North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from an ongoing "epidemic" and 296,180 more people with fever symptoms nationwide, three days after it announced a COVID-19 outbreak. The new cases, which occurred between Friday evening and 6 p.m. Saturday, raised the total number of deaths to 42 and that of those who have shown fever symptoms since late April to over 820,620, according to the...

MUNICH , May 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), a global leader of new energy innovative technologies, is in the spotlight with its award-winning all-scenario energy storage solutions at the ees Europe 2022, the largest and most international exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems in Europe , which was held from May 11-13 at Messe M...

It took two years of renovation to turn the hanok bought by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in 2019 into Binkwan. Binkwan has five rooms. Up to six guests can stay together by connecting the two anbang suites. Antiques and works of ceramic art are used to decorate the rooms. On the ground floor, a spacious community lounge, named The Living Room, is open to both guests and residents of the Bu...

Considering there were only 20 households designated to manage Silla ancestral royal tombs in the south, and similarly some 20 gravekeepers for the Northern Yan kingdom (407-436) graves in the west at the time, the sheer number of sumyoin dedicated to the protection of Goguryeo’s royal tombs speaks volumes about the size and the wealth of the Goguryeo empire. Virtually no Roman glassware have be...

"The strong smoky scent from the stove fire that hits the nostrils is what our guests love the most,” the store’s chief manager said. The deep flavor of the broth achieved by boiling and simmering seafood and pork is what sets the jjamppong at Choma apart from the rest. Although it might taste slightly greasy at first, the rich vegetables help to strike a balance.

In a similar context, the RDA formed a partnership in 2020 with the National Fire Agency to offer care farming programs for firefighters, starting with officers stationed in the Daejeon area. A group of 30 officers gardened at a farm by planting herbs and vegetables and making organic air fresheners using flowers. After analyzing the brainwaves of the participating officers, their cortisol conce...

Maeng integrated all traditional Korean music, including music of the Three Kingdoms, into a greater scope of national music. For this, he persuaded Park Yeon, a prominent musician who insisted on using Chinese-style ritual music, to complete a Korean-style ritual music piece in collaboration with him. It shows that he was gentle and delicate in nature and reveals another aspect of him as a cultu...

Society attributes a variety of adjectives to temple food such as healthy, natural and cleaner. Are such words accurate? Ven. Dorim, who teaches at Hyangjeok Segye, a culinary art institute operated by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism, disagrees, saying, “Temple food is not that grand.” Monastics use the same ingredients that Koreans used to eat in leaner times and prepare them in ways to ...

North Korea on Saturday reported 21 additional COVID-19 deaths, with more than 174,400 people nationwide feverish, as its leader Kim Jong-un stated that his country is faced with "great turmoil" due to the spread of the virus. Pyongyang's state media released the updated tally compiled the previous day, after Kim presided over an early-morning politburo meeting to review the nation's "maximum em...

SAN JOSE, Calif. , May 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL CSOT, a leading company in developing technologies and innovations in the display industry, showcased its flagship products and advanced technologies at SID Display Week 2022 in San Jose, California from May 10 to 12, presented by the Society for Information Display (SID). The company was nominated as the Best Large Booth of the 2022 I-Zone...

A Seoul court on Friday selected a local consortium led by chemical-to-steel firm KG Group as the preliminary bidder for SsangYong Motor ahead of the auction beginning later this month to find a new investor for the carmaker. The new auction comes two months after local electric bus maker Edison Motors Co. failed to make a full payment of 304.8 billion won (US$249 million) for the debt-laden Ssa...

BI, formerly of iKON, put out single “BTBT” in advance to the full release of album “Love or Loved Part 1” on Friday. The song sings of an attraction so intense that one cannot even walk straight. It features American rapper Soulja Boy and Korean songstress DeVita. It signals the launch of his global album project “Love or Loved (L.O.L)” that will consist of two EPs. The musician quit...

SHANGHAI , May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Formfty is the largest 3D printing equipment distributor and service provider in Taiwan . Through its partnership with UnionTech, Formfty provides customers with advanced light-curing 3D printing technologies, products and services. UnionTech and Formfty build a thriving 3D printing center in Taiwan By upholding the paramount core principle in its de...

Q1 revenue up 10% QoQ to reach record quarterly high of KRW 451.5 billion Foundation for sales expansion strengthened through '3 Ct' technology commercialization, Allplex™ RV Master Assay approval, increased PCR instrument sales "Seegene to secure future growth by targeting syndromic testing market, expanding U.S. operations, M&A" SEOUL, South Korea , May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seegene ...

President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday appointed three more ministers, including the North Korea policy chief, with his Cabinet formation delayed by the main opposition party's refusal to endorse certain nominees. Yoon appointed Kwon Young-se as unification minister after the National Assembly adopted his confirmation hearing report the previous day. Yoon went ahead with the appointment of Park Bo-g...