"Spider-Man: No Way Home," Marvel's latest Spider-Man series film, has set the best opening-day record at the South Korean box office since the new coronavirus broke out, data showed Thursday. The blockbuster garnered about 635,000 viewers upon its debut Wednesday, accounting for 96.9 percent of the tickets sold on the day, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). It marked the largest fir...

In the past 20 years, the number of marriages in Seoul has decreased by 43 percent and the number of births by 64 percent, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday. Marriage registrations in the capital city hit a 20-year low of 44,746 in 2020, down 43.2 percent from 78,745 tallied in 2000. From a year ago, the 2020 figure also represented a drop of 7.3 percent. The average ag...

The government has halted the measure for phased daily recovery as infections continue to surge. From Saturday, the number of people allowed to attend private gatherings will be reduced to four and entertainment facilities, restaurants, and cafes will only be open until 9 p.m. nationwide. Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced the new measure at the COVID-19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermea...

Today, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un marks 10 full years of ruling the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. As his father Kim Jong-il died of heart failure on Dec. 17, 2011, Jong-un, the third son, then 29, immediately took over as chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party, DPRK, so as to not leave a power vacuum. He then added the various titles his father had held o...

It’s not easy being female. But it’s often no picnic being male either. The world is changing faster than ever and, with it, so are notions of masculinity. Many men are feeling unmoored, for better or worse. If you happen to be James Bond, you take this flux in stride and effortlessly turn from the Sean Connery version of manhood into the more vulnerable and complex Daniel Craig variety. But how...

- The premium line, Cowaymega series, featuring Airmega, and Bidetmega, to be showcased for the North American and European markets SEOUL, South Korea , Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Coway Co., Ltd., "The Best Life Solution Company," today announced it will showcase its latest environmental home appliance innovations at the CES 2022 in Las Vegas . Coway invites CES 2022 attendees to come to t...

DAYTON, Ohio and LONG CRENDON, Buckinghamshire, England , Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CSafe Global , the leader in temperature-controlled container solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, announced today that it has acquired Softbox Systems , a provider of passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, life science and cold chain logistics industries, sig...

BEIJING , Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The House of Harry Winston , the legendary "King of Diamonds," and international luxury brand, announces the opening of its second retail salon in Beijing , China. Located inside the China World Trade Center, the new 461-square meter salon will showcase the breadth of Harry Winston's unparalleled jewelry and timepiece collections, including the rar...

The highly coveted prizes add to the broker's remarkable achievements and outstanding presence in the forex industry. PORT LUIS , Mauritius , Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-asset broker HotForex received six new industry awards, in recognition to the company's outstanding consistency in providing excellent trading conditions to its clients and partners around the world. Commenting on ...

North Korea has continued public executions in isolated areas under the Kim Jong-un regime, in an apparent strategic move to prevent the leakage of inside information and avoid international monitoring, a human rights nongovernmental organization said in a report. The Seoul-based Transitional Justice Working Group on Wednesday released the report “Mapping Killings Under Kim Jong-un: North Korea’...