Mariangela Zappia, Italian Ambassador to the US, speaks at the Italian National Space Day WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., hosted the “Italian National Space Day” on Thursday 15 December. The celebration was launched in 2020 by the Italian government, to commemorate the launch in 1964 of the […]
SEOUL– “The Match,” a highly anticipated Korean film about professional Go players, will skip theaters and go straight to Netflix for global release, the streaming service said Friday. The movie is based on a true story of two legendary Go players — Cho Hoon-hyun (Lee Byung-hun) and his protege and future rival Lee Chang-ho … Read more
SEOUL– Prosecutors on Friday indicted Hur Young-in, the chair of the nation’s largest bakery chain, SPC Group, on breach of trust charges for underselling stocks held by group affiliates in a suspected attempt to evade the gift tax. Hur was accused of selling stocks of Mildawon, a grain company wholly owned by his family, … Read more
SEOUL– North Korea has successfully conducted a test to verify the “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” features in developing another “new-type strategic weapon system,” according to its state media Friday. The North’s Academy of Defence Science succeeded in the “static firing test of high-thrust solid-fuel motor” with a thrust of 140 ton-force at the Sohae Satellite … Read more
SEOUL– North Korea has shown signs of preparing for another military parade in Pyongyang apparently in connection with a major political schedule next year, a South Korean military official said Friday. NK News, a media outlet on the reclusive state, earlier reported, citing Planet Labs satellite imagery, that thousands of troops have started large-scale … Read more
SEOUL– North Korea is likely to push forward with the development of its strategic and tactical nuclear weapons as well as reconnaissance satellites next year as Pyongyang seeks to strengthen its nuclear and missile capabilities, according to an expert Friday. “For the goal of the North Korean version of possessing ‘two bombs and one … Read more
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be able to play a constructive role in opening up channels of communication in efforts for the denuclearization of North Korea, the head of the agency said Friday. “In the resolution of this (nuclear stalemate), I am persuaded that opening … Read more
SEOUL– Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Friday called for the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) to cooperate with the launch of a North Korean human rights foundation, after the passage of a United Nations’ resolution calling for international efforts to improve human rights conditions in the North. Earlier Friday, the … Read more