President Moon Jae-in on Saturday attended the send-off ceremony for three firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze earlier this week, expressing his sympathy to the bereaved families. On Wednesday, the fire broke out at a seven-story warehouse in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul. The victims were unaccounted for on Thursday morning, and their bodies were recovered later. "Moon expresse...

US Forces Korea (USFK) said Saturday it has decided to toughen social distancing rules for its service members amid the growing number of infections among its troops. The USFK had confirmed a weekly record high of 682 additional COVID-19 cases among its personnel from Dec. 28 to Tuesday. It did not offer more details, including the number of breakthrough cases or locations of the infected member...

South Korea's military on Saturday reported 22 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload among its personnel to 3,425. Of the new cases, 13 are from the Army, six from the Air Force, one from the Navy, and one from an officer of the defense ministry. A unit under the direct control of the ministry also reported one case. The military said 1,612 are breakthrough cases out of the total mili...

South Korean stocks are likely to come under downward pressure next week amid concerns that the US Federal Reserve's tapering policy may be harsher than expected, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,954.89 points Friday, down 0.76 percent from last Thursday, the final session of last year. Stocks traded bearish this week, as investors are ...

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the second day Saturday as the country maintained tightened distancing curbs amid persistent worries over a resurgence in infections and the spread of the omicron variant. The country added 3,510 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,300 local infections, raising the total caseload to 661,015, according to the Korea Disease Control and...

ONE of the Fastest Growing Franchisors in the Country, Overtakes All Others to Claim the Top Spot in Real Estate in This Prestigious Franchise Ranking LAS VEGAS , Jan. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty ONE Group, a modern, purpose-driven lifestyle brand and ONE of the fastest growing franchisors in the world, has claimed the No. 1 spot for real estate franchisors on Entrepreneur's highly comp...

BAODING, China , Jan. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2021, GWM proposed the aim of achieving zero carbon emissions in the next several years , and launched various new energy products in the overseas market to accelerate its new energy layout. GWM launches a variety of new energy models Driven by the new energy vehicle industry and market, GWM has pioneered in laying out hybrid electric vehicle...

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NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan , Jan. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The highly anticipated "2021 Christmasland in New Taipei City" was launched by New Taipei City Government to much fanfare in early December last year (2021). In cooperation with the world-renowned Danish toy brand LEGO for the first time, allowing the landmark event, recommended by internationally renowned media for six consecutive ye...

Sitting on a cockpit mockup, Chung was briefed with Samsung CEO Han Jong-hee on its future infotainment system. “It is not an exaggeration that Samsung has really completed the full package to make an EV with the Harman acquisition, but Harman’s R&D for new products is not showing the expected levels of output,” said professor Kim. “The collaboration with Hyundai could spur the IT firms’ compet...

Welcome to the cutest interview ever made SEOUL, South Korea , Jan. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bella Poarch, a music star, social media queen and a passionate gamer, chats with Gravity, the company behind the classic MMORPG game Ragnarok Online, as the ambassador for their hit new mobile game Ragnarok Origin .   In the interview with CM Wraith, Bella expresses her longtime l...

The South Korean military on Friday said North Korea did not test a hypersonic missile, clarifying that the launched projectile was a Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle, or MaRV. North Korea’s state media on Thursday claimed the country had test-fired a “hypersonic missile” the previous day. Pyongyang said the missile made a “120 km lateral movement in the flight distance of the hypersonic gliding wa...

Descendants of South Korea's chaebol founders have recently sold their stakes in spin-offs in an apparent move to avoid the antitrust watchdog’s tougher intra-group trade scrutiny based on the revised fair trade act. The Korea Fair Trade Committee’s revised fair trade act came into effect on Dec. 30, expanding the list of target companies in order to prevent chaebol family owners from fattening ...