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...

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases fell below 200,000 Thursday, with health authorities staying on alert over the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant. The country reported 198,803 new coronavirus infections, including 198,749 local cases, raising the total caseload to 3,691,488 according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Daily infections surpassed 200,...

North Korea has canceled the annual Pyongyang marathon due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the third consecutive year, a tour agency has said. The event, also known as the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon, was originally scheduled for April 10 in Pyongyang, but Koryo Tours, a Beijing-based tour agency specializing in North Korea tours, said on its website, "2022's Pyongyang Marathon has off...

South Korean stocks opened steeply higher Thursday, as US Federal Reserve chairman signaled a rate hike within market expectations amid soaring global commodity prices. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) rose 25.41 points, or 0.94 percent, to trade at 2,728.93 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Stocks rose after the overnight Wall Street stock rallies, after Fed Chair Jero...

South Korea's central bank maintained its earlier 2021 economic growth estimate Thursday but slightly increased its estimate for the fourth quarter, citing larger-than-expected exports. South Korea's economy grew 4 percent in 2021 after expanding 1.2 percent in the October-December period, according to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea (BOK). The 2021 growth rate remained unchanged from t...

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum tested positive for COVID-19 in a rapid antigen test, his office said Thursday. He is currently waiting for a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result at his official residence, the office added. Kim reportedly felt symptoms of the novel coronavirus after visiting Daegu on Monday. (Yonhap)

Valued at $902M , OpenSpace continues to see widespread adoption in construction and real estate at over 10,000 jobsites and with more than 7B square feet captured SAN FRANCISCO , March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenSpace , the global leader in 360° jobsite capture and AI-powered analytics, today announced a $102M Series D funding round led by PSP Growth, the venture and growth equity a...

By Son Ji-hyoung Korea Herald Correspondent ( consnow@heraldcorp.com )

The Oxford English Dictionary’s latest update on words of Korean origin is yet another reminder of chronic confusion in the romanization of the Korean language. The world’s most authoritative dictionary of the English language added 26 words of Korean origin, more than doubling the number to 50. It was an unprecedented update load from a single language, acknowledgement of the global penetration...

In a recent survey, 52 percent of French citizens cited their purchasing power as a major concern. Only 29 percent mentioned the environment, putting this issue roughly on a par with the health system (30 percent) and immigration (28 percent). Given this background, it is no surprise that the transition to a climate-neutral economy does not feature prominently in the current French presidential e...