South Korean stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday, tracking overnight Wall Street gains, as investors are awaiting quarterly earnings reports by major companies and the rate-setting meeting in the United States. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 2.79 points, or 0.11 percent, to 2,631.32 in the...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - Top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co., leading battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and several other major South Korean companies joined hands with smaller firms to seek ways to maximize the use of artificial intelligence in key industries, the industry ministry said Tuesday. A total of 20 South Korean conglomerates in...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - South Korea will hold a ministerial meeting on veterans affairs this week with 22 countries that supported the country during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's veterans ministry said Tuesday, as Seoul commemorates the 70th anniversary of the signing of the conflict's armistice. The 2023 Ministerial Summit on Veterans...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - South Korea's economy grew at a slightly faster pace in the second quarter of this year than three months earlier despite a slump in exports, central bank data showed Tuesday. The country's real gross domestic product -- a key measure of economic growth -- increased 0.6 percent on-quarter in the April-June period,...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - South Korea reported a net inflow of migrants in 2022, data showed, following the normalization of global travel amid eased concerns over the COVID-19. The number of international migrants, referring to those who stay in and out of South Korea for 90 days or more, reached 1.12 million in 2022, up 26.8 percent from...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - South Korea reported a net inflow of migrants in 2022, data showed, following the normalization of global travel amid eased concerns over the COVID-19. The number of international migrants, referring to those who stay in and out of South Korea for 90 days or more, reached 1.12 million in 2022, up 26.8 percent from...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - The Supreme Court's right-wing majority seems to be declaring war on young people. In recent days alone, the court has halted affirmative action in colleges, derailed student loan debt forgiveness and approved discrimination against LGBTQ+ couples in certain cases. The conservative justices seem hellbent on making...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - Hong Kong is so opposed to Japan’s plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant that it’s banning seafood products -- from four of the country’s landlocked prefectures. That sounds a bit off, yes? Tochigi, Gunma, Nagano and Saitama, which have a combined zero kilometers of coastline between...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - A global upheaval looms as Donald Trump strengthens his candidacy for the next US presidential elections. Ukraine and its European allies need to start considering the prospect that by the end of next year, they could face a US no longer invested in resisting Russia’s aggression. We should also start bracing...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - A global upheaval looms as Donald Trump strengthens his candidacy for the next US presidential elections. Ukraine and its European allies need to start considering the prospect that by the end of next year, they could face a US no longer invested in resisting Russia’s aggression. We should also start bracing...
LR: 3 CP: 3 - NCT Dream’s third full-length album “ISTJ” sold more than 3.65 million copies in the first week of sales, according to label SM Entertainment on Monday. It is a record for the band and the third-highest in K-pop history, only after Stray Kids’ third LP “5-Star” at 4.61 million and Seventeen’s tenth EP...
