Investigators on Wednesday raided the headquarters of HDC Hyundai Development Co. in connection with a recent accident at its construction site in Gwangju that left one worker dead and five others missing. Officials from the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the National Police Agency conducted a joint raid of the real estate developer's headquarters in central Seoul to search for evidence in...

People in Seoul picked infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, as the most dangerous health hazard they face, followed by fine dust and climate change, a survey showed. Infectious diseases topped the list of dangerous health and environmental factors with 4.21 points on a 5-point scale in an online survey of 1,000 Seoul residents and 321 experts on public health and the environment, according t...

지난 주에 이어 우리 일상의 대화를 좀 더 세련되게 만들 수 있는 표현들을 보겠습니다. 저희 책 『나는 더 영어답게 말하고 싶다 일상회화 편 2』에서 뽑은 표현들입니다. 1 A: Did you reach your fundraising goal? B: No, I hit a dead end after passing 2,000 dollars. A: 모금 목표에 도달했어? B: 아니. 2000 달러를 넘긴 다음에 정체야. SITUATION 막다른 골목에 다다른다고 할 때 평범하게 Police are not making any progress in a missing person's case. 영어답게 Police have hit a dead end in a missing person's ca...

Authorities in Seoul and nearby areas remained on alert Wednesday as the greater capital region was expecting heavy snow throughout the day. The Seoul metropolitan government mobilized about 9,000 workers and 1,200 snow-removing cars and other equipment as a heavy snow alert has been issued across the city as of 9 a.m. More buses and subway trains have also been allocated during commuting hours ...

The 2022 LPGA Tour season will tee off this week in the Sunshine State, with South Korean players looking to bounce back from a relatively down year in 2021. The winners-only Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions will open the new season Thursday at the par-72 Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando. Tour winners from the past two seasons will make up the exclusive 29-player field, a...

The top trade officials of South Korea and the United States on Wednesday agreed to strengthen their strategic partnership to actively respond to supply chain issues, new technologies and other major trade issues, Seoul's industry ministry said. South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo and US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai held a teleconference earlier in the day ahead of Yeo's planned...

Prestigious Annual IoT Breakthrough Awards Program Recognizes Standout Internet of Things Companies and Products SINGAPORE , Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) , the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, announced that its FactoryTalk Edge Gateway solution has been selected as the winner of the "Industrial IoT...

Global streaming service Netflix said Wednesday that more than 25 Korean-language works, including five original films, will be released in 2022, expected to fuel the stellar drive led by the global sensation "Squid Game" last year. "In a bid to continue the successful Korean storytelling, Netflix will release more than 25 Korean contents this year," Netflix said in a statement. "We will provide...

South Korean stocks opened lower Wednesday, tracking an overnight plunge on Wall Street amid heightened expectations of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) declined 19.22 points, or 0.67 percent, to 2,845.02 points in the first 15 minutes of trading. On Tuesday (local time), the Dow Jones industrial average fell 1.51 percent, the S&P 500 w...

The United States takes very seriously the threat posed by North Korea's "improving" missile programs, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said Tuesday. He, however, said the US is still assessing the nature North Korea's recent missile launches, apparently to learn their exact capabilities. "We will continue to take this threat and this improving program of Pyongyang's very, very seriously," h...

South Korea's state pension fund lowered its exposure to large cap and other domestic shares in 2021 in an apparent bid to boost returns and diversify its portfolio, a corporate tracker said Wednesday. The National Pension Service (NPS) held stakes of 5 percent or more in 265 companies listed on the country's major and secondary bourses as of end-2021, down 10 from a year earlier, according to C...

Housing prices are expected to further stabilize due largely to the central bank's rate hikes and the Federal Reserve's push for faster monetary tightening, Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said Wednesday. Hong also voiced concerns that home prices in some regions could show signs of unstable movements due to presidential election candidates' campaign pledges on large-scale development. "Housing pr...

진행: 박준희, Brolley Genster 1. HDC chairman resigns over series of Gwangju accidents 기사 요약: 정몽규 HDC그룹 회장, 잇따른 광주 사고에 현대산업개발 회장 사퇴 [1] Development Company Chairman Chung Mong-gyu stepped down Monday, apologizing for two fatal accidents at the builder‘s construction sites in Gwangju. * step down: 지위에서 물러나다 * fatal : 죽음을 초래하는 * construction site : 공사현장 [2] The HDC chief said the legal peri...

Moonbyul is now turning a new chapter in her career, with the new Mamamoo and also as a solo musician. "I'm very open to new challenges and am easily moved by anything that enthralls me, and for someone with such traits, this job (as a K-pop artist) brings so many new possibilites. I think now I'm able to truly enjoy my job." Just like Moonbyul, her bandmates have embarked on their own journeys...

LAS VEGAS , Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty ONE Group, a modern, purpose-driven lifestyle brand and ONE of the fastest growing franchisors in the world, was named again real estate's only 'Fast & Serious' franchisors, making Franchise Times' exclusive ranking of the top 40 brands who are growing rapidly and strategically while demonstrating impressive staying power. Realty ONE Group ...