Three firefighters were killed while battling a warehouse blaze in Pyeongtaek on Thursday as authorities were still struggling to bring the fire under control after over 12 hours, officials said. The bodies of two deceased firefighters were found at 12:22 p.m. on the second floor of the refrigeration warehouse construction site in western Pyeongtaek, a city located 70 kilometers south of Seoul. ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned North Korea's latest missile test in his telephone conversation with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Wednesday. The two also discussed ways to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, according to the state department. "Secretary Blinken condemned the DPRK's ballistic missile launch and stressed US commitment to...

The four figure skaters to represent South Korea at the Beijing Winter Olympics will be determined in the final national team trials Sunday. The second leg of the two-day Olympic trials will open Saturday in Uijeongbu, some 20 kilometers north of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province. Saturday will feature short programs for the men's and women's singles, followed by free skates for both disciplines Sunda...

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said Thursday it has received a 502 billion won ($420 million) liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship order in Greece. Daewoo Shipbuilding will deliver the LNG carriers to an unidentified shipper in Greece by November 2025, the company said in a regulatory filing. The company is the world's third-largest shipbuilder by orders after Hyundai Heavy Industries...

South Korea and Saudi Arabia have vowed to boost cooperation in nuclear power and other energy fields for their transition to a low carbon economy, Seoul's industry ministry said Thursday. South Korea's Industry Minister Moon Sung-wook and Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman reached their consensus at their meeting in the kingdom. Moon arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a th...

Train operations on the Seoul-Busan line were normalized Thursday morning, a day after a KTX bullet train derailed in central South Korea and injured seven passengers, the operator said. Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) said trains bound for Seoul from the southeastern port city of Busan resumed normal operations from 5:47 a.m. and those heading to Busan from Seoul from 7:55 a.m. The normalization...

‘역주행의 아이콘’으로 지난해 최고의 한 해를 보낸 걸그룹 브레이브걸스가 이르면 다음 달 컴백한다. 미니 5집 리패키지 앨범 ‘After We Ride’ 발매 이후 약 6개월 만이다. 6일 코리아헤럴드 취재 결과, 브레이브걸스는 올해 2~3월 앨범 발매를 목표로 준비에 한창이다. ‘롤린‘, ‘운전만 해‘로 역주행 바람을 일으켰고 지난해 6월 ’치맛바람‘으로 정주행에 성공하는 등 흥행 가도를 달리는 중인 가운데, 브레이브걸스가 이번 새 앨범을 통해 보여줄 색다른 매력과 독보적인 퍼포먼스에 관심이 쏠린다. 업계의 한 관계자는 “당초 브레이브걸스가 지난해 크리스마스쯤을 목표로 신곡을 발매 예정이었지만 멤버들의 일정 등으로 계획이 미뤄진 것으로 알고 있다”면서 “정확한 음반 포맷에 대해서 공개된 바...

South Korea's military on Thursday reported 16 additional COVID-19 cases, including 14 breakthrough infections, raising the total caseload among its personnel to 3,376. Of the new cases, six are from the Army, six from the Air Force and four from units under the direct control of the defense ministry. Currently, 221 military personnel are under treatment. Of the total military caseload, 1,566 a...

Brave Girls, a K-pop girl group that rose to surprise stardom from the brink of disbandment, is gearing up for the release of a new album sometime between February and March, an industry source told The Korea Herald on Thursday. “Brave Girls previously planned to drop new songs around the Christmas season. However, the schedule has been delayed," the source said, adding that the upcoming release...

A South Korean research lab said Thursday that it has successfully developed the world's first intercontinental 5G-satellite network system to help communicate in case of a disaster. The 5G-satellite multiple network system -- co-developed with the European Union -- connects 5G networks to satellite networks to allow communication services in remote areas or in disasters, the state-funded Electr...

North Korea held a major outdoor rally in Pyongyang earlier this week, with a number of citizens and some top officials in attendance, in support of decisions from a recent key party meeting, according to state media Thursday. Wrapping up a year-end Workers' Party plenary session last week, the North outlined its policy priorities for the new year on developing the national economy and bolsterin...

It has been 60 years since Korea and Australia established formala bilateral relations, starting with the Consulate General in Sydney. This was a huge success, considering that the trade volume between the two countries has increased by 5,000-fold. The two nations are promoting various policies, from securing necessary minerals for future industries to hydrogen cooperation. Along with industri...

Enrollment of foreign students in US colleges and universities plunged 15 percent in the 2020-21 school year even though American institutions remain in high esteem, research showed. Fewer than 1 million foreign students enrolled for either online or in-person classes at US universities in the 2020-21 school year, marking a 15 percent year-over-year decrease from the previous school year, acco...

1) 단어 + 예문 10개 더 많은 토익빈출 단어 '해커스 토익 기출 보카'에서 확인 ▶ 2) 파트 5 3문제 1. A judge said the second place winner of the essay-writing contest for high school students ------- special mention because of her unusually mature insights. (A) detained (B) waived (C) endorsed (D) deserved 해석 한 심사위원은 고등학생 수필 작성 대회 2위 수상자가 그녀의 대단히 성숙한 통찰력 덕택에 특별 표창의 자격이 있다고 밝혔다. 해설 -- 동사 어휘 문제 ‘한 심사위원은 2위 수상자가 특별 표창의 자격...