Author: Seoul Reporter

CAIRO — After years of seeing its star energy wane, Egypt is having a diplomatic second.By internet hosting the negotiations final month within the resort metropolis of Sharm el-Sheikh that lastly produced a ceasefire within the Gaza struggle, Egypt underscored that it nonetheless wields important clout within the Center East.

President Lee Jae Myung on Friday ordered the well being ministry to conduct an investigation into the chair of the Korean Purple Cross for his alleged racist feedback about international ambassadors in 2023.Earlier, an area media outlet reported that Kim Chul-soo, president of the Republic of Korea Nationwide Purple Cross, referred to the darkish pores and skin coloration of the ambassadors and stated they have been “nothing particular” after internet hosting an occasion with envoys and their spouses from seven nations, together with Angola, India and Sri Lanka.”President Lee sternly rebuked the conduct as he issued the order,” presidential spokesperson…

A hat embroidered with the slogan “Make America[n] Shipbuilding Nice Once more” revealed by South Korea’s presidential workplace on Aug. 3, 2025, throughout negotiations with the US over tariffs. (Yonhap) South Korea’s prime three shipbuilders are revving up for the “Make America Shipbuilding Nice Once more” initiative, with Samsung Heavy Industries, which has been essentially the most reserved of the three corporations, starting to speed up efforts to ascertain a system for shipbuilding cooperation with the US. The Ministry of Commerce, Business and Assets can be boosting public-private cooperation by frequent communication with business officers to debate the main points of…

The race for licenses to function over-the-counter buying and selling platforms for fractional investments has narrowed to 3 contenders, with monetary authorities working to pick two winners by the tip of this yr, officers stated Friday.Because the Nationwide Meeting strikes ahead with laws on safety token choices (STOs), which has garnered bipartisan assist, the market is anticipated to formally take off subsequent yr.Fractional funding refers to dividing possession of real-world property akin to actual property or paintings, or the rights related to them, into a number of shares, permitting buyers to co-own and share earnings collectively.An STO applies blockchain know-how…

Actor Jun Ji-hyun shared her rigorous self-care routine, drawing consideration for its self-discipline and consistency.Jun appeared as a visitor on the YouTube present “Zzin Genius Hong Jin-kyung” in a video launched Thursday, marking her first look on a YouTube leisure program. She spoke intimately about how she buildings her day.“I get up at 6 a.m. and work out on an empty abdomen,” she stated. “Lately I get pleasure from working and boxing. I’ve instructed my household that so long as I can work out, I’m nice with something.”When requested why she workouts day by day, Jun stated her method has…

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jeong Hyun-ho Samsung Electronics has formally disbanded its emergency group Enterprise Help Job Drive (TF) after 8 years of operation and established a brand new Enterprise Help Workplace. Vice Chairman Jeong Hyun-ho of Samsung Electronics, who led the Enterprise Help TF, has stepped down from the administration entrance line to function an assistant to the chairman, whereas President Park Hak-kyu of the Enterprise Help TF has been appointed because the director of the Enterprise Help Workplace. Samsung Electronics introduced on Nov. 7 that it could reorganize and set up the Enterprise Help…

‘Asses.lots’ to have Asian premiere in Seoul this weekend Viewers watch a controller performs a sport throughout “Asses.lots.” (asses.lots official web site) When the viewers recordsdata into SFAC Theater Quad in Seoul’s Daehangno district this weekend, they received’t simply be watching a present — they’ll be taking part in a online game collectively.”Asses.lots” is a seven-hour-plus online game instructed over 10 episodes. Designed to be performed from starting to finish in a stay theater setting, it invitations the viewers to take turns (or not) holding a single sport controller. The story follows a herd of donkeys who’ve misplaced their jobs…

VATICAN CITY — “You get used to it.”That was Pope Leo XIV ‘s matter-of-fact response when King Charles III requested in regards to the swarms of televisions cameras documenting his historic go to to the Vatican final month.Charles isn’t any stranger to paparazzi, so Leo wasn’t telling the monarch something he didn’t already know. However Leo’s blasé remark appeared to verify what Vatican observers have seen just lately: that Leo has certainly gotten used to being pope, and is discovering his footing six months into the job.After his shock election in Might and sharp studying curve over the summer time,…

President Lee Jae Myung’s approval ranking rose this week to 63 p.c, a ballot confirmed Friday, pushed by constructive assessments of diplomacy and the latest Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation (APEC) gathering.In a Gallup Korea survey of 1,002 adults performed Tuesday by way of Thursday, constructive analysis of Lee’s efficiency gained 6 proportion factors from the earlier week.It marked the primary time in about six weeks that Lee’s approval ranking has topped the 60 p.c mark.The unfavorable evaluation of Lee fell 4 proportion factors to 29 p.c.Among the many respondents who gave a constructive analysis, 30 p.c cited diplomacy, adopted by 13…

Samsung Heavy Industries mentioned Friday it has received an order value 290.1 billion received ($199.4 million) to construct two crude oil carriers for a consumer in North America.Below the deal, the vessels will likely be sequentially delivered to the undisclosed consumer by January 2029, the corporate mentioned. With the newest deal, Samsung Heavy has achieved 83 % of its $5.8 billion annual order goal for business ships.To this point this 12 months, Samsung Heavy has received contracts for 32 vessels, together with seven liquefied pure gasoline (LNG) carriers, 9 shuttle tankers and 11 crude oil carriers.”Alternative demand for getting old…