Author: Seoul Reporter

G-Dragon has as soon as once more reaffirmed his standing as a world trend icon. The South Korean famous person was the one Asian artist to look on Advanced Networks’ “twenty first Century Greatest Dressers,” rating sixteenth among the many world’s most influential type leaders.Advanced launched its curated listing, that includes G-Dragon alongside cultural heavyweights reminiscent of Kanye West, Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, and David Beckham. His placement additional underscores a popularity lengthy established throughout the style business—an artist whose affect extends far past music.In its profile, Advanced famous that whereas in the present day’s Okay-pop idols are well known for…

A view of LG Chem’s Cheongju separator plant (Picture courtesy of LG Chem) LG Chem has dismissed hypothesis concerning its withdrawal from the separator enterprise, stating that nothing has been confirmed.  In line with business sources on Nov. 18, Choi Jong-wan, LG Chem’s Cheongju plant-based government (managing director), lately acknowledged in a press release to workers that “subsequent 12 months is predicted to face way more tough circumstances than this 12 months,” including that “until there’s a unprecedented turnaround, the Cheongju and Ochang crops will face a state of affairs the place roughly 1,000 out of…

A chilly snap hit Seoul on Tuesday, with the morning temperature dropping beneath zero for the primary time this season, the state climate company mentioned, forecasting the chilly climate is anticipated to persist for a while.Seoul noticed the season’s first sub-zero temperature at 10:50 p.m. Monday, and the mercury fell additional to minus 2 levels Celsius at 5:46 a.m. Tuesday, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) mentioned. The capital’s smart temperature was estimated at minus 5.9 C as a consequence of sturdy winds.The company mentioned morning lows dropped by 5 to 10 C nationwide as a result of affect of chilly…

Hyundai Motor Group has created its first group-level cyberthreat response workforce amid an increase in cybersecurity dangers throughout numerous industrial sectors, in keeping with trade sources Tuesday.The cyberthreat response workforce, led by Yang Ki-chang, head of the group’s Built-in Safety Heart, will oversee vulnerability assessments, menace monitoring and incident responses involving cybersecurity throughout all group associates, the sources mentioned.Beforehand, Hyundai Motor Group models dealt with cyberattack responses individually. This marks the primary time the group has established a centralized workforce to coordinate cyberdefense efforts.Business watchers say Hyundai Motor’s enhanced cybersecurity measure goals to forestall industrial hacking incidents, reported extensively within…

The pinnacle workplace of the Korea Credit score Assure Fund in Daegu (Picture courtesy of the Korea Credit score Assure Fund) The Korea Credit score Assure Fund will immediately challenge 750 billion received value of pooled company bond obligations (P-CBO) subsequent 12 months. It goals to cut back company fundraising burdens by reducing rates of interest and costs by this initiative. KODIT’s direct P-CBO issuance is predicted to allow corporations to cut back prices by over 10 billion received. The Nationwide Meeting’s Committee on Political Affairs not too long ago set KODIT’s direct P-CBO issuance quantity at…

A person in his 30s who broke into the house of singer-actress Nana, previously of After Faculty, claimed he acted out of monetary hardship and didn’t know the home belonged to a star.The suspect advised investigators, “I didn’t understand it was the house of a star. I used to be battling dwelling bills,” based on police stories launched on Tuesday. Each Nana and her mom acknowledged they’d no prior connection to the person. Police stated he was unemployed and had no historical past of fan exercise or contact associated to the actress.“He seems to have been scouting for a location…

ABU DHABI — President Lee Jae Myung expressed his hope for stronger bilateral financial cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, saying that the nation might play a job as a “base camp” for Korea’s efforts to forge and strengthen its financial footholds within the Center East.Lee made the remarks throughout a gathering with Korean residents within the UAE after he arrived within the nation earlier within the day for a three-day state go to. He’s set to have summit talks with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday.”As we have to make our (financial) inroads into Africa, Europe…

Former All-Star outfielder Choo Shin-soo, who paired wonderful on-base expertise with a power-speed mixture, has grow to be the primary Korean participant to be nominated for the Nationwide Baseball Corridor of Fame choice.Choo, who performed in Main League Baseball (MLB) from 2005 to 2020, was amongst 12 new candidates for the 2026 Corridor of Fame poll introduced by the Baseball Writers’ Affiliation of America (BBWAA) on Monday (U.S. native time). They joined 15 holdovers from the 2025 voting cycle.Gamers should earn 75 % of the vote inside 10 years to be elected to the Corridor of Fame in Cooperstown, New…

An house complicated is drawing criticism after notifying residents that compact vehicles can be penalized if parked in common parking areas, warning that autos could possibly be lined with robust adhesive stickers as enforcement.A put up titled “Discover banning compact vehicles from common parking areas at an house” appeared on the net discussion board Bobaedream on Nov. 13, displaying the discover issued beneath the title of the complicated’s administration workplace director. The announcement, posted final July, mentioned that “regardless of enough compact-only parking areas obtainable within the underground storage, some compact vehicles proceed to make use of common areas, resulting…

A Japanese lady in her 50s has been indicted with out detention for forcing a kiss on Jin of BTS throughout a public fan occasion final yr.The Seoul Japanese District Prosecutors’ Workplace stated that the suspect was charged Monday with indecent assault.She is accused of approaching Jin (actual title Kim Seok-jin) throughout a fan assembly held at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul’s Songpa District in June final yr, shortly after he accomplished his army service. She pressured a kiss on Jin’s cheek with out consent.Following the incident, a number of followers filed complaints by means of the Nationwide Petition System,…