BEIJING , Feb. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games was held at the National Stadium in Beijing on Friday night. Opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, February 4, 2022. /Xinhua News Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Winter Games open after the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...

President Moon Jae-in on Friday expressed his wish that the Beijing Winter Olympics would become an event that promotes peace and harmony for all mankind through sports. Moon also wished for the strong performance of South Korean national players in a message he posted on social media hours before the opening of the 24th Olympic Winter Games in the Chinese capital. "In the 2018 Pyeongchang Wint...

BEIJING -- The 24th Olympic Winter Games began in Beijing on Friday with an understated ceremony showcasing virtues of the Chinese culture and expressing hope for a reunion of people around the world -- a hope that rings hollow under the cloud of a global pandemic and diplomatic boycotts of the event. The Chinese capital is the first city to host both a Summer and a Winter Games. The National St...

BEIJING -- Canadian figure skating legend Brian Orser has been quite successful as a coach, too, having produced a slew of Olympic and world champions. He knows a potential medalist when he sees one. And he feels his South Korean student, Cha Jun-hwan, may have a shot at surprising some people at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Cha is fresh off winning the men's singles title at the International ...

South Korea's military plans to bolster antivirus measures at boot camps amid a growing number of COVID-19 infections among service members, the defense ministry said Friday. The military reported 298 additional COVID-19 cases Friday, more than doubling from the previous day, raising the total caseload among its domestic personnel to 5,490. Defense Minister Suh Wook held a video-linked meeting ...

Repositioning themselves as a trio will not be easy. But with their long-held chemistry, the unwavering love and support from their global fandom, hopes are high that the members will see another breakout career with Viviz. Meanwhile, all three members had tested positive for the coronavirus and are currently self-isolating. Umji tested positive on Jan. 28, Eunha on Jan. 30 and SinB the followin...

Goldman Sachs expects the Bank of Korea to raise its benchmark rate twice more in the second half of this year to 1.75 percent, and later continue hikes to 2.5 percent, according to a report published by the US bank Friday. “We continue to expect the rate curve to steepen along with gradual monetary policy normalization,” the report said. Korea continues to see elevated inflation but the risk i...

Virtual staff members powered by artificial intelligence have increasingly become a fixture at South Korea’s retail banks. NH NongHyup Bank, one of Korea’s top five commercial banks, has added human elements to its so-called “AI bankers” to connect with Korean customers. According to NH NongHyup Bank, names of the two virtual staff members -- male staff Jeong Eden and female staff Lee RohWoon -...

- MOU with Hashed Ventures on 'Blockchain Startup Searching & Ecosystem Development' - 21.7 million USD investment to search promising blockchain players and seek joint business opportunities … Also acting as an external cooperation partner of SK Group's blockchain business - "Blockchain investment will be encouraged to lead the company's future growth" SEOUL, South Korea , Feb. 4, 2022 /P...

Traveling with a pet has never been easy for Kim Hye-in, a 30-year-old Pomeranian owner. “I hate to confine my dog in a stuffy cabin whenever I take public transport. It suffocates her,” Kim said. Sometimes bus drivers stop her from hopping on board with her fluffy companion. For pet owners like Kim, “pet taxis” are an appealing alternative. From vet pick-ups to pet ambulances, chauffeur servic...

Bringing the Chinese snowboard superstar Zhang Yiwei to the fore as a brand ambassador, Hyundai Motor in January advertised its redesigned fuel cell car Nexo that follows China’s emission standards. The test driving of the Chinese version of Nexo also took place in Beijing’s Daxing hydrogen station, the world’s largest station specially built for fuel cell car operation and hydrogen energy develo...

NiziU amassed 300 million streams on Billboard Japan with “Make You Happy,” according to the publication. The focus track from its pre-debut EP from June 2020 became the 17th song to achieve the feat in the chart’s history. The song, written by JYP Entertainment’s head producer Park Jinyoung, surpassed 100 million streams in its first 15 weeks. The nine-member act became the face of telec...

North Korea might be indirectly supplied with Iranian crude oil through China, the US Congressional Research Service said in a recently published report, without further details. The report identified that North Korea “has not pledged to abide by international sanctions against Iran,” adding Pyongyang has similarly been “subject to significant international sanctions.” The CRS notably pointed t...

The market debut of LG Energy Solution last month was literally a festive event, with investors in and out of the country pouring in an astronomical sum of money to buy new shares of the company eyeing to be the world’s top battery maker. But shareholder rights activists in South Korea say that the mega deal was another case in which a split-off was done intentionally to take the battery subsidi...