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From left, Vice Justice Minister Lee Jin-soo, Vice Training Minister Choi Eun-ok and Kim Sae-ryo, consultant of U.N. Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Korea workplace, pose throughout a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony on the institution of a devoted observe for refugee college students within the International Korea Scholarship program, at Authorities Advanced Seoul, Thursday. Courtesy of UNHCRKorea has opened a brand new schooling pathway for refugee college students by including a devoted observe to its state-funded scholarship program, based on the U.N. refugee company and schooling authorities.The U.N. Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Korea workplace, the Ministry of Training…

A rendered picture of LS Cable & System Mexico’s deliberate manufacturing unit in Queretaro, Mexico / Courtesy of LS Cable & System LS Cable & System (LS C&S) stated Thursday it would make investments about 230 billion received ($156 million) in LS Cable & System Mexico (LSCMX), its manufacturing subsidiary within the central Mexican state of Queretaro, to provide electrical infrastructure and mobility elements for the North American market.With the funding, the Korean firm goals to rework LSCMX right into a strategic outpost for its vitality and mobility companies within the Americas, reasonably than only a manufacturing hub. To realize…

Vehicles await cargo abroad at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. YonhapKorea’s exports of cars reached an all-time excessive of $72 billion final yr because of the robust abroad demand for eco-friendly autos and used vehicles, authorities information confirmed Thursday.The determine marked a 1.7 p.c enhance from $70.8 billion in exports in 2024, and a 1.55 p.c rise from the earlier excessive of $70.9 billion tallied in 2023, in line with the Ministry of Commerce, Business and Sources.It additionally marked the third consecutive yr of the nation’s annual automotive exports surpassing the $70 billion threshold.The ministry stated the home…

Tomorrow X Collectively (TXT) carry out at Galaxy Enviornment, Macau’s largest indoor live performance venue. Courtesy of BIGHIT MusicFor almost a decade, Korea’s leisure trade has confronted an extended, darkish tunnel in relation to China. Now, nevertheless, a faint gentle seems to be rising on the far finish. China’s long-standing restrictions on Korean popular culture — generally known as the hallyu or Korean wave, ban— are exhibiting indicators of steadily easing.At Chinese language music retailers, Okay-pop albums have returned to retailer cabinets and are as soon as once more displayed prominently. On Chinese language streaming platforms, a neighborhood remake of…

The wreckage of practice is seen, a day after a development crane fell right into a passenger practice in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday. AP-Yonhap One Korean nationwide was amongst these killed when a development crane collapsed onto a passing practice in Thailand and triggered it to derail, the international ministry stated Thursday.The passenger practice from Bangkok was passing Nakhon Ratchasima, northeast of the capital, on Wednesday, when a crane at a high-speed rail development web site crashed onto the carriages, immediately derailing the practice, in keeping with international information stories.At the least 32 folks have been killed, together with…

Protesters take part in an illustration in help of the nationwide mass protests in Iran in opposition to the federal government, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday. AP-YonhapThe Asia Journalist Affiliation (AJA) urged Iranian authorities to halt the usage of power in opposition to civilians and guarantee press freedom amid intensifying nationwide protests which have left scores lifeless and shaken the nation’s stability.In a press release issued Thursday, the Seoul-based journalist community expressed “deep concern” over the escalating state of affairs in Iran, the place demonstrations in opposition to rising costs and repressive state insurance policies have been met with mass arrests…

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok speaks throughout a coordination assembly with associated ministers to debate key state affairs on the Authorities Advanced Seoul, Thursday. YonhapPrime Minister Kim Min-seok stated Thursday the federal government will implement thorough measures to bolster security guidelines on chemical items, citing a long-running client items catastrophe over poisonous humidifier disinfectant.Kim made the comment throughout a coverage coordination assembly with associated ministers to debate key state affairs, saying making certain the security and well being of the folks is the federal government’s “prime coverage precedence.””As we realized from the tragedy of humidifier disinfectant, there should be no blind…

LG CNS CEO Hyun Shin-gyoon, proper, and CHA Biomedical Group Vice President Cha Received-tae pose after signing a strategic partnership settlement at Cha Bio Advanced in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. Courtesy of LG CNSLG CNS is accelerating its digital well being care enterprise in partnership with CHA Biomedical Group, making a ten billion received ($6.8 million) fairness funding in its affiliate CHA Biotech.The corporate mentioned Thursday that it signed a strategic partnership settlement with CHA Biotech a day earlier to hold out the funding and collaborate on synthetic intelligence (AI) transformation (AX) and digital transformation (DX) initiatives for the event…

Hyundai Rotem headquarters and analysis heart (Photograph courtesy of Hyundai Rotem) Hyundai Motor Group is reorganizing its future enterprise by placing ahead synthetic intelligence (AI) robotics methods throughout all its associates, spanning not solely cars but in addition aviation, protection, and logistics. It goals to strengthen robotics capabilities throughout all enterprise areas, together with completed automobiles, elements, software program, protection, and logistics, to make them a core pillar for future development. Hyundai Rotem, which isn’t a part of the automotive affiliate, has stepped ahead. It is going to set up a devoted group to strengthen…

A scene from “On a regular basis We Are” / Courtesy of JNC Media GroupThe ultimate on-screen efficiency by the late Kim Sae-ron has been revealed in a brand new trailer, sparking an emotional response from followers and moviegoers throughout Korea.A teaser for the youth romance movie “On a regular basis We Are” was launched this week, marking Kim’s last accomplished challenge earlier than her demise on Feb. 16, 2025. Starring Kim reverse rising actor Lee Chae-min, the movie facilities on the awkward, fragile feelings of old flame at age 17 — a theme that now carries a bittersweet weight…