The CHA harshly criticized the Seo-gu Incheon Metropolitan City Office for not communicating with the agency and failing to fulfill its duties as a public entity. “This issue was slated to be discussed at an international level and we were preparing for it. It was to have been discussed at the World Heritage Committee meeting at the end of June, but the meeting has been delayed due to the war (i...

Campaigns for the local elections and parliamentary by-elections wrapped up Tuesday, with political parties’ heavyweights focusing on major battlegrounds to draw voters to polling stations on Wednesday. Leadership figures with the ruling People Power Party spent much of their energy rallying support in Gyeonggi Province, where its gubernatorial candidate Kim Eun-hye is seen to be in a tight race...

A 19th century folding screen painting from Korea, “The Joyous Banquet of Guo Ziyi,” owned by the Art Institute of Chicago, is revealed to the press Monday after extensive conservation work. Jung-jae Conservation Center began work on the Joseon period work last August, funded by the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation. Regarded by experts as being on par with royal court paintings, the ...

Feral cats were shot dead at a US air base in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, a tipster told The Korea Herald. Military personnel at the US Air Force’s Kunsan Air Base shot cats with pellet guns as a part of the Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Striking Hazard program, according to the tip from a person who participated in the BASH program firsthand in 2020. “The man in charge at the time openly bragged t...

Four people have been arrested for scamming a total 1.7 billion won ($1.3 million) out of investors who transferred money on a fake cryptocurrency exchange, South Korean police said Tuesday. The four, recently taken into police custody, are suspected of operating the fake crypto exchange that tricked investors into thinking they were actually trading coins and gold. More than 20 investors saw lo...

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LG Chem said Tuesday it has set up a joint venture with Tianjin B&M Science and Technology, a materials subsidiary of Chinese miner Huayou Cobalt, to secure a stable supply of key materials for high-nickel cathodes in its latest push for electric vehicle batteries. Under the deal signed on Monday in Seoul, B&M is securing a 49 percent stake in LG Chem’s existing cathode-making unit in Gumi, Nort...

Local builder Hyundai Engineering & Construction opened a model house for its new Hillstate Yangju Okjeong Patio Foret housing complex on May 13. Customers can tour the model house until June 12 after making a reservation through Hillstate Patio Foret’s official website. A virtual tour is also available. The new building can accommodate up to 809 households in 84-square-meter block houses. Each...

SHENZHEN, China , May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 10 Winner Medical announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 55% stake in Zhejiang Longterm Medical Technology Co., Ltd. for US $108.2 million . Winner Medical believes that the acquisition aligns with the company's strategy to become the industry leader in the advanced wound care market. Winner Medical and Longte...

SINGAPORE , May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Constellar is excited to welcome its communities in person again with a diverse line-up of events in the second half of 2022. As venue manager of the award-winning Singapore EXPO and Asia's partner of choice for event organisation and management, Constellar's recent achievements at the 2022 Singapore Tourism Awards has boosted the team's commitment to...

The rival parties made last-ditch efforts Tuesday to woo undecided voters on the eve of nationwide local elections amid expectations the results will boost or weaken the mandate of the new government of President Yoon Suk-yeol. Up for grabs in Wednesday's elections are 17 metropolitan mayors and provincial governors, 226 lower-level council heads, as well as 779 seats in provincial and metropoli...

The Seoul education office said Tuesday it will open a probe into the shocking discovery of a dead tree frog in a lunch dish provided to students at a high school in the capital the previous day. The incident occurred at the unnamed high school in western Seoul, where students were appalled to find a tree frog carcass in radish kimchi, a popular Korean fermented side dish, served with their lunc...

Tung highlighted the expansion of regional multilateral economic cooperation through collaboration between Korea and Vietnam. “New frameworks such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will bring new trade and investment opportunities between Vietnam and Korea to advance in...

XUZHOU, China , May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XCMG (SHE:000425) has hosted its fourth International Customers Festival (the "Festival") starting from May 20 online, with 16 online sessions and offline venues across five continents livestreaming globally and interacting with the main session set in Xuzhou, China , lasting 10 days to May 30 . XCMG Hosts Fourth International Customers Fest...