WASHINGTON -- South Korea's incoming administration will expand the country's diplomatic efforts based on a stronger US-South Korea alliance, President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said in an interview published Thursday. Yoon also said he will seek to improve ties with Japan, calling current Seoul-Tokyo relations "the Achilles' heel" of trilateral cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the US. "The...

SEOUL, South Korea , April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the 4th '2022 Korea Representative Brand' hosted by the BrandStars Selection Committee, the best brands by industry were presented to major Asia media. Brandstars Announces ‘2022 Korea Representative Brand’ By industry, Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Z Flip 3 (smartphone), Hyundai Motor's Genesis (car), Kia EV6 (electric car), LG Elec...

In the afternoon, part of the building compound turns into a live music bar, featuring young indie musicians. The bar serves fresh baked pizza and various small bites that go along with a glass of draft beer or wine. A “Meet With the Artists” event will be held on Saturday at 4 p.m., and the three artists will come onstage to talk about their works that are on display. The exhibition at Artfiel...

Lotus Lantern Festival The Lotus Lantern Festival, known as Yeon Deung Hoe, is set to start on April 29 and run through May 1 at various places in Seoul, including the streets of Jongno, along the stream Cheonggyecheon and at temples Bongeunsa and Jogyesa. The lighting of the lanterns conveys wishes for peace and happiness. Various programs are offered during the three-day festival free of cha...

JW Marriott Hotel Seoul presents ‘Teppanyaki Gala Dinner’ Tamayura, the Japanese restaurant at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, presents a teppanyaki gala dinner in collaboration with luxury French Champagne brand Dom Perignon. The highlight of the eight-course menu is the beef tenderloin, a cut of Woorungchan hanwoo grilled on an iron griddle. The dinner is accompanied by Dom Perignon Brut 2012, Dom ...

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (US) Opened April 13 Fantasy Directed by David Yates In the 1930s, professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) finds out the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) is gaining power. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker...

The gruesome scenes left behind after Russia’s withdrawal from Bucha, where Ukraine accuses Russian troops of torturing and slaughtering civilians, have intensified pressure on the West to provide more offensive weapons to Ukraine and for Europe to ban Russian energy imports. But beyond the legitimate question of Europe’s willingness to pay such a high price on Ukraine’s behalf lies the stark rea...

Hardware-aware software drives maximum hardware performance, speeds time-to-market and an improved ecological footprint. AUSTIN, Texas , April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the OCP Foundation, the nonprofit organization bringing hyperscale innovations to all, announced a new hardware-software co-design strategy that is exemplified by recent contributions to the OCP by Microsoft and Intel ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. , April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States , announced its commitment to donate another 300,000 pounds of food to Catholic Charities of New York / Feeding Our Neighbors. His Eminence Cardinal Dolan helped to distribute bags filled with Goya products and supplies to families in need at St. Jerome's HANDS Commun...

“Save Ukraine - #StopWar,” a charity concert aimed at supporting Ukraine will air in South Korea on Sunday, TRA Media, which previously aired several Ukrainian dramas in South Korea, said on Thursday. The concert, which was origianlly aired by TVP, a Polish state-run TV channel, on March 28 in more than 20 countries, will be shown on TVAsia Plus Channel, after the channel operator TRA Media acce...

Directed by Award-Winning Director and Music Producer Maceo Frost, The Short Film Showcases Global Talents from The Music, Photography and Fashion Worlds COGNAC, France , April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hennessy, one of the world's best-selling cognac and first ever global Spirit Partner of the NBA, is pleased to announce the launch of its new campaign Game Never Stops , as the two continue...

Monsta X will hold a comeback showcase to roll out its 11th EP on April 26 and the event will be broadcast live exclusively through global fandom platform Universe, according to the company on Thursday. The band will perform “Love,” main track from the EP titled “Shape of Love,” for the first time. The song was produced by Jooheon. The EP was originally scheduled to be released on April 1...