Korean Air has introduced a special flight schedule for customers wishing to redeem mileage points for trips to Jeju Island. Mileage users will have preferential booking access for three days: Dec. 28, Dec. 30, and Jan. 1. Reservations open Thursday, and customers can join the event through the airline’s official website or mobile app. The promotion applies exclusively to flights between Gimpo ...

South Korea's exports increased 5.8 percent on-year in the first 20 days of this month, driven primarily by strong global demand for semiconductors and ships, data showed Thursday. Outbound shipments reached $35.6 billion in the Nov. 1-20 period, compared with $33.8 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service. Imports shed 1 percent on-year to $34.8 bill...

...up is on track to report record-high spending for lobbying in the United States this year as the Korean auto conglomerate continues to ramp up its presence and influence in Washington, DC According t...s had the second-highest number of lobbying instants at seven. Supernal, Hyundai Motor’s advanced air mobility subsidiary in the US, in fact, spent $580,000 on lobbying in the first three quarters of...

...y for digital formats, featuring a vertical scrolling layout. Webtoons are immensely popular in Korea, with 4 in 10 adults reading an average of 55 episodes annually, according to a survey by the Korean Publishers Association. Their accessibility has led to webtoon readers comprising 20 percent of daily readers. Webtoons are also a treasure trove of stories that have helped the Korean Wave expand through new mediums. As digital publishing lowers the entry barrier for creators, the South Korean webtoon industry constantly churns out new work, with over 900 titles so far adapted...

...een 9:10 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. A subsequent report from Russia's state news agency TASS said Russian air defence forces had shot down 85 drones and five ballistic missiles launched by Ukraine in the pas...escalatory by the Kremlin. The change comes largely in response to Russia's deployment of North Korean ground troops to supplement its own forces, a development that has caused alarm in Washington an...

...rategy to diversify our portfolio into non-EV sectors, spanning robotics, marine vessels and urban air mobility.” Last week, LG Energy Solution was reported to have signed a long-term contract with E... Jung-woo, a former Google engineer, has attracted investments from SoftBank, LG Electronics and Korean private equity firms, including IMM Asset Management. Since launching the world’s first self-nav...

...fense minister and discussed ways to expand their arms industry cooperation on the ground, sea and air, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said Monday. The meeting between DAPA Minister S...o support the implementation of arms deals for naval vessels and armored vehicles built by South Korean defense firms, as well as potential additional deals. In April, South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyu...

...ency said Monday, with the equipment expected to bolster surveillance of aircraft in the country's air defense identification zone (KADIZ). The new radar system is capable of conducting around-the-cl...ition Program Administration said. The approval comes after DAPA signed an agreement with South Korean defense firm LIG Nex1 in February 2021 to develop the homegrown long-range radar system and cond...

Performances of traditional Korean music and dance will take place later this month in Argentina to reciprocate a tango performance by dancers from the South American nation last year in Korea. The ...nter in Buenos Aires on Nov. 16, 17 and 24. “Noldagasena” is a work that shows the value of the Korean intangible cultural heritage community and the lives of masters nationally recognized for spread...

...tending the APEC summit, Yoon will fly to Rio de Janeiro for the Group of 20 summit. Yoon boarded Air Force One at 11:48 a.m. at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. In attendance were the ...Chief of Staff Chung Jin-suk, among others. Earlier Thursday, Yoon's office announced the South Korean leader would meet US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Lima on F...

...udents were required to arrive at their designated testing sites by 8:10 a.m. to prepare for the Korean language portion of the five-part exam, which began at 8:40 a.m. The CSAT is one of the nation'...is time. All aircraft in flight, excluding those in emergency situations, must also remain in the air at an altitude of 3 kilometers or higher, while military exercises causing excessive noise will b...

...pan's JS Haguro destroyer. The JCS said the exercise will span across an array of areas including air defense, ballistic missile defense, anti-submarine warfare, maritime interdiction and defensive c...launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), that threaten peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and within the region," the JCS said. "The exercise reflects the will to deter and res...

...inal MBTI. More often than not, the distinction between T's and F's carries a heavier weight in Korean society, where knowledge-based, more logically inclined "thinkers" are perceived as lacking empa...a sizable one. According to 2021 data from NERIS Analytics Limited, based on a sample of 70,266 Korean respondents, the ratio of thinking to feeling traits is 3.3 to 6.7. In the United States, an ana...

On Nov. 14, 2024, the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test will be administered in Korea. Approximately 522,000 Korean high school students will take the day-long exam, and their results will deter...paths. It’s a national event where additional police are sent to test sites to direct traffic, and air traffic control limits aircraft takeoff and landing around 1 p.m., so as to not distract students...

...cing its footprint to the global aerospace sector. According to industry sources on Monday, the Korean battery-maker has started developing batteries for the power supply units of SpaceX’s next-gener...company will develop lithium-sulfur batteries for stratospheric unmanned aerial vehicles and urban air mobility by 2027, as part of the next-generation battery lineups,” said Kim Je-young, chief techn...