Author: Seoul Reporter

WASHINGTON — South Korea’s prime envoy to the US pledged Tuesday to work intently with the U.S. to foster situations wanted for the resumption of diplomacy with North Korea, amid uncertainty over whether or not Pyongyang would accede to dialogue overtures.New Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha, who served as Seoul’s overseas minister from 2017-2021, made the remarks throughout her first assembly with Korean correspondents since taking workplace final month.”Whereas intently speaking with the U.S. facet, (we) will proceed (efforts) to safe assist for our coverage towards North Korea,” she stated.”Along with the U.S., our authorities — as a peacemaker and a pacemaker…

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing concerning the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi brokers, providing a fierce protection of the visiting Saudi crown prince that contradicted a U.S. intelligence evaluation.The controversy over the killing of Khashoggi, a Washington Submit columnist and U.S.-based critic of the Saudi management, flared once more within the Oval Workplace in entrance of cameras as the dominion’s de facto ruler made his first White Home go to in additional than seven years in search of to additional rehabilitate his international picture tarnished by the…

Korea’s area company is enterprise ultimate inspections for the fourth launch of the nation’s homegrown Nuri area rocket scheduled for subsequent week, a senior official mentioned Wednesday.Park Jong-chan, director of the Korean Launch Car Enhancement Program on the Korea Aerospace Analysis Institute (KARI), instructed Yonhap Information Company all inspections can be accomplished by Monday.The Nuri, formally the Korea Area Launch Car II (KSLV-II), is about for launch from the Naro Area Middle within the southern coastal village of Goheung, South Jeolla Province, at 1 a.m. subsequent Thursday.”Now we have related the third-stage rocket to the primary and second levels, and…

An offshore wind farm (Captured from KBS) The Ulsan floating offshore wind farm, collectively pursued by home and worldwide power corporations, has develop into the primary in Korea to cross maritime site visitors security evaluation. This comes 19 months after operators submitted their utility to the federal government in April of final yr. Following the federal government’s affirmation of the 2035 Nationally Decided Contribution (NDC) goal for greenhouse fuel discount and acceleration of next-generation offshore wind initiatives, the transition to renewable power is predicted to achieve momentum. Whereas floating offshore wind requires increased building prices in comparison…

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (middle) holds an emergency briefing on the Authorities Complicated Seoul on Nov. 18 relating to the Lone Star worldwide funding dispute (ISDS) annulment software. To the appropriate of Prime Minister Kim is Minister of Justice Jung Seong-ho. To the left is Jung Hong-sik, director of the Worldwide Authorized Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice. (Captured from YTN) The federal government introduced on Nov. 18 that it received the annulment software case filed in objection to the Worldwide Funding Dispute Settlement (ISDS) arbitration ruling associated to the sale of Korea Trade Financial…

For individuals who worship on the altar of “a win is a win” mantra, the lads’s nationwide soccer crew had a extremely good yr, as they posted eight wins, three attracts and two losses.Upon nearer inspection, although, it is not that troublesome to establish South Korea as a deeply flawed crew with points that should be addressed forward of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Coached by Hong Myung-bo, Twenty second-ranked South Korea defeated No. 76 Bolivia 2-0 final Friday after which No. 73 Ghana 1-0 on Tuesday of their remaining two matches of the yr. Whereas Hong harassed the significance of…

SAN FRANCISCO — The top of Google’s father or mother firm Alphabet warned that each firm can be impacted if the AI bubble had been to burst, in an interview to the BBC.Sundar Pichai acknowledged there was “irrationality” behind the increase in synthetic intelligence funding, which has fueled a tech rally this yr.However fears that the AI bubble may burst have led to a selloff, sending international inventory markets tumbling in latest months.Requested if Google can be impacted by the AI bubble bursting, Pichai instructed the BBC: “I believe no firm goes to be immune, together with us.”The interview, printed…

A pair was discovered lifeless inside a car related to a car-camping tent in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, after a passerby reported listening to solely the sound of a motor coming from the automotive with no indicators of motion inside.In response to police and fireplace authorities Tuesday, the emergency name got here in at 2:36 p.m. from the parking zone close to the Yuilsa Path entrance at Taebaeksan. The caller reported {that a} tent hooked up to a parked car was zipped shut, a motor was operating, and no response was heard from the occupants.Rescue personnel arrived on the scene and…

An annual convention on financial and technological exchanges amongst South Korea, China and Japan kicked off this week, with this yr’s give attention to trilateral cooperation in biohealth, science and expertise, the business ministry stated Wednesday.The twenty third Yellow Sea Rim Financial and Technological Trade Convention is scheduled to run for 3 days via Thursday within the central metropolis of Daejeon, bringing collectively some 300 officers from the governments, corporations and financial associations of the three nations, based on the Ministry of Commerce, Business and Assets.This yr, attendees will trade views on trilateral cooperation in biohealth, science and expertise, in…

Lee Sang-hoon, CEO of ABL Bio, offers a presentation at an investor relations (IR) briefing held on the 4 Seasons Lodge Seoul on Nov. 17. (Captured from ABL Bio YouTube channel) Following a sequence of expertise exports to international large pharma corporations similar to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Eli Lilly, an evaluation has emerged that further expertise transfers are anticipated for ABL Bio’s blood-brain barrier (BBB) shuttle platform. On Nov. 18, Huh Hye-min, a researcher at Kiwoom Securities, raised the goal value for ABL Bio to 240,000 gained (roughly $164) and emphasised that the corporate is…