South Korean cybersecurity service provider SK shieldus Co. withdrew its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) Friday, citing lackluster investor confidence. SK shieldus, the cybersecurity arm of South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom Co., said it had submitted a delisting notice to the Financial Supervisory Service the same day, about a month after reporting an IPO plan in late March. The ...

South Korea's finance ministry vowed Friday to seek preemptive measures, if needed, to tackle market volatility "in an aggressive and swift manner" following the US central bank's half-point rate hike. On Wednesday (US time), the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rates by a half-percentage point to curb the country's worst inflation in about four decades. The increase was the sharpes...

Hollywood blockbuster "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" garnered a 2 1/2-year high of over 1 million moviegoers on Children's Day, data showed Friday. Marvel Studios' latest superhero movie drew 1.06 million viewers on Thursday alone, accounting for 82.5 percent of the day's total ticket sales at local theaters, according to the data from the Korean Film Council. It is the first tim...

Global preferences for city destinations have changed, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. UK-based Euromonitor picked Paris as No. 1 destination for city tours in 2021, based on its new index, comprising six performance pillars, including “tourism policy” and “health and safety.” Previously before the pandemic, Asian cities, such as Hong Kong and Bangkok, placed higher, with rankings based o...

영어를 공부할 때 처음부터 너무 어려운 글이나 단어들을 공부하면 흥미를 잃게 된다. 왕초보 학습자들은 쉬운 단어와 글 90% 어려운 단어와 글 10% 비중으로 공부하면 좋다. 조금 실력이 늘어나면 쉬운 단어와 글 80% 어려운 단어와 글 20% 비중으로, 쉬운 단어와 글 70% 어려운 단어와 글 30% 비중으로 서서히 어려운 단어와 글 학습을 늘려 나가면 된다. 오늘은 토익에서 가장 쉬운 파트1에 출제된 단어들 중에 조금 어려운 단어들을 중심으로 정리해 본다. 단어를 공부할 때 문장을 통해서 익히고 문장을 읽거나 들을 때는 이미지를 상상하면서 공부하면 효과가 높다! 다음 문장들을 사진, 이미지를 상상하면서 공부하면 실용영어의 기초단어들을 자연스럽게 습득하게 된다. 1. The woman is poli...

WASHINGTON -- US President Joe Biden will reaffirm US commitment to the defense of South Korea and Japan when he visits Seoul and Tokyo later this month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday. The spokesperson said Biden will also reaffirm his commitment to providing "extended deterrence" to the US allies. "While he's there in South Korea and Japan, the president will hold bilater...

WASHINGTON/SEOUL -- The US Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the nomination of Philip Goldberg, a career diplomat, as new US ambassador to South Korea. The confirmation came as Seoul and Washington seek to reinforce their alliance for stronger deterrence against North Korea's evolving military threats -- an issue likely to figure prominently in the upcoming summit between President...

WASHINGTON -- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday reaffirmed the US' commitment to help defend South Korea, using the "full range of US military capabilities" including extended deterrence. Austin made the remarks in a phone conversation with South Korea's Defense Minister Suh Wook, according to defense department spokesperson John Kirby. "Secretary Austin reaffirmed the ironclad US c...

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WASHINGTON -- The United States is working closely with its allies and partners to have the UN Security Council (UNSC) send a strong signal to North Korea over its recent missile provocations with a new UNSC resolution, a state department spokesperson said Thursday. Ned Price also highlighted the importance of holding North Korea accountable for its missile launches, which the US has repeatedly ...

South Korean stocks opened steeply lower Friday, as investors fret over an economic downturn after the US Federal Reserve raised the interest rate to tame high inflation. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 34.89 points, or 1.3 percent, to 2,642.68 in the first 15 minutes of trading. The Fed hiked the short-term rate by the widely expected 0.5 percentage point in its policy meeti...

SHANGHAI , May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Montage Technology, a leading data processing and interconnect IC design company, today announced that it has delivered the world's first Compute Express Link™ (CXL™) Memory eXpander Controller (MXC). The device is designed to be used in Add-in Cards (AIC), Backplanes or EDSFF memory modules to enable significant scaling of memory capacity and bandwidth f...

Recent researches have revealed that the long-held images of violence are rooted in the distorted stories conjured by European conquerors, who used historical narratives to justify their invasion of the American continent. In addition to showing the Aztec artifacts, some of the finest sculptural works are reimagined through video materials. A 3D version of the Aztec Sun Stone is on display, and ...

JW Marriott Hotel Seoul presents special dining promotion for families Flavors, a buffet restaurant at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, greets the arrival of May with a special buffet menu dedicated to families. During the month of May, the buffet features seafood, grilled meats, Korean dishes and other cuisines prepared at seven live stations. On Children’s Day, May 5, kids’ favorites including beef ...

Hampyeong Butterfly Festival The Hampyeong Butterfly Festival runs through May 8 in Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province, including Hampyeong Expo Park. The annual festival seeks to provide the opportunity to learn about the Korean nature, including flowers, insects and more. The event seeks to entertain the visitors and tourists with VR and hands-on experiences with butterflies, insects, local ar...