Author: Seoul Reporter

Overseas vacationers take pleasure in procuring at a CJ Olive Younger retailer in Seoul. (Photograph courtesy of CJ Olive Younger) CJ Olive Younger, which has turn into a “Okay-hotspot” amongst international vacationers, will open its first U.S. retailer in Pasadena, California in Might subsequent yr. The well being and wonder retailer introduced on Nov. 19 that it has determined to introduce a Okay-beauty specialised retailer in the US, the world’s largest magnificence market the place world magnificence specialty retailers resembling Sephora and Ulta Magnificence have established their presence. The primary retailer shall be situated in…

In only a handful of years, synthetic intelligence (AI) has reshaped how we predict and have interaction with the world. Generative AI has already remodeled our digital habits, changing into for a lot of a major, one-stop supply of knowledge. It’s remapping the office, the classroom, the halls of politics and even the material of tradition itself.“AI didn’t simply change know-how; it modified human habits. And as soon as human habits modifications, society strikes at a wholly completely different velocity,” mentioned Simon Lee, CEO of Flitto, an AI-powered translation and stay interpretation supplier. His remarks got here Tuesday night on…

The Korean baseball league will current its regular-season MVP award and the highest rookie prize throughout an annual ceremony subsequent week.The Korea Baseball Group (KBO) stated Wednesday the 2025 KBO Awards ceremony will start at 2 p.m. Monday at Lotte Lodge World in Seoul.The KBO already introduced 18 candidates for the MVP award on Oct. 5, with leaders of main pitching and hitting classes incomes automated nominations.The battle for the MVP honor is extensively considered as a two-horse race between Hanwha Eagles ace Cody Ponce, the pitching Triple Crown winner, and Samsung Lions first baseman Lewin Diaz, who topped the…

JABA, West Financial institution — Israeli political and navy officers are scrambling to comprise a current wave of settler assaults throughout the West Financial institution, warning in opposition to additional violence focusing on Palestinian communities as vigilantes have rampaged by way of native villages, beating residents, torching a mosque and assaulting and injuring Israeli safety forces who helped demolish an unlawful outpost close to the flash level metropolis of Hebron this week.

A authorities panel investigating the Jeju Air airplane crash in late 2024 mentioned Wednesday it’s going to maintain a public listening to early subsequent month to announce the interim outcomes of its investigation.The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) affiliated with the transport ministry mentioned it’s going to maintain the general public listening to in Seoul on Dec. 4 and 5 after probing the deadly accident on Dec. 29 final 12 months at Muan Worldwide Airport that claimed the lives of 179 passengers and crew members.However the group of bereaved households vowed to boycott and block the general public…

CJ Olive Younger will open its first U.S. retailer in Pasadena, California, subsequent Could, the corporate introduced Wednesday, as world curiosity in Okay-beauty continues to develop.The US, the world’s largest magnificence market and residential to main retailers akin to Sephora and Ulta Magnificence, has grow to be one of the vital aggressive battlegrounds for beauty manufacturers. Towards this backdrop, CJ Olive Younger plans to introduce a Okay-beauty-focused retailer tailor-made to U.S. shoppers.The Pasadena retailer will probably be situated in a fashion- and beauty-focused district, concentrating on trend-conscious native millennials and Gen Z shoppers. Pasadena, about 18 kilometers northeast of Los…

A forex alternate fee signal board in Seoul exhibits the Korean gained continues to fall versus the greenback on Nov. 19, 2025 South Korean corporations are drawing up subsequent 12 months’s enterprise plans on the idea that the international alternate fee will keep above 1,400 gained per greenback, a survey of forex consultants exhibits.A majority of the respondents count on the period of elevated forex volatility to persist, prompting requires deregulation and investment-friendly reforms to stabilize the forex market.A survey of 100 treasury and international alternate specialists at corporations and monetary establishments, performed by The Korea Financial Every day between…

South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to collectively pursue nuclear power exports to 3rd nations, whereas Seoul can be poised to participate within the UAE’s formidable sovereign AI initiative, spearheaded by OpenAI.Throughout South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s state go to to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, the 2 nations issued a joint declaration to deepen cooperation throughout key strategic areas, together with nationwide protection, Korean popular culture, medical providers and biotechnology.“Constructing on the success of the Barakah Nuclear Vitality Plant, each nations will collectively pursue third-country nuclear initiatives,” the joint declaration said. “Cooperation…

In only a handful of years, synthetic intelligence (AI) has reshaped how we expect and have interaction with the world. Generative AI has already reworked our digital habits, changing into for a lot of a major, one-stop supply of knowledge. It’s remapping the office, the classroom, the halls of politics and even the material of tradition itself.“AI didn’t simply change know-how; it modified human habits. And as soon as human habits adjustments, society strikes at a wholly completely different velocity,” mentioned Simon Lee, CEO of Flitto, an AI-powered translation and dwell interpretation supplier. His remarks got here Tuesday night on…

For many who worship on the altar of “a win is a win” mantra, the boys’s nationwide soccer group had a extremely good yr, as they posted eight wins, three attracts and two losses.Upon nearer inspection, although, it isn’t that tough to determine Korea as a deeply flawed group with points that have to be addressed forward of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Coached by Hong Myung-bo, Twenty second-ranked Korea defeated No. 76 Bolivia 2-0 final Friday after which No. 73 Ghana 1-0 on Tuesday of their last two matches of the yr. Whereas Hong careworn the significance of outcomes above…