Child care is still heavily dependent on women as they take up a larger share of the work compared to men on both weekdays and weekends, despite the growing belief that both genders should participate equally, a survey showed. The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education released the results of a survey carried out in May last year on 1,228 parents of toddlers or elementary school students. S...

Nurturing individuals who are not only competitive but also collaborative is the end goal, according to Schreider. Schreider said the school aims “to foster future leaders that derive better solutions to the world’s real problems collaboratively, and shape a better world together.” At Branksome Hall Asia, students themselves have also developed their own motto -- “I Shine When You Shine” -- to h...

South Korean stocks fell to a fresh 19-month low Tuesday to extend their losing streak to a sixth day as investors were wary of a larger-than-expected interest rate hike in the US and a global economic recession. The local currency continued to slide against the US dollar. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 11.54 points, or 0.46 percent, to close at 2,492.97 after falling to as l...

The South Korean government is expected to shorten the country’s COVID-19 quarantine mandate to five days, according to health officials on Tuesday. A government task force has reportedly been discussing the possibility of lifting the mandatory quarantine, but some experts from the group currently see lifting the mandatory quarantine as still risky. At the moment, it is more likely that the gove...

PARIS , June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One year after the presentation of the first Hopium Machina rolling prototype, the French manufacturer of high-end hydrogen-powered sedans, reveals today its concept car, Hopium Machina Vision, and offers for the first time an immersion inside the cabin. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: https://www.multivu.com/players/uk/9058251-hopium-...

Cryptocurrency prices displayed at a Bithumb customer service center in Seoul on Wednesday shows bitcoin‘s price dropping below 30 million won ($23,335) for the first time in 1 1/2 years.

Monday marked K-pop sensation BTS‘ ninth anniversary. And in celebration of the date, the septet took themselves to the stage to celebrate the release of its new anthology album, “Proof, ”and showcase live performances of its new songs. The free-to-view live session was held online and streamed via the band’s official YouTube channel. As the clock struck 9 p.m., more than 2 million Army members...

South Korea’s Navy will join a Pacific Dragon multilateral ballistic missile defense exercise and separately conduct a live-fire drill to test the ability and performance of surface-to-air missile interceptors. The two separate military drills will be staged during the US-led biennial Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, exercise, multiple South Korean military officials, who wished to remain anonymou...

The launch of homegrown rocket Nuri will be delayed by one day to Thursday due to windy weather at the launch site, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Tuesday, a day before the space rocket was to be launched. It is the second space rocket to be launched after the first blastoff last October failed to put a dummy satellite into orbit. Due to the bad weather, the government and state-run Korea...

SAN DIEGO -- Samsung Biologics CEO John Rim said Monday the US states of California, North Carolina, Washington and Texas are the strongest candidates the South Korean contract manufacturing organization is considering for its first overseas production facility. Pointing out that some of the US’ major bio clusters are located in those four states, the CEO added that the CMO giant has not made an...

President Yoon Suk-yeol pledged Tuesday to make all-out efforts to curb soaring inflation by resolving issues on the “supply side.” “The administration plans to take all possible steps to resolve issues on the supply side as the inflationary pressure is stemming from the supply side,” Yoon told reporters as he arrived at the presidential office. Tuesday’s vow follows Yoon’s orders to officials ...

The esports experience center, which will mark the world’s first gaming lounge in an airport’s duty-free zone, is set to open in October. By Lee Si-jin ( sj_lee@heraldcorp.com )

BERLIN , June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Plintron has won the MVNE of the year award at the MVNO Awards held during the MVNO World Congress 2022, Berlin . This award is given to an MVNE/A that has successfully partnered with multiple MVNOs and MNOs, and fostered commercially beneficial partnerships and propositions for all parties. The award judging criteria was cost of the Solution, Reliabili...

South Korea's military reported 782 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 169,772, the defense ministry said. The new cases included 655 from the Army, 67 from the Air Force and 36 from the Navy. There were also 14 cases from units under the direct control of the ministry, nine from the Marine Corps and one from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Cu...

SAN DIEGO -- South Korea became one of the countries with the largest number of companies taking part in this year’s BIO International Convention, showing how Asia’s fourth-largest economy has become a rising player in the global biotechnology industry. According to a biotech industry official participating in the convention in San Diego, over 3,200 companies from across the globe signed up to a...