The “Garlic Girls” returned Monday to their hometown of Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province, where they received a warm welcome. The members of the South Korean women’s curling team, which won silver at the PyeongChang Olympics, are nicknamed “Garlic Girls,” as all of the athletes, except for Kim Cho-hee, are from Uiseong county, whose specialty is garlic.The North Gyeongsang Province government invited about 300 people, including members of the national curling team and the athletes’ families, f

Spring has finally arrived in Seoul, but an uninvited guest let locals down over the weekend: fine dust. The temperature in Seoul went down to 2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, while daytime high peaked at 12 C in the afternoon. As of 11 a.m. on the day, the fine dust level in Seoul remained “bad,” recording 87 milligrams per cubic meter. Clear skies are expected to be seen after 3 p.m. after wind blows away the fine particulate matter. Temperatures are to warm up Monday, with highs ranging from 11 t

With the opening of 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Games just a day away, the city is busy making final preparations for the event. The torch for the games arrived in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Thursday afternoon, on a route that even took a brief trip above the sea via the Aranabi zip-line that connects Amnok and Namhangjin beaches. The torch for the PyeongChang Paralympics arrives in Gangneung via the Aranabi zip-line on Thursday.Athletes from North Korea, China and Uzbekistan made their offici

On Wednesday, the day before International Women’s Day, protesters gathered in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul with 30 photos of ordinary women’s faces merged with the image of the comfort woman statue. The images were called “Uncomfort Women.”The 30 photos represented the number of the remaining 30 comfort women in Korea. The rest have passed away due to age.“This is a campaign to let the world know that these women are here, the women who were called comfort women but were driven to the

DYSON V10’S ASIA DEBUT -- Dyson’s vice president of floor care and robotics, John Churchill, demonstrates the functions of the new V10 cordless vacuum at the K Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul on Wednesday. Churchill announced that Dyson would no longer be developing corded vacuums, moving completely into the cordless vacuums sphere. On Wednesday, the company revealed the new Dyson Cyclone 10 vacuum and Dyson Pure Cool air purifier for the first time in Asia, following similar events in New Y

TOYOTA SCHOLARSHIP -- Kim Soung-soo (third from right), chairman of Youth For Understanding Korea, a nonprofit student exchange organization, poses with Korean and Japanese students selected for the 2018 exchange program sponsored by Toyota Korea. Also present in the ceremony held in Seoul last week were Keiko Enatsu (fourth from left), national director of YFU Japan, and Nobuyuki Takemura (fifth from left), head of Toyota Korea. (YFU Korea)

GALAXY S9 ON BURJ KHALIFA -- An advertisement for the release of Samsung Electronics‘ latest flagship phone Galaxy S9 is shown on the facade of the Burj Khalifa building in Dubai. The ad was shown five times over two days on March 2 and 3 (local time) on the world’s tallest building, complementing an experience zone where consumers could try out the new features of the Galaxy S9. (Samsung Electronics)

Graduation and school entrance season, which comes around in March in Korea, has arrived. The record-breaking cold temperatures are slowly fading away as spring creeps up.Along with the change in seasons, people are flocking to the flower market in Yangjae-dong, southeastern Seoul. The Yangjae Flower Market is the largest in Korea, a hub of some 120 wholesale and retail stores, an auction house and greenhouses that sell all sorts of flowers, succulents and bouquet-making material.Customers can b

Rep. Hong Joon-pyo, chairman of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, was seen jumping in line ahead of President Moon Jae-in while giving out customary handshakes with participants at the March 1 Independence movement ceremony on Thursday.　Hong was photographed at the head of the long line of politicians sharing handshakes. The front of the line is usually reserved for the person with the highest position -- President Moon Jae-in. (Yonhap)Moon, just behind Hong in the line, appeared to have

In contrast to the clear sky in Seoul, Daegwallyeong township is being covered with snow Thursday. Low temperatures will hover around minus 14 degrees Celsius, with peak temperatures of minus 4 C in the county of PyeongChang, Gangwon Province.With the sudden snowfall and subzero temperatures, many people got stuck in traffic, while snow and ice are being cleared from roads. The snowfall is set to let up by Friday, according to the country’s weather agency. Written by Catherine Chung (cec82@heral

(Homeplus)South Korean discount chain Homeplus is holding a large-scale discount shopping event for four weeks from Thursday to celebrate the 21st anniversary of its foundation. Twenty-one items from categories such as food, daily necessities and hygiene products will be offered at discounted prices, the company said. In addition, Homeplus will also hold events for families at each store’s culture center, such as board game competitions and flea markets.(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

British American Tobacco Korea said Tuesday that it successfully hosted the “BAT MAN” talk concert to support the young generation’s challenges in achieving their dreams. The company ran a six-month contest, through which 10 teams made it to the finals. One finalist was awarded 10 million won ($9,300). Gary Tarrant, head of legal and external affairs, said BAT Korea would continue to host such programs to hear more from the young generation and support their endeavors. (BAT Korea)

South Korean discount chain E-mart delivered the mini electric vehicle sold at its stores to its first buyer at its Seongsu branch on Tuesday. The D2 mini electric vehicle sold at E-mart is manufactured by Chinese carmaker Zhidou.  (E-mart)Zhidou’s two-seater electric car can run up to 150 kilometers on a single charge. The D2 is priced at 14.5 million won ($13,480), which was fixed in December after being approved by regulatory authorities as well as local governments’ subsidy program of up to

Jacquemus presented its fall-winter 2018-2019 ready-to-wear collection on Monday at the Petit Palais in Paris. The fall-winter 2018 Paris Fashion Week kicked off Tuesday and is set to run through March 6.Photos by AFP(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

Hours head of the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympics, a figure skating exhibition gala was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Sunday, featuring Korean traditional music and K-pop tunes. Korean skaters including Min Yu-ra, Alexandre Gamelin, Cha Jun-hwan, Choi Da-bin, Kim Kyu-eun and Alex Kam participated in the gala show’s opening performances and Intermissions, while Japan’s “Figure Prince” Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno were also included in the lineup. Yuzuru HanyuPerfoming without the