Presidential candidates Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and Kim Dong-yeon, a nominee of the New Wave, on Tuesday agreed to form a “policy alliance” to vie against the opposition blocs in the presidential race. Lee met with Kim, who served as the finance minister under the incumbent Moon Jae-in administration, and both agreed to together pursue reforms in the electoral and p...

BARCELONA, Spain , March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022, Huawei commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a study about the autonomous driving network thought leadership paper — "Building Leading Digital Business Competitiveness with A Highly Autonomous Driven Data Center Network (DCN)". The paper discusses how enterprise data centers are transforming to...

Hyundai Motor has shut down its manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday for five days, citing a semiconductor shortage, the company's headquarters in Seoul confirmed. “The plant will be shut down temporarily due to supply disruption caused by a semiconductor shortage,“ an industry official said. "The decision has nothing to do with Russia and Ukraine.” According to local repor...

Inspired by Los Angeles and Hollywood -– a neighborhood centrally located within the city -- her works have the nostalgic atmosphere of Los Angeles. In an interview with global video channel Nowness in 2019, the artist said: “I love shooting in Los Angeles. It is like a blank canvas and it needs artists. The city needs to be molded. People come here to find their own identity and they can make th...

Leading the two-song package is the poppy “O.O.” NMIXX said the lead track opens with strong trap-based beats and swerves to Brazilian funk and teen pop-rock. Jiwoo described side track “Tank” as “a song that shows NMIXX’s confidence and how we are ready to go against the world by telling our stories, which is why we likened our energy and confidence to a tank.” When asked how they felt when th...

Mongolia lowered COVID-19 restrictions level from Orange to Yellow, the embassy said in a press statement Wednesday. According to the Mongolian Embassy, 92 percent of the country’s total adult population are fully vaccinated and 52 percent of target group of citizens have received third shots. The embassy said 90,000 citizens had got fourth shots so far, and the Cabinet made the decision to eas...

British Ambassador to Korea Colin Crooks spoke to business leaders at the Business Roundtable Discussion on Diversity and Inclusion in Seoul Friday. The event was co-hosted by the British Embassy and the British Council, in partnership with the British Chamber of Commerce Korea and United Nations Global Compact. Business leaders discussed the value of diversity and inclusion in business. Cro...

A landmark UN report warned on Monday that time had nearly run out to ensure a "liveable future" for all, detailing a horrifying "atlas of human suffering" and warning that far worse was to come. Species extinction, ecosystem collapse, insect-borne disease, deadly heatwaves and megastorms, water shortages, reduced crop yields -- all are measurably worse due to rising temperatures, the Intergover...

SHENZHEN, China , March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, today has released a series of new 5G products and solutions at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain . The new products and solutions showcase ZTE's great commitment to build...

"Amrop and JM Search can now say their coverage, scale and depth of expertise rivals the largest corporate executive search firms in the world." Annika Farin , Amrop Chairperson HAMBURG, Germany and NEW YORK , March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In February 2021 , global search company Amrop and USA -based firm JM Search formed an exclusive strategic alliance allowing both companies to ...

Posco Group will invest 5 trillion won ($4.1 billion) in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, one of the steel giant’s two production bases, for the next three years, according to industry sources Tuesday. This year alone, an estimated 1.7 trillion won will be invested to beef up production of eco-friendly high-strength steels like electrical steels for cars, as well as to expand overall production...

Kia announced Tuesday that its first dedicated electric vehicle EV6 has become the first South Korean car to be named the Car of the Year in the European Car of the Year awards. EV6 took the throne, beating out over 60 models launched in 2021 listed as candidates for the 2022 Car of the Year. Among the top seven finalists were Hyundai Ioniq 5, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Skoda Enyaq iV, Cupra Born, Re...

SHENZHEN, China , March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, today announced that its 5G FWA & MBB series has reached the million-shipment milestone globally and officially unveiled the 4 th Gen of ZTE 5G FWA & MBB family at the Mobile World Co...

Though some are welcoming her small screen comeback, many netizens are questioning the actor’s sincerity, claiming that the official statement and Seo’s apology were timed to be released together with the start of the PR blitz for the new series. The 16-part series “Eve” will air this year, but a fixed release date has yet to be announced. By Lee Si-jin ( sj_lee@heraldcorp.com )