Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said Thursday it has received 1.56 trillion won ($1.29 billion) worth of ship orders in Europe and Latin America. Korea Shipbuilding obtained orders to build three liquefied natural gas carriers by 2025 for a European shipper and to build six container ships by 2024 for a Latin American shipper, the company said in a statement. Hyundai Heavy ...

KT Corp., a South Korean major wireless carrier, said Thursday it has signed a pact with a leading Turkish telecom operator for cooperation in 5G and artificial intelligence services. At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022 in Barcelona, the South Korean operator signed a memorandum of understanding with Turk Telekom to expand cooperation in robots, smart cities and self-driving cars based on 5G...

CHANGSHA, China , March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The highly anticipated documentary CHINA , returning for a second season showcasing East Asian aesthetics and continuing the exploration of China's legacy across the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, premiered globally on Mango TV and Hunan TV on February 28, 2022 . The documentary's cinematography draws inspiration from Chines...

PFAFF® creative icon™ 2 Ushers in the Newest and Highest Tech-Focused Era of Sewing NASHVILLE, Tenn. , March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine verbally commanding a sewing machine and watching it respond in real-time. Or picture a machine that could predict, learn, and perform according to the user's specific way of sewing. The PFAFF ® creative icon™ 2, available after March 22, 2022 , is ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has planted memorial trees with key ruling party officials in Pyongyang to mark his country's tree-planting day, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday. On Wednesday, Kim attended the event with participants of the recently concluded Conference of Secretaries of Primary Committees of the Workers' Party of Korea, where they reviewed progress in key party tasks and p...

South Korea and Mexico have agreed to resume negotiations to forge a bilateral free trade agreement 14 years after their suspension, Seoul's trade ministry said Thursday. The two nations began talks on a strategic economic complementary agreement in 2006, but the negotiations have stalled since 2008 amid opposition from businesses in the Latin American country. South Korea's Trade Minister Yeo ...

Nearly seven in 10 South Koreans saw their income fall in the wake of COVID-19, a survey showed Thursday. In the online survey of 2,016 people aged 18 or above by the Korea Institute of Public Administration from Nov. 15-22, 68 percent said their average monthly income was lower in 2021 than in 2019 before the pandemic struck. Only 30 percent said their income rose, while the remaining 2 percen...

The following is part of Seoul Subway Stories, a newly launched Korea Herald series exploring the subway stations and surrounding areas across the city. – Ed. The links between Apgujeong and luxury fashion dates back to the 1980s. Apgujeong Station commenced operation in 1985 on the heels of the rapid property development in Apgujeong-dong and Cheongdam-dong, now the richest neighborhoods in Ga...

Mobile phones, cars and other consumer goods are not subject to the United States' sweeping restrictions on exports to Russia, South Korea's trade ministry said Thursday. Last week, the US government announced the Foreign Direct Product Rule (FDPR) for "all of Russia" as part of its export controls to block Russia's access to global high-tech products and other major items, such as semiconductor...

President Moon Jae-in will preside over a National Security Council meeting Thursday to discuss long-term security threats, Cheong Wa Dae said, amid expectations the session would focus on the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Thursday's meeting was aimed at discussing security challenges between 2021 and 2030, but Russian attacks in Ukraine and their geopolitical ramifications are like...

UNITED NATIONS -- The UN General Assembly voted at an emergency session Wednesday to demand an immediate halt to Moscow's attack on Ukraine and the withdrawal of all Russian troops, with sustained applause breaking out after a formidable show of support among the 193 member nations against the invasion. The vote on the "Aggression against Ukraine" resolution was 141-5, with 35 abstentions. It ca...

Ko Seon-do, 23, office worker Ko works at a manufacturing company. Q: The press conference last month made headlines. How did you feel? A: I knew the stereotyping of young men as a new voting bloc has become a hot potato but didn’t expect to see 30 media outlets present. On one had it was successful but on the other it was bittersweet in that this is something feminist women have talked about ...

The proportion of US adults identifying as LGBT has increased to a high of 7.1 percent, double the figure from 2012 when Gallup first started measuring it, reflecting a generational shift, the polling firm said. Gallup asks Americans whether they personally identified as straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual, as part of the demographic information i...

1) 단어+예문 10개 2) 파트 5 3문제 1. We are writing to ------- your reservation at the Annual Engineers and Architects Conference to be held at the Regent Hotel on September 3 and 4. (A) confirm (B) endorse (C) advocate (D) concern 해석 -- 9월 3~4일에 Regent 호텔에서 열리는 연례 공학자 및 건축가 협의회에 대한 귀하의 예약을 확정하고자 편지를 드립니다. 해설 -- 동사 어휘 문제 ‘귀하의 예약을 확정하고자 편지를 드립니다’라는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘확정하다’라는 뜻의 동사 (A) confirm이 정답이다. 참...

Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong has been cleared of allegations that he evaded taxes through the establishment of a paper company in the British Virgin Islands, according to police Thursday. The financial crime unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said it decided not to file tax evasion and other charges against the Samsung Electronics Co. vice chairman in a case launched after the Youth...