A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for forming a criminal organization and distributing marijuana in South Korea through the dark web, a court said Wednesday. The 40-year-old man, surnamed Kim, was found to have created a criminal organization with six accomplices and sold 1,992 grams of marijuana worth about 230 million won ($192,000) from 2017 to April after growing the plant at...

The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's "Kill This Love" has exceeded 1.5 billion views on YouTube, its management agency said Wednesday. The video hit the milestone at about 6 p.m. the previous day, becoming the second video from the group to do so after the 2018 hit song "Ddu-du Ddu-du," according to YG Entertainment. BLACKPINK is now the only K-pop group with more than one music vid...

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum (Yonhap) South Korea for the first time entered five digits in daily new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday, just days after omicron officially replaced delta as the dominant variant here. Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum told a meeting of the government COVID-19 response headquarters that in the latest 24 hours 13,012 cases had been recorded -- marking a stark jump from the pr...

- Cirque du Soleil set to bring some of its top shows and award-winning performances to Saudi Arabia . - The agreement with Cirque du Soleil will further the cultural ecosystem as Saudi Arabia's performing arts sector expands. - Agreement will see the two parties develop a plan to establish a regional Cirque du Soleil training academy and office. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia , Jan. 26, 2022 /PR...

South Korean stocks opened higher Wednesday as investors sought to buy oversold stocks after the recent stock plunge. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) rose 18.01 points, or 0.66 percent, to 2,738.4 in the first 15 minutes of trading. On Tuesday, the key stock index closed at an almost 14-month low amid lingering uncertainties about the ongoing US Federal Reserve meeting. ...

North Korea has decided to upgrade its agricultural ministry to a state commission, according to Pyongyang's media Wednesday, as the country has tapped agricultural development as one of its top policy priorities for the new year amid chronic food shortages. The Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, the North's rubber-stamp legislature, made the decision to better "lead the countr...

South Korea's business sentiment edged up for February but remained below par for the second consecutive month amid high raw material prices and global supply chain disruptions, a poll showed Wednesday. The business survey index (BSI) of the country's top 600 companies by sales came to 99.7 for next month, up 3.2 points from January, the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) said. Yet February ...

South Korea's consumer sentiment improved in January as health authorities' tough antivirus rules mitigated worries over the spread of the coronavirus, the central bank said Wednesday. The composite consumer sentiment index (CCSI) came to 104.4 in January, up 0.6 point from the previous month, according to data from the Bank of Korea. The rise followed a 3.8 point on-month decline tallied in Dec...

WASHINGTON -- The United States remains committed to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula through diplomacy and dialogue, state department press secretary Ned Price said Tuesday. The spokesperson also reiterated that the US harbors no hostile intent toward North Korea. "We have no hostile intent. We harbor no hostile intent towards the DPRK. We are open to dialogue. We're open ...

진행: 홍유, Brolley Genster 1. KBS ‘The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won’ continues to take beating for abusing horse to death 기사 요약: 낙마씬 찍다 고꾸라져 죽은 말…KBS '학대 촬영' 거센 논란 [1] Criticisms over territorial broadcaster KBS1 abusing a horse to film a scene for the 7th episode of the period drama “The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won” is continuing even after the apology statement was released on Thursday. *critic...

It had been months since the president’s last East Room press conference. And his team’s best and brightest understood that, just like sports stars, all-star political communicators can get rusty riding the bench, away from the game’s give-and-take. This time they were determined to leave nothing to chance. Their president was sitting in the center of the Cabinet Room, awaiting his advisers’ tou...

Back when I lived in the US pursuing an advanced degree in the 1970s, Americans frequently exchanged a salutary “Hi!” or “Hello!” when they passed by on the street, even if they were total strangers. Even today, when a baby wakes up in the morning, American parents teach the baby how to greet, by saying “Hi!” with a bright smile. Surely, such warm and friendly greetings, among other things, made ...

New Identity to Reflect the Company's Purpose, Culture, and Expanded Offerings as the Brand Turns 25. GUADALAJARA, Mexico , Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clase Azul , Mexico's first luxury spirits brand and creator of Clase Azul Tequila and Clase Azul Mezcal, has announced its new brand identity: Clase Azul Mexico. Formerly known as Clase Azul Spirits, the change will happen on January 2...

SEOUL, South Korea , Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenlabs , a startup member of Born2Global Centre , has announced that it has raised $140M in a Series C funding round to accelerate its global expansion. Three institutional investors participated in the latest round: BRV Capital Management ; Skylake Incuvest & Co. ; and SK Square . This investment brings the total raised to more...