Close cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the United States is crucial in dealing with a range of challenges facing the allies in the Indo-Pacific, including the security threat posed by North Korea, a state department spokesperson said Friday. Ned Price said ways to enhance the trilateral cooperation will also be a major topic … Read more
SK Signet Inc., the producer of electric vehicle (EV) chargers under South Korea’s SK Group, said Friday it aims to double the annual sales this year from last year on the back of robust overseas demand and market expansion in the United States. Shin Jung-ho, CEO of SK Signet, made the remarks at CES … Read more
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won appeared at CES on Friday, reversing the earlier announcement that he was canceling his visit to the tech show after one of his aides tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first time Chey has visited the four-day exhibition in person. He is also the only chief among those … Read more
Last year was the ninth warmest year on record in South Korea, data showed Saturday. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said the average temperature throughout 2022 was 12.9 C, 0.4 C higher than the average of 12.5 C during the baseline period from 1991 to 2020. It also marked the ninth highest temperature since … Read more
South Korea’s air quality reached the worst level this winter Saturday due to high levels of fine dust and yellow dust, according to weather authorities. As of 10 a.m., the daily average concentration of ultrafine dust particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, known as PM2.5, was 86 micrograms per cubic meter, while that … Read more
A world-renowned annual ice fishing festival kicked off in the Gangwon Province county of Hwacheon on Saturday, after a two-year pause due to COVID-19. The 2023 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival will continue for 23 days through Jan. 29 in the remote mountain town close to the inter-Korean border and about 90 kilometers northeast of … Read more
South Korean Catholics held a Mass on Saturday in memory of late former Pope Benedict XVI, remembering and praising, in particular, his past keen interest in establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula. The Mass, organized by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (CBCK) and Catholic priests in the country, was held at Myeongdong Cathedral … Read more