LOS ANGELES , July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iconic American heritage Tennis brand, K-SWISS , is thrilled to announce their sponsored athlete, Cameron Norrie , will advance to the Semi Final round at Wimbledon after beating David Goffin in an exciting 5 set match. The #1 ranked British player, who is currently ranked #12 ATP seeks to continue his best run ever at a Grand Slam title. Nor...

Users can now custody, trade, exchange and participate in 'Flexible Staking' and 'Fixed Income' investment products with Toncoin SINGAPORE , July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Matrixport, one of the world's largest digital assets financial services ecosystem, has announced support for The Open Network (TON) ecosystem across its range of crypto financial services with the listing of Toncoin on the M...

An Byong-jun, a Japan-born football player who has represented North Korea internationally, has joined a top-tier South Korean club after spending the past three-plus seasons in the second division. Suwon Samsung Bluewings of the K League 1 announced Wednesday they have signed An to an 18-month contract, with an option for an additional term, plucking him from Busan IPark in the K League 2. Suw...

The number of airport bus passengers in Seoul increased by 2.6 times during the past six months, the city government said Wednesday, as the demand for air travel has spiked after the lifting of almost all COVID-19 social distancing restrictions in April. The number of rides performed by foreign tourist taxis has also rebounded and exceeded 5,000 in only three months after they resumed operations...

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard was given an honorary citizenship of Seoul on Wednesday in recognition of his contribution to friendship between Seoul and Mexico City, officials said. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon presented Ebrard with a certificate of honorary citizenship at a ceremony at City Hall. Ebrard, who has been on a visit to South Korea since Sunday, served as mayor of Mexico City fro...

SEOUL, South Korea , July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearl Abyss announced today that it successfully concluded its "2022 Heidel Ball " on July 2 , the first offline event of its type in two years. The event was also livestreamed on YouTube for global Adventurers. During the event, new content updates were revealed including the new "Drakania" class that is now available on Black Desert Mobi...

Rising South Korean girl group aespa has called for future generations to pay attention to and take action for the sustainable development goals during a speech in a UN forum. The band addressed the 2022 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development held at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday (US time). "The metaverse reflects reality. If our own reality is not sustainable, it wo...

South Korea has captured the No. 1 spot in global shipbuilding orders for the first time in four years on the back of rising demand for high-priced vessels, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and container ships, data showed Wednesday. The country's shipbuilders secured a total of 9.79 million compensated gross tons (CGTs) during the January-June period, accounting for 45.5 percent of ...

SHENZHEN, China , July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Huawei GLOBAL AI CHALLENGE was officially launched recently and opened to online registration, with all full-time students who are formally enrolled at a higher-education institution now eligible to enroll in the competition, and compete for US$210,000 in prize money. The competition is jointly held by the Jiangsu Association of Artific...

The local box office in the upcoming summer peak season will highly likely be a four-way race among Korean blockbusters as theaters are gearing up for a continuous rush of filmgoers. The sci-fi action fantasy "Alienoid" will hit local theaters July 20, opening the largely all-Korean competition for the season. The new film by popular filmmaker Choi Dong-hoon, who has made many smash-hit films, ...

Four South Korean Navy service members have been detained for an investigation into allegations that they assaulted a fellow in a rowdy ceremony celebrating his planned discharge from military service, officials said Wednesday. A total of seven Navy personnel, including the four, are purported to have assaulted the man for around two hours at a unit in Donghae, 279 kilometers east of Seoul, on J...

KT Corp., South Korea's No. 2 mobile carrier, said Wednesday it has invested 30 billion won ($23 million) in Rebellions Inc., a local artificial intelligence (AI) chip startup, to participate in the fast growing field of AI chips. The deal signed Monday marks KT's second strategic investment in the field of AI, following its partnership with Moreh Corp., a South Korean AI infrastructure startup,...

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said Wednesday it has replaced existing contracts for three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with new ones with a higher price tag amid supply chain disruptions. KSOE, a subholding company of global shipping titan Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings, said in a regulatory filing that it has inked a 314.1 billion-won ($240 million) contract wi...

Test your knowledge of Korea with our weekly quiz on the language, culture, history or anything K-related. Answer: (a) Koreans usually eat a bowl of miyeokguk (seaweed soup), typically for breakfast, on their birthday. ------------------- Like in many cultures, Koreans mark special occasions and events by eating and sharing certain foods. They include Lunar New Year and Chuseok – the two big...

Industry Minister Lee Chang-yang has vowed measures to strengthen export competitiveness and maximize nuclear energy in the face of major economic challenges over surging inflation and fuel costs. "We are now facing multiple crises, as high inflation and surging energy prices have given a shock to our economy. As we are highly dependent on imports for our energy needs, we are fully feeling the p...