SEOUL– Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said Monday it has launched a virtual center to train ship painters.The shipbuilder said the virtual training center will give painters the same experience as actual workplaces and wil…
SEOUL– A slew of South Korean hit TV series, like the romantic comedy “Crash Landing On You,” will be remade in the United States amid the expanding worldwide reception for Korean-made content led by the sensation “Squid Game.”The 2019 smash hit rom-c…
SEOUL– South Korean institutions’ investment in foreign securities grew 1.4 percent in the third quarter as they increased their holdings of foreign stocks and bonds, central bank data showed Monday.The combined value of foreign securities held by ins…
SEOUL– K-pop sensation BTS has expressed confidence it can win a Grammy award sometime in the future, citing an old saying, “Little strokes fell great oaks,” despite disappointment of falling short of winning a nomination for the top four Grammys last…
SEOUL– South Korea on Monday welcomed the resumption of negotiations on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and expressed hope for “substantive progress,” amid the ongoing diplomatic rows over Teheran’s assets frozen here under U.S. sanctions.The Unit…
SEOUL — South Korea’s female population expanded slightly over 1 percent over the past five years to surpass the 25 million mark in 2020, census data showed Monday.The number of women in Asia’s fourth-largest economy stood at 25.16 million last year, …
SEOUL– South Korea will closely monitor global and local financial markets for any impact from the emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus and take action in a preemptive and active manner, if necessary, to reduce market volatility, a seni…
SEOUL– Self-driving cars will begin operations as a means of public transportation for the first time in Seoul this week, the city government said Monday, signaling a new era for commercial autonomous vehicle services.The Seoul metropolitan government…