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U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio depart the Eisenhower Government Workplace Constructing on the White Home campus after a gathering with Danish Overseas Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Overseas Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington D.C, Jan. 14. AFP-YonhapWASHINGTON — A high Danish official stated Wednesday {that a} “elementary disagreement” over Greenland stays with President Donald Trump after extremely anticipated talks in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.The 2 sides, nevertheless, agreed to create a working group to debate methods to work via variations as Trump continues to…

Cheon Jeong Gung, a spiritual complicated of the Unification Church, is seen in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, Dec. 12, 2025. Yonhap Investigations into the Unification Church and the Shincheonji Church of Jesus — two spiritual teams broadly thought to be cults — which might outcome of their dissolution, started this week, amid considerations voiced by senior figures in regards to the hurt they’re inflicting to society.Final week, a joint prosecution-police process pressure comprising 47 investigators was established to probe alleged collusion between the spiritual teams and politicians. This adopted claims final yr that the Unification Church had engaged in illicit…

The state-of-the-art geophysical survey vessel Tamhae 3 (Picture courtesy of the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Assets) Korea’s state-of-the-art geophysical survey vessel Tamhae 3 has found high-concentration seabed uncommon earth parts within the western Pacific excessive seas. As uncommon earth parts have emerged as a core part of world useful resource safety, consideration is targeted on whether or not Korea will achieve securing commercially viable seabed uncommon earth parts within the area. The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Assets introduced on Jan. 15 that it confirmed the presence of high-concentration uncommon earth parts…

A really massive crude provider (VLCC) constructed by Hanwha Ocean (Picture courtesy of Hanwha Ocean) Hanwha Ocean has efficiently secured its first contract of the brand new yr with orders for 3 very massive crude carriers (VLCCs). Hanwha Ocean introduced on Jan. 15 that it had acquired orders for 3 VLCCs from a Center Japanese shipowner for 572.2 billion received. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the shipowner by the tip of April 2029. The growing old of the worldwide VLCC fleet is quickly progressing, making the phased retirement of older vessels…

White Home Center East envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday introduced the long-delayed launch of Part 2 of President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, establishing a committee of Palestinian technocrats to manage the enclave and starting the “full demilitarization and reconstruction.”

Company from SeoulShare throughout Muzikey’s August 2025 present / Courtesy of MuzikeyCustom collides with tomorrow at KOTE in central Seoul’s Insa-dong neighborhood on Saturday, Jan. 31, the place performers will discover conventional Korean music, or gugak, together with the vocal narrative fashion often known as pansori.On the bottom ground, two DJs will play distinct units, one mixing conventional motifs with modern beats, the opposite layering trendy vitality over historical melodies. In the meantime, the members of Bikabi, a troupe of international pansori singers, will lead an interactive pansori jam within the basement.Tab Jones, a producer and DJ from New Jersey,…

Financial institution of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong bangs the gavel to open a Financial Coverage Committee assembly on the central financial institution in Seoul, Thursday. Joint Press Corps Korea’s central financial institution once more left its benchmark rate of interest unchanged Thursday as a weakened gained and rising inflation considerations restricted room for additional easing.The Financial Coverage Board of the Financial institution of Korea (BOK) held the important thing charge at 2.5 % at its rate-setting assembly in Seoul, marking the fifth consecutive on-hold resolution since July.The pause comes regardless of the central financial institution remaining in a financial easing…

Woman group BLACKPINK / Courtesy of YG Leisure Woman group BLACKPINK will launch its third EP, “Deadline,” on Feb. 27, the group’s label, YG Leisure, stated Thursday.YG unveiled a video saying the Ok-pop quartet’s comeback on its official weblog.”Deadline” will mark the primary album from the group in three years and 5 months since “Born Pink” in September 2022.The group launched the digital single “Soar” in July however showcased its distinctive musical colours extra by way of energetic solo tasks throughout the group’s break.YG stated the album’s title, “Deadline,” is similar as that of BLACKPINK’s newest world tour, which started…

Commerce Minister Yeo Han-koo, left, shakes fingers with U.S. Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) in Washington, Tuesday (native time). Courtesy of Ministry of Commerce, Trade and PowerCommerce Minister Yeo Han-koo has met with U.S. lawmakers and officers to dispel considerations over Korea’s ongoing investigation into a large information breach at Coupang Inc., warning towards the difficulty evolving right into a commerce row between the 2 international locations, Yeo’s workplace mentioned Thursday.Yeo traveled to Washington this week to fulfill with a variety of U.S. lawmakers, together with Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ), Invoice Hagerty (R-TN), Dave McCormick (R-PA) and Todd Younger (R-IN), in…

Kim Younger-eun, winner of the Korean Artist Prize 2025 / Courtesy of Nationwide Museum of Modern and Trendy Artwork The Nationwide Museum of Modern and Trendy Artwork (MMCA) has awarded the Korean Artist Prize 2025 to Kim Younger-eun, whose work facilities on sound and listening.Kim treats sound and listening as phenomena formed by social, political and historic forces. She meticulously data sounds gathered throughout completely different locations and instances, revealing neglected elements of on a regular basis life from new views, in keeping with MMCA on Thursday.Her latest works, “Listening Visitors” and “Go Again To Your,” each produced final yr,…