Author: Seoul Reporter

The variety of newly enrolled international faculty college students in the US dropped 17 % this fall after the Trump administration made it tougher to acquire scholar visas, information launched Monday by the Institute of Worldwide Training exhibits.The figures, based mostly on a survey of greater than 825 faculties and universities, present one of many clearest views of the potential impact of measures President Donald Trump’s administration has taken that make it tougher for international college students to come back to the U.S.

South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. plans to speculate 4 trillion received ($2.7 billion) in its home biopharmaceutical operations over the subsequent three years, becoming a member of a broader funding wave by the nation’s largest company teams following the current South Korea-US tariff settlement.Chairman Website positioning Jung-jin outlined the plan on Sunday at a gathering hosted by President Lee Jae Myung with the heads of the nation’s main conglomerates on the presidential workplace in Seoul. Addressing a gaggle that included the chiefs of Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK, LG, HD Hyundai and Hanwha, Website positioning mentioned Celltrion will channel the brand new…

North Korean troops lay mines alongside the northern facet of the DMZ in 2024. (courtesy of the ROK Joint Chiefs of Workers) South Korea’s Ministry of Nationwide Protection has proposed holding navy talks with North Korea to replace indicators and border markers alongside the Army Demarcation Line (MDL) to stop clashes throughout the DMZ. The proposal appears to be an try and prime the pump for inter-Korean dialogue, which has come to an entire standstill, by discussing a relatively gentle concern on the working degree. The ministry’s director-general for protection coverage, Kim Hong-cheol, made an announcement on the proposal for talks…

Choi Seong-ah (from left), Daejeon Metropolitan Metropolis Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs, Economic system and Science, Mark Bentol, head of Airbus Analysis & Know-how (R&T) Program, and Lee Seon-hye, director of the Superior Protection-Civilian Innovation Help Division on the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Assets, pose for a commemorative picture on the Airbus Tech Hub Korea opening ceremony held in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon on Nov. 18. Airbus, Europe’s largest plane producer, is establishing a “tech hub,” a analysis and growth (R&D) base, in Daejeon to safe future applied sciences. Following Japan, the Netherlands, and Singapore, this would…

Shinsegae Inc. Chairman Chung Yong-jin has been noticed strengthening ties with Donald Trump Jr., underscoring the South Korean retail tycoon’s unusually shut entry to the US president’s inside circle.In line with individuals conversant in the matter, Chung was seen eating with Trump Jr. at a luxurious resort in Spain in current days.Additionally current on the dinner was Omeed Malik, who co-founded enterprise capital agency 1789 Capital with Trump Jr. and has turn into a key determine in conservative finance circles.The newest encounter builds on a 15-year relationship between Chung and Trump Jr.The 2 first met at a Korean media occasion…

A sequence collision involving three cargo vehicles occurred inside an expressway tunnel within the southeastern county of Goryeong on Tuesday, leaving one particular person lifeless and one other injured, police stated.The accident came about inside Goryeong 2 Tunnel on the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway in Goryeong, North Gyeongsang Province, at 12:34 p.m., when the three vehicles rear-ended each other, police stated.A 5-ton truck was fully burned after the collisions, killing the motive force, they stated, including one other driver was injured.Expressway authorities quickly blocked visitors into the tunnel, and firefighters fully extinguished the hearth at 1:47 p.m.Police are investigating the precise…

Park Jae-eok, head of the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Workplace, and Music Kang, head of the Gwangju Excessive Prosecutors’ Workplace. Each have tendered their resignations. (Yonhap) On Monday, Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho kept away from commenting on a proposal to self-discipline prosecutors demanding an evidence for the choice to not enchantment a courtroom ruling in a high-profile corruption case with connections to Korean President Lee Jae Myung. The minister emphasised the necessity to stabilize judicial and prosecutorial organizations regardless of the uproar over the dealing with of the Daejang neighborhood growth case. Following the choice to not enchantment a district courtroom’s ruling…

Skincare tops overseas medical tourism in Korea, even for Kim Kardashian Myeongdong on the coronary heart of Seoul bustles with overseas guests Kim Kardashian, one of many world’s most influential celebrities with 350 million Instagram followers, lately shared her skincare expertise at a South Korean dermatology clinic, posting images in a white magnificence masks below th

Caregen’s oral peptide ‘Korglutide’ Caregen (CEO Jung Yong-ji), a peptide-specialized biotech firm, introduced on the 18th that it has submitted a New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) registration software to the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) for its oral peptide ‘Korglutide’. Caregen submitted the appliance instantly after the shutdown was lifted, following a suspension of recent purposes because of the U.S. authorities shutdown that started on October 1st. The FDA has a process to reply with evaluate opinions inside 75 days of NDI receipt, and the corporate expects to substantiate the ultimate outcomes round January subsequent…

Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station acquired an uncommon report on Sunday of a parrot allegedly taking a sip from a buyer’s cup of espresso.When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered the offender to be a medium-sized parrot weighing about 0.5 kilograms. The uninvited visitor had flown in by way of a window and shocked patrons by darting across the outside seats.Earlier than the parrot was rescued by authorities, the espresso store proprietor fed it some snacks whereas some prospects pet it.The fowl is believed to be an endangered yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix), a species native to Mexico and northern Central…