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 )

KYIV (AFP) -- A huge Russian military convoy was massing on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital Tuesday as fears grew the invading forces were set to launch devastating assaults aimed at taking control of Kyiv and other major cities. Satellite images showed a long build-up of armoured vehicles and artillery starting 29 kilometres (18 miles) north of the city, as Moscow defied mounting global pres...

Boehringer Ingelheim partners with Lifebit Biotech, Ltd. to build a scalable data, analytics, and infrastructure platform This collaboration aims at capturing translational disease insights from large external healthcare biobanks and maximizing value of data for drug discovery and precision medicine LONDON , March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The leading research-driven biopharmaceutical company ...

South Korea’s crypto assets market has grown to 55.2 trillion won ($45.9 billion) as of end-2021, with the number of users amounting to nearly 5.58 million, according to a recent study by the nation’s top financial regulator on Tuesday. The Financial Service Commission conducted the study, a first of its kind, based on data compiled from a total of 24 licensed crypto currency exchange operators ...

SEJONG -- The nation’s average exports a day reached an all-time high in February despite deepening market and geopolitical uncertainty, involving high raw materials prices worldwide and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, state data showed Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, South Korea’s average daily exports recorded $2.69 billion last month, up 17.6 percent, compared t...

Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday strongly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying it is shocking that a UN Security Council member carried out such an incursion in direct violation of the UN Charter. Lee of the ruling Democratic Party made the remark during a discussion hosted jointly by the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the French-Korean C...

South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has appointed its first female CEO for an affiliate, under an executive reshuffle carried out in line with the nomination of its new Chairman Ham Young-joo. On Monday, Hana said it had tapped Roe Yu-joung, executive director at its flagship commercial lender Hana Bank, to lead its fund accounting arm Hana Investors Services. Roe entered Hana Bank in 1992 and cl...

BARCELONA, Spain -- Samsung Electronics will discontinue its phablet Galaxy Note series to make way for the high-end Galaxy S22 Ultra lineup, Samsung’s mobile business head said Monday. “The Ultra line for S series will fill in the Galaxy Note lineup every year from now on,” Roh Tae-moon, president and head of Mobile eXperience business at Samsung Electronics, told reporters at MWC 2022 during h...

BARCELONA, Spain -- Samsung Electronics CEO Han Jong-hee has hinted at making a comeback to the global extended reality headset market with a new device that works on a metaverse platform, signalling a possible end to the firm’s three-year hiatus from the industry. “(Metaverse-related devices) are now the talk of the town, so we have buckled down to a task to cope with the trend. It won’t take t...

The South Korean vice foreign minister committed to the country’s active participation in the international community‘s concerted efforts to “curb” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while strongly condemning Russian aggression. Second Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-moon on Monday delivered his statement at the UN Conference on Disarmament’s three-day High-Level Segment, which kicked off on the same...

Singing veteran rocker Jeon In-kwon’s “After Love,” Kim Ki-tae won a landslide victory with 2,807.26 points. Although the singer failed to come in first place on the judges’ combined score, he secured the top position by winning viewers’ hearts. “I’m extremely grateful. I want to thank God first, and fans for loving my songs,” Kim Ki-tae said after winning the competition. “I know there are many...

BARCELONA, Spain -- SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang announced at World Mobile Congress 2022 on Monday, local time, that the firm has chosen three new technologies to seek future growths -- metaverse, artificial intelligence chips and quantum cryptography. During a press conference, Ryu pledged to make a foray into those future technologies this year as the company has accumulated enough know-how o...

Bigger price tag for deeper divide Gender conflict has risen as a serious social issue in recent years. According to a survey by Global Research released in June last year, 88.6 percent of 1,000 respondents aged 18 to 39 said the gender divide in the country is at a “serious level.” Seeing that the election is marked with pledges catering to a favored gender, experts and women’s rights activis...

A North Korean propaganda outlet on Tuesday marked the anniversary of a 1919 uprising against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule with calls for loyalty to the leader and strong armed forces. Meari, a propaganda website, said the March 1 Independence Movement gave lessons that such an uprising can succeed only when led by "an outstanding leader" and that armed forces are the only way to deal with arme...

Multiple Components for Meticulous Finishes with Master Polishing Craftsmanship TOKYO , March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of a new addition to the MR-G series, the flagship line of the G-SHOCK brand of shock-resistant watches. The new MRG-B5000 is the first MR-G timepiece to feature the iconic design of the very first G-SHOCK. MRG-B5000B With...