[COMMEMORATING SACRIFICE] A group of foreign defense attaches in South Korea pose for photo at an event held to honor the sacrifices made by South Korean troops in a fatal inter-Korean naval skirmish in 2002. Brig. Gen. Shamim Islam of the Bangladesh Air Force, head of an association of foreign attaches in Korea, donated 629,000 won ($480) to a scholarship foundation established in 2014, said the South Korean Navy in a press release Wednesday. The donation, made on behalf of the attaches, aims t

Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo (center left) and Korea Expressway Corporation President Ham Jin-gyu (center right) pose with the players of the Gimcheon Korea Express Hi-Pass volleyball team during a donation ceremony held at a gymnasium in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, Tuesday. In celebration of the volleyball team’s victory in the 2022-2023 V League Championship, Hana Bank, the team's sponsor, on Wednesday donated 70 million won ($53,000) to support children suff

An official sorts dollar bundles at a Hana Bank branch in Seoul, Wednesday. As the US dollar weakens, Korea's foreign reserves amounted to $421.45 billion as of end-June, up $470 million from the previous month. The dollar's fall boosted the converted value of holdings denominated in other currencies such as the euro and pound. Financial institutions' foreign currency holdings also went up, the Bank of Korea explained.

The South Korean Air Force on Wednesday shared photos of the Korean relief team heading for its overseas mission in the Canadian province of Quebec, which has been struck with massive wildfires since early June. The photos, all taken Sunday, show the Korea Disaster Relief Team members onboard a KC-330 aircraft headed to the country's capital city Ottawa. The photos also showed relief goods being unloaded at the Ottawa International Airport and members being welcomed by local figures. While

Starbucks Korea said Tuesday that its third drink developed with the Korean Commission for Corporate Partnership and the national cooperative association of cafe owners, named the Okcheon Sweet Pumpkin Latte, will go on sale at 150 cafes owned by small business owners across the nation. The drink is the specialty coffee chain’s third attempt at launching unique beverage recipes using locally sourced ingredients in a bid to ramp up its contribution to the local economy.

Mini has opened the world's first showrooms specifically designed to promote its high-performance brand -- John Cooper Works, or JCW -- in South Korea, the company under BMW said Monday. Located in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Incheon, Daegu and Busan, the four JCW performance showrooms present the entire lineup of JCW vehicles, offering premium services and test drives for customers. The Korean sales of JCW models jumped by 45 percent on-year in 2022, logging the biggest annual sales figure o

Hana Financial Group Chairperson Ham Young-joo (third from left) and employees pose for photos to promote “cool biz” fashion at the group’s headquarters in Seoul on Friday, as part of an energy-saving campaign challenge. Last month, Ham was nominated by Kolon Vice Chairperson Ahn Byung-duk to join the campaign. On the day, he nominated SC Bank Korea CEO Park Jong-bok and Genesis BBQ Chairperson Yoon Hong-geun as the next participants. (Hana Financial Group)

Hana Financial Group Chairperson Ham Young-joo (third from left) and employees pose for photos to promote “cool biz” fashion at the group’s headquarters in Seoul on Friday, as part of an energy-saving campaign challenge. Last month, Ham was nominated by Kolon Vice Chairperson Ahn Byung-duk to join the campaign. On the day, he nominated SC Bank Korea CEO Park Jong-bok and Genesis BBQ Chairperson Yoon Hong-geun as the next participants.

LG Electronics said Sunday it is launching a new self-service kiosk that is more accessible to people with limited vision and other physically handicapped users. The new touch-screen kiosk features a Low Vision mode displaying a clearer screen with larger letters and a Low Position mode which lowers the menu for wheelchair users. The tech giant plans to launch a Voice Assistant mode equipped with tactile keypads for use at local franchise restaurants later this year.

South Korea dispatched an emergency firefighting team to Canada on Sunday to support extinguishing the wildfires raging across the North American nation. The 151 workers from the Korea Disaster Relief Team, consisting of firefighters as well as government agency and medical personnel, are headed to Quebec, where they will work for about one month. The dispatch of the KDRT marks the second mission of its kind this year following its activities in Turkey to provide disaster relief following the ma

LG Electronics employees celebrate the 10th anniversary of its vehicle solutions business at the ceremony held at LG Sciencepark in Seoul on Thursday. The tech giant set up the automotive business unit in 2013 which turned to a profit for the first time in the second quarter of 2022. As of last year, the unit’s accumulated orders have reached 80 trillion won ($60 billion). The company aims to become a leading player in the fields of infotainment solutions, electric vehicle powertrains and

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday held a media tour of its new five-story flagship store, called Samsung Gangnam, in southern Seoul before Thursday’s official opening. Boasting 2,000 square-meter floor space, the facility allows visitors to experience and purchase Samsung’s latest mobile devices and their limited editions as well as join cultural and self-enrichment programs. Calling it “a playground for MZ generation,” Samsung said it will ramp up efforts to better commun

Hana Financial Group Vice Chairman Lee Eun-hyung (second from right) and other company and government officials pose for a photo during a stationery delivery event held at the headquarters of Hana Microfinance in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday. Some 500 sets of stationary were delivered to help students in the city hit by the recent cyclone Mocha.

Diplomats and social media influencers got a sneak preview of Dondeokjeon in the Deoksugung palace, central Seoul, on Monday, ahead of its official opening in September. The Western-style building was used as a royal guesthouse and a venue for diplomatic events during the reign of King Gojong, the last king of Joseon. Michael Reiffenstuel, German ambassador to Korea, Wolfgang Angerholzer, Austrian ambassador to Korea, and Francois Bontemps, Belgian ambassador to Korea, attended the event, along