South Korea is no longer using Celltrion’s Regkirona, the only COVID-19 antibody drug approved for use in the country, after it was shown to be ineffective against the omicron variant. Omicron now accounts for nearly all new infections here. In a message to reporters Wednesday afternoon, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said it had stopped supplying Regkirona as of Feb. 18, conf...

Two South Korean children's books have won prizes at this year's Bologna Ragazzi Awards, one of the world's largest honors for kids' books and illustrations. "Summer," written and drawn by Suzy Lee, was listed as one of the three Special Mention works in the Fiction category, the organizers of the awards said Wednesday (Korean time) on its website. In the Non-Fiction section, "Father's big hand...

A UN expert on Wednesday called on the next South Korean president to take a “consistent approach” to North Korean human rights issues, pointing to the Moon Jae-in government’s decision to stop co-sponsoring a UN resolution as a bad precedent. Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, underscored that the next So...

The music video for ITZY’s “Mafia In The Morning” surpassed 200 million views on YouTube on Wednesday, according to label JYP Entertainment. It is the band’s fourth video to reach the milestone -- in the wake of “Dalla Dalla,” “Wannabe” and “Icy” -- and its sixth with over 100 million views on the platform. “Mafia In The Morning” is the main track from its fourth EP “Guess Who” which char...

The benchmark Kospi rose Wednesday on stock purchases led by institutions and retail investors, who guarded against a sell-off by foreign investors, as investor appetite appeared affected little by developments in the Russia-Ukraine standoff. The Kospi ended 0.47 percent, or 12.74 points, higher than Tuesday’s closing at 2,719.53, reversing the last two days of drops. The index reached an intrad...

RUKA, Finland , Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The World BioEconomy Forum season 2022 has begun and it will be culminated in the annual conference in Ruka, Finland on 07 - 09 September 2022 . The season will pave the way for the first bioeconomy conference to take place after the Northern Hemisphere summer. This season marks the 5 th edition since its establishment in 2018. The latest ...

South Korea is not considering military support or sending troops over the Ukraine crisis, top officials said Wednesday. “The government is reviewing what we can do by predicting what the situation will be like in the future and looking at how it will affect us,” a Cheong Wa Dae official told reporters amid escalating tensions over the Ukraine-Russia crisis. “We are considering various possibili...

Busan Biennale 2022 will kick off Sept. 3 across Busan with the theme of “We, on the Rising Wave,” exploring the history of the port city located at the southeastern tip of the country. The 65-day biennale will be led by artistic director Kim Hae-ju, a former deputy director of Art Songe Center, who participated in Busan Biennale 2006. The biennale will look into how the country’s second largest...

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province — Four years ago this week, the PyeongChang Winter Olympics came to a grand finale. During the Games, South and North Korea enjoyed a moment of peace, with athletes from either side of the Demilitarized Zone marching together during the opening and closing ceremony. It was here in Gangwon Province that the two Koreas also fielded a unified team for the first time in ...

ATKO planning, a Korea-based sustainable leather manufacturer, said Wednesday it has supplied recycled leather to Hyundai Transys’ future mobility seat concept, which was unveiled at the Lineapelle International Leather Fair held in Milan this month. The Lineapelle leather show is the largest of the kind and lays out the future vision of the automotive industry. This year, the trade show was hel...

SEJONG -- A longer-than-expected standoff between Ukraine and Russia involving a possible war could deal a severe blow to the Korean economy, Vice Finance Minister Lee Eog-weon said Wednesday. During a task force meeting in Seoul, Lee said that particular impacts have yet to be seen in the local market at the current stage, despite the escalating tension between the two countries. “But (worseni...

ZHENGZHOU, China , Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing and award ceremony for the "Shaolin Kung Fu Online Games" was held on Feb.15 at the Shaolin Temple in China's Henan Province . Broadcast live online, the closing ceremony brings together all Shaolin disciples and kung fu enthusiasts across the world to enjoy the atmosphere. Abbot of the Shaolin Temple Shi Yongxin presents an awar...

“Our work is not intended to provide an answer to the issues (of juvenile delinquency) nor speak for one particular side,” the director said. “I believe that young offenders are not the only people who bear responsibility. By highlighting the various social problems that are closely related to juvenile crimes, our series hopes to present balanced opinions with different perspectives.” Though the...

The CEO of language data platform startup Flitto, Simon Lee, also known as Lee Jung-soo, shared his insights on how his company has integrated the metaverse into their everyday work, during an event held by the Corea Image Communication Institute Tuesday. The translation platform’s employees are currently using the beta version of the metaverse platform Metapolis, created by Korean real estate b...

Although the veteran actor’s seasoned performance shines, the plot may seem plain with its straightforward good and evil characters. While the director does not hide his intention of creating a movie that is not provocative and provides comfort to the audience, it may make viewers cringe. “Not only high school students, but people in general are constantly put into situations where they have to...