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Printed: 06 Nov. 2025, 10:51 Up to date: 06 Nov. 2025, 11:21 Actor Lee Si-young mentioned Nov. 5 she gave beginning to a daughter through a frozen embryo switch. [SCREEN CAPTURE]   Actor Lee Si-young introduced that she has given beginning to her second little one — a daughter — by way of in vitro fertilization (IVF) following her divorce earlier this 12 months.   On Wednesday, Lee shared a photograph on her social media account holding her new child child, writing, “I consider this can be a reward from God, and I’ll spend the remainder of my life making…

North Korea on Thursday denounced the most recent U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang as an indication of Washington’s hostile coverage, vowing to take correct measures to counter it with endurance.The North’s response got here because the U.S. introduced Tuesday that it had imposed sanctions on eight North Korean people and two entities for his or her involvement in laundering cash stolen via illicit cyber actions.The sanctions got here at the same time as U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his want to meet with North Korean chief Kim Jong-un to renew stalled diplomacy with Pyongyang.Kim Un-chol, North Korea’s vice overseas minister…

  Protection Minister Ahn Gyu-back, left, and U.S. Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth overview an honor guard throughout a welcoming ceremony on the Ministry of Nationwide Protection in Seoul on Nov. 4, forward of the 57th Korea-U.S. Safety Consultative Assembly. [YONHAP]   Protection ministers of Korea and the US held the primary Safety Consultative Assembly beneath the Lee Jae Myung administration on Nov. 4 to debate key alliance points, together with the switch of wartime operational management (Opcon). The renewed push displays a convergence of objectives: the Trump administration’s need for allies to imagine larger duty for their very own protection…

RIO DE JANEIRO — When summer time warmth involves the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the pink brick and concrete that make up lots of the buildings lengthy after the solar has gone down. Luis Cassiano, who’s lived right here greater than 30 years, says he is getting frightened as warmth waves change into extra frequent and fierce.In poor areas comparable to Arara, those that can afford air con — Cassiano is one — cannot all the time depend on it due to frequent energy outages on an overloaded system. Situations had been so insufferable for Cassiano…

Korean Air stated Thursday it has been ranked one of many world’s high three airways within the 2025 USA Right now 10 Greatest Readers’ Alternative Awards for its enterprise cabin and in-flight companies.Within the U.S. awards, the Korean flag service ranked second for Greatest Enterprise & First Class, third for Greatest Inflight Meals and third for Greatest Cabin Crew, the corporate stated in a press launch.It marks the third consecutive yr the airline has ranked among the many high three in a number of classes, reaffirming its repute for distinctive service, premium consolation and culinary excellence, the corporate stated.Final yr,…

Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon introduces the hyper-personalized AI agent “Agent N” on the annual know-how convention DAN25 held at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on Nov. 6. (Picture courtesy of Naver) Naver has unveiled its blueprint to evolve into an AI agent that integrates and operates all providers together with search, procuring, maps, finance, and content material. That is interpreted as a preemptive transfer concentrating on the AI agent period, much like how Naver launched forward of others through the web period. Moreover, the corporate will develop industry-specific bodily AI to reinforce the competitiveness of core manufacturing industries…

Singer Park Jin-young was appointed co-chair of the Presidential Committee on In style Tradition Trade. [NEWS1]   Singer Park Jin-young stated Wednesday that he determined to just accept the co-chair function of the Presidential Committee on In style Tradition Trade as a result of he “wished to do issues for the Okay‑pop trade that our firm can not do.”    Park, who based one of many largest Korean leisure companies, JYP Leisure, stated throughout a current look on MBC’s speak present “Radio Star” (2007-) that he accepted the function after “declining a number of instances.”     Though he presently serves…

LG OLED TV, which gained the Better of Innovation Award for the fourth consecutive 12 months at CES 2026, the world’s largest electronics and IT exhibition, is displayed. (Picture courtesy of LG Electronics) LG Electronics gained 18 innovation awards at CES 2026, the world’s largest electronics and IT exhibition. The clear and wi-fi LG SIGNATURE OLED TV obtained the Better of Innovation Award. The corporate’s proprietary sensible TV platform webOS and next-generation robotic vacuum cleaner had been additionally included within the innovation awards checklist. LG Electronics introduced on Nov. 6 that it secured a complete of 18…

  Ko Jung-ae   The writer is the editor-in-chief at JoongAng Sunday.       On Nov. 3, as darkness settled over Uiju-ro in central Seoul, guests paused earlier than a wall engraved with the names of fallen officers — Kang Gihwang, Kang Daehong, Kang Deokwon and lots of extra.   A commemorative poem by poet Moon Chung-hee reads: “Our homeland, rising to the middle of the world / with longing in each coronary heart / solemnly engraves your love and sacrifice / sooner or later’s reminiscence.”   Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (heart) and South Jeolla Governor Kim Yung-rok arrive…

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine officers stated Thursday the dying toll from widespread flooding and devastation brought on by Storm Kalmaegi within the nation’s central area has risen to at the least 114 with 127 individuals reported lacking, lots of them in a hard-hit province nonetheless recovering from a lethal earthquake.Many of the deaths have been reported within the central province of Cebu, which was pummeled by Kalmaegi on Tuesday, setting off flash floods and inflicting a river and different waterways to overflow, stated Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, deputy administrator of the Workplace of Civil Protection.Kalmaegi moved away from western Palawan…