Samsung to launch vertical QLED TV next month
Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will launch a QLED television in vertical display next month to target tech-savvy youngsters with innovative viewing experiences. The South Korean tech giant said the 43-inch premium television was designed to appeal to those who are familiar with vertical viewing experiences on their smartphones and other mobile devices. […]
Tours to JSA to resume on southern side this week
Tours to the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom that straddles the inter-Korean border will resume this week, the defense ministry said Monday. The popular tours to the areas south of the Military Demarcation Line inside the Joint Security Area (JSA) have been suspended since October last year, as South and North Korea […]
Why divorce is more difficult for abused foreign wives
For Kat (pseudonym), a Cambodian woman who divorced her abusive Korean husband in 2015, renewing her F-6 visa every year is a distressing process. Though the court which dealt with the divorce suit stated the cause of divorce was attributable to her husband’s physical violence, she must resubmit hospital records and harrowing photos of injuries from […]
N.K. media urges South to push for inter-Korean cooperation independently of U.S.
North Korean propaganda outlets called on South Korea on Friday to deal with inter-Korean issues free from intervention by the United States, accusing Washington of hindering cross-border cooperation. The North’s media has made a series of such appeals in recent months, as joint projects agreed between the two sides have made little headway amid a […]
Primary metal industries emit air pollution-causing fine particles most: gov’t data
Primary metal industries, including steel manufacturing and cement, were the largest source of air pollution-causing fine particles among industries as of 2015, government data showed Thursday. The data, submitted by the environment ministry to ruling party lawmaker Shin Chang-hyun, said the industries topped the list of fine particle sources by emitting 62,000 tons of the […]
Korean won sinks to 2-year low on weak Q1 growth
South Korea’s won currency fell to a two-year low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as the nation’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter and the dollar remained strong globally. The won was quoted at 1,158 won per U.S. dollar on Thursday’s opening, down 7.1 won from the previous session. At one point, the […]
Korea’s oldest stone pagoda to be shown to public after 20-year restoration
The cultural heritage authorities said Thursday they will open to public South Korea’s oldest and largest stone pagoda next week after 20 years of restoration. The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, along with the North Jeolla provincial government and the Iksan city government, is scheduled to hold a ceremony to mark the dedication of […]
S. Korea, India hold seminar on defense industry ties
South Korea and India held a seminar to discuss ways to strengthen defense industry cooperation and help Korean firms expand into the South Asian country, the arms procurement agency here said Wednesday. The one-day seminar was held in the Indian capital of New Delhi as part of measures to follow up on the February summit […]
Environment ministry’s extra budget to tackle major emitters of fine dust
The supplementary budget to be used by the Ministry of Environment this year in its fight against fine dust pollution will be equivalent to removing 3.7 million diesel cars from the roads for one year, officials said Wednesday. The government proposed a 6.7 trillion won (US$5.8 billion) extra budget on the day to cope with […]
Education ministry to use extra budget to increase air cleaners in classrooms
The government’s extra budget spending plan announced Wednesday will include increasing the number of air purifiers to be installed in elementary school classrooms to better protect young pupils against harmful fine dust pollution, officials said. Officials at the Ministry of Education said it will also expand financial support for part-time lecturers in the humanities and […]
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