Program success further expands with newest Licensees and Licensors HEVC Essential Patent count now exceeds 17,000 BOSTON , Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Access Advance, an independent licensing administrator, today announced the newest 2021 year-end additions to its growing list of Licensors and Licensees in the HEVC Advance Patent Pool. With the additional Licensors, the number of HEVC SE...

But for some conservatives salivating over a chance to slam the ruling camp’s guiding philosophy of diplomacy known as strategic ambiguity, the half-joke was just too spot on. A day after Chung’s post, Yoon Suk-yeol, presidential candidate of the conservative People Power Party, put anchovies and beans in his cart at a branch of the Shinsegae-run Emart supermarket chain in Seoul, a staged stop o...

Chernovtsy underlined the desire to escape from the horrors of war at home as the major cause for the gathering of refugees on the Belarusian-Polish border. Article 33 of the Refugee Convention ratifies that refugees cannot be sent to a place where they may be persecuted. Chernovtsy recalled 1942 when 120,000 Polish people fled to Iran escaping the horrors of the World War II and were accepted ...

The situation in Kazakhstan will soon stabilized without changes to economic policy and the investment climate, said Bakyt Dyussenbayev, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Korea told The Korea Herald in an email interview Sunday. Saying that his country was committed to security and the protection of foreign missions, personnel, property of companies and investors, and to the protection of fundamental h...

The musician said “Selfish” conveyed the need to be more selfish and take care of oneself at times. He added that he wanted to say that sometimes it‘s crucial to put yourself before others. The singer continued, describing that “Bad” is about how he can thrust himself into the darkness for his significant other. The five-track package also comprises “Star,” a song about his love toward his fando...

President Moon Jae-in will visit three countries in the Middle East -- the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt -- on an eight-day trip beginning Jan. 15, according to the presidential office on Monday. Moon will first visit the UAE between Jan. 16-17 at the invitation of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. It is Moon‘s first visit to the country in four years. After th...

South Korea's Defense Minister Suh Wook called Monday for "full attention" to keeping a combined defense posture with the United States as he commented on a recent rise in COVID-19 infections among US Forces Korea (USFK) personnel. Suh made the call during a virtual meeting of top military commanders on anti-virus efforts, voicing concerns over the continued spread of the omicron variant on and ...

A parliamentary committee on Monday approved a bill on lowering the age at which people can join a political party, a move seen as aimed at wooing young voters ahead of the March presidential election. The Legislation and Judiciary Commission passed the revised bill that calls for lowering the age of eligibility for joining political parties to 16 from the current 18. Under the bill, people aged...

The city government aims to show nearly 4,200 sculptures at Hangang Parks through 2024. The project is an extension of the ongoing sculpture exhibitions organized by K-Sculpture that are showcasing some 300 sculptures at Yeouido Hangang Park, Banpo Hangang park and Ttukseom Hangang park. The sculptures will be on display until Jan. 15. The project is estimated to cost some 600 million won ($505,3...

SYDNEY, Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sydney's Cahill Expressway was transformed into a world-class stage for the free, outdoor five-day entertainment and cultural celebration ELEVATE Sydney. ELEVATE Sydney ran from 1-5 January 2022 and featured more than 180 acclaimed Australian artists from 8am in the morning through to 10pm at night. ELEVATE Sydney brought together a diverse mix of Au...

Retail giant Shinsegae Group saw its shares plunge on Monday as a controversial social media post from the group’s heir and Vice Chairman Chung Yong-jin sparked investor jitters. The company’s stocks shed 6.8 percent to close at 233,000 won ($196.23) Monday against the benchmark KOSPI’s 0.95 percent decline. The plunge in stock value comes after Chung made several politically charged remarks in...

In a congratulatory message released after actor Oh Young-soo was announced as the winner in the supporting actor in a series, limited series, or television movie category at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, President Moon Jae-in applauded the actor, saying, “His journey of acting for more than half a century eventually overcame borders and cultural differences, creating great emotional and lingerin...

Girl group fromis_9 will meet its fans through a showcase to mark the release of its fourth EP on Jan. 17, announced agency Pledis Entertainment Monday. The event will be held on site in Seoul but will be broadcast live as well so that fans from around the world can celebrate the new album together. A media showcase to introduce the EP will be held right before the fan event. The nine-member...

LG Energy Solution said Monday that it would soon outcompete its bigger Chinese rival in the global race to develop electric vehicle batteries, amid market anticipation that the South Korean battery maker’s market debut will set a record later this month. “We’ve received more orders. We'll be overtaking our rival. And the market capitalization gap between us -- LG Energy Solution and CATL -- wil...