SHENZHEN, China , Dec. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The preferred Chinese payment method Weixin Pay has launched a campaign that provide users a vast lineup of special offers around the world as the New Year and Chinese Spring Festival holidays approach. During the campaign from December 21, 2021 to February 15, 2022 ( Beijing time), users can open up the "Weixin Pay Gift Package" Mini-Pr...

DAEJEON, South Korea , Dec. 23, 2021 Curocell, currently on PhaseⅠCAR-T Therapy clinical trial with CRC01 (anbalcabtagene autoleucel) has recently broken ground for the new CAR-T Center in Dungok Residential & Industrial Area in Daejeon International Science & Business Belt. Aerial view of GMP Facility and R&D Center of Curocell The GMP Facility for commercial manufacturing CAR-T Cell the...

According to the report, 36 artist groups are currently connected with fans via Weverse, with 23 new teams joining the community this year. It not only includes big name K-pop acts, such as Blackpink and Treasure, but also global artists, such as British pop trio New Hope Club. Around 16.8 million new fans signed up for membership this year, pushing the total number of accumulated users on Wever...

President Moon Jae-in visited a front-line military unit on a western border island on Thursday and hailed Marines there for their hard work, Cheong Wa Dae said. Moon flew by helicopter to Baengnyeong Island near the western sea border with North Korea and began his visit by paying his respects at a memorial dedicated to the 46 sailors killed in the North's sinking of the Cheonan corvette in 201...

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea's national flag carrier, said Thursday it will secure 557.8 billion won ($470 million) through a property sale as part of its efforts to improve its financial status amid a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, Korean Air will sign a deal to sell its land and building at Songhyeon-dong in central Seoul to the public housing developer Korea Land & Housing Corp....

South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook on Thursday emphasized the need for close defense cooperation with China and Japan to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and the region, the defense ministry said. "While the alliance between South Korea and the United States remains strong, I think (Seoul should) closely cooperate and get along with neighboring China," Suh said during a l...

South Korea's Defense Minister Suh Wook held talks with his Singaporean counterpart Thursday to discuss regional security cooperation, including joint efforts to fight terrorism, his office said. The talks between Suh and Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen came on the second day of his three-day trip to Singapore, a key partner for Seoul's New Southern Policy aimed at deepening ties with th...

Veteran girl group Apink has finalized its plans to return as a whole unit, according to a local media report Thursday. All six bandmates, including Son Naeun who moved to YG Entertainment in June, were shooting a music video on the same day, according to the report, adding the group is set to come out with a new album in February. It has been almost two years since their previous album, ...

The head of a local carmakers’ association said Thursday that the country’s finished carmakers would enter the certified used car market here starting next month, despite resistance from small businesses. Jung Man-ki, chairman of the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, said that local carmakers will no longer wait and will prepare to register for business licenses and establish physical ...

Meanwhile, Julia Fischer, a German classical violinist and pianist, is scheduled to perform the entire cycle of Bach’s sonatas and partitas for solo violin at Lotte Concert Hall on Dec. 7-8. By Lee Si-jin ( sj_lee@heraldcorp.com )

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam , Dec. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ForeWin Co., Ltd is excited to announce the launch of a new product SAEJIN WHITE – (500mg x 30 capsules) now available on the website and Vietnam market. SAEJIN WHITE is a capsule product that combines active ingredients: Glutathione from yeast extract, a mixture of berries, Vitamin C and other ingredients containing nutrients that a...

The Baskin-Robbins Hive Hannam building is also decorated with a theme of Lim’s wish bears. Make sure to take a photo of the bear before entering the store -- those who post such photos on social media with the specified hashtag can get a free cup of Americano. There are also various Christmas-themed drinks, cakes and desserts offered at the shop. A cute hot chocolate drink with a chocolate be...

The Biden administration is skeptical of Seoul’s diplomatic initiative to utilize an end-of-war declaration as a standalone measure to reboot nuclear diplomacy with North Korea. Essentially, Washington’s doubts of the Moon Jae-in administration’s proposal have grown as North Korea began to raise the costs for declaring an end to the Korean War. The US interprets North Korea’s move as in line wi...

South Korea’s benchmark Kospi faces a long transition to a bullish rally, during which investors will have to navigate uncertainties complicated by supply bottlenecks, a rate hike and a presidential election, according to Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Goldman Sachs cut the Kospi target to 3,350 from 3,700, changing its view on Korean shares from “overweight” to “marketweight,” saying it woul...

Ham Young-joo (left), vice chairman of Hana Financial Group, congratulates Hong Hwa-jin, leader of the data & investment division at Hana Bank, who led the first 33 participants for the last six months in the group’s program designed to nurture women leaders.