North Korea will issue commemorative coins to mark the upcoming birth anniversary of its late leader, state media reported Tuesday, in a move to kick up a festive mood for the national holiday. The standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly decided to issue the gold and silver coins in celebration of the 80th birthday of Kim Jong-il, late father of current leader Kim Jong-un, which fall...

A natural earthquake struck near North Korea's nuclear test site again Tuesday, South Korea's weather agency said, marking the fourth quake to hit the region in just five days. The 2.5 magnitude quake struck about 38 kilometers north-northwest of Kilju, North Hamgyong Province, at 6:52 a.m., the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said. "It has been analyzed as a natural earthquake," an a...

Dividend payouts by South Korea's major listed firms fell more than 14 percent in 2021, but seven paid out more than 1 trillion won ($835 million), a corporate tracker said Tuesday. The combined amount of dividends by 53 companies, including top-cap Samsung Electronics Co., stood at 28.55 trillion won for fiscal 2021, down 14.4 percent from a year earlier, according to Leaders Index. The firms ...

Lee Yoo-mi might be one of the luckiest actors in the world because she instantly skyrocketed to global fame for her roles in two highly successful Netflix dramas, "Squid Game" and "All of Us Are Dead." In the sensational survival drama "Squid Game," released in September last year, Lee played Ji-yeong, or Player 240, a young woman who competes for the 45.6 billion won ($38.1 million) in the mys...

BEIJING -- The short track speed skating competition at Beijing 2022 will wrap up Wednesday with two finals: the men's 5,000m relay and the women's 1,500m. South Korean star Choi Min-jeong is the defending champion in the 1,500m. She has won two silver medals so far in Beijing -- in the 1,000m and the 3,000m relay. In the men's relay, South Korea hasn't won gold since 2006 and missed the podium...

South Korea's import prices rose for the first time in three months in January as the costs of bringing in crude and other raw materials became more expensive, central bank data showed Tuesday. The import price index gained 4.1 percent in January from a month earlier, according to the preliminary data from the Bank of Korea. The rise followed 1 percent and 2 percent on-month declines in November...

The latest blow to democracy is the explosion of coups around the world. Weak democratic governments that are failing to deliver are being overthrown. This global phenomenon has been most evident in West Africa. In the past 18 months, coups have occurred in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Chad. Mali has had two in that period, and Niger and Guinea-Bissau have narrowly escaped coup attempts. More coups ...

WASHINGTON , Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arc XP, a leading digital experience platform provider, today revealed the results of a commissioned Total Economic ImpactÔ (TEI) study conducted by Forrester Consulting that examines the business benefits media companies may realize by adopting Arc XP's DXP. The study found that over three years, a composite media organization realized a 114% return ...

Taeyeon was recently named the most popular K-pop female soloist, marking the highest album sales among all female Korean artists according to Gaon chart data of the past decade. “Although it might sound cheesy, I honestly think that it was possible because everyone made their best effort and those efforts made the right synergy. I couldn’t have done it alone. We just discuss, suggest, persuade,...

Two minor natural earthquakes hit near North Korea's nuclear testing site Monday, South Korea's state weather agency said. A 2.3 magnitude tremor occurred about 36 kilometers north-northwest of Kilju, North Hamgyong Province, at 2:33 p.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). At 7:47 p.m., another 2.3 magnitude quake struck about 37 kilometers north of the region, where N...

A total of 14 candidates will run in the March 9 presidential election, the state election commission said Monday as it concluded the two-day candidate registration. The National Election Commission said 11 people registered their names Sunday and three more joined the race Monday. On Sunday, Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Pa...

Trina Storage has successfully commissioned SMS plc's 50MW BESS project in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, UK MUNICH , Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trina Storage , launched in January 2021 as a global energy storage solution provider, today announced that it has successfully completed the supply of their first 50 MW / 56.2 MWh fully integrated grid-scale battery storage system in Burwell, UK fo...

The state labor relations commission decided Monday to stop mediating wage negotiations between management and unionists at Samsung Electronics Co., raising the possibility of a walkout for the first time at the nation's largest conglomerate. The National Labor Relations Commission failed to successfully bring the two parties to an agreement following two arbitration efforts in less than a week....

CHENGDU, China , Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 8 , the business environment improvement conference was held in Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, clarifying that the industry fund of RMB 60 billion will be established this year and that the industrial development "partners" will be gathered in a wide range and professional institutional investors are invited for capit...