The combined first-quarter sales of major firms in South Korea surpassed the 700 trillion-won ($545 billion) mark for the first time on strong performances by chips, electronics, petrochemicals and auto manufacturers, a corporate tracker said Tuesday. The total top line of 344 out of South Korea's top 500 companies by sales came to 791.5 trillion won in the January-March period, up 19.6 percent ...

Started by Shipon, 24, living in Dhaka, Bangladesh, their YouTube channel focuses more on introducing Korean historical events or cultures to both Korean and non-Korean viewers. A video uploaded on Oct. 9, 2021, features seven Bangladeshi men and five boys saying “Happy Hangeul Day” in unison to celebrate the annual national holiday commemorating the invention and proclamation of the Korean alph...

CHENNAI, India , May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yanmar Engine Manufacturing India Pvt Ltd (YEMI), a leading Japanese engine manufacturer based in Tamil Nadu, India , has signed a binding, long-term agreement with TotalEnergies to provide a 1 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system to its industrial engine production facility in India . This system will power about 30% of the facility's energy wit...

WASHINGTON -- The US-proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) will help further enhance the country's economic relations with countries in the region, a White House spokesperson said Monday. Karine Jean-Pierre also said the new economic framework will promote investment in green economy, which she said in turn will help level the playing field for workers and businesses here at home and i...

North Korea reported six additional deaths Tuesday amid a surge in suspected COVID-19 cases, as it deployed its military to supply medicine to pharmacies in Pyongyang. According to the information of the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters, over 269,510 people showed symptoms of fever and six deaths were reported as of 6 p.m. Monday, raising the total number of fatalities to 56 amid...

WASHINGTON -- North Korea is dispatching thousands of skilled IT workers overseas to seek employment while posing as US-based or non-North Korean nationals, the US Department of Treasury said Monday. The revenue raised from such illicit employment may be funneled into North Korea's weapons of mass destruction programs, the department said in the advisory jointly issued by the state department an...

Before leaving the exhibition, visitors may encounter a 140-centimeter-tall sculpture of Jesus, spreading out his hands as if he is on the cross. The sculpture, which was created with Kwon’s lacquer techniques, is known as the largest work by the artist. It was created at the request of a minister from a church near Kwon’s atelier in Seoul. However, the work ended up being stored at Kwon’s atelie...

AI STUDIOS gained 30K subscribers and 500K visitors in only nine months. The application of AI Humans and AI video synthesis are diverse Industry leaders are quick to adopt technology for DeepBrain AI SAN MATEO, Calif. , May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepBrain AI, an innovator of the commercialized AI-generated Virtual Humans, announces that the AI STUDIOS video synthesis platform has ov...

Over the last two decades, Mike Madrid has battled Democrats, Republicans, Donald Trump and a pesky family of squirrels that assumed residence in the eave of his Midtown Sacramento home. His latest mission is taking on Vladimir Putin and the substructure of lies and misinformation the Russian leader built to support the invasion and attempted takeover of Ukraine. “This is a war of the digital a...

The organizing committee of the annual beauty pageant World Miss University said Monday that it would organize a peace group of its senior members. WMU is a Seoul-based beauty pageant started in 1986 to celebrate and promote the United Nations’ recognition of the International Year of Peace. WMU selects representatives who will promote UN-affiliated events and volunteer for peace services. Worl...

TAIPEI , May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GIGABYTE Technology announced a total of four products under its gaming-focused AORUS brand, including a trio of AORUS high-end Z690 motherboards and the AORUS FO48U large-sized gaming monitor, which have been awarded the prestigious iF Design Award 2022 for their excellence in product design. Four the Win! GIGABYTE Wins Big at iF Design Award 2022 The a...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. , May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Lockton, the world's largest privately held global broker, posted record breaking revenue of $2.69 billion in the 2022 fiscal year that ended on April 30 . This represents growth of 27% from prior year and nearly all of it organic. "Our results are the outcome of being comprised of amazing people who are passionate about serving clien...

BEIJING , May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Themed "Together, For A Digital Future", the H3C NAVIGATE 2022 International Business Summit, attended by a number of ICT industry experts, scholars, senior executives and business partners who discussed the opportunities and challenges in the development of the digital economy, came to a successful conclusion on the afternoon of May 16th . At the annu...