Author: Seoul Reporter

[ad_1] Korean shares closed sharply decrease Friday, as renewed issues over a synthetic intelligence (AI) bubble weighed closely on big-cap tech shares. The native forex fell to the bottom degree in seven months towards the U.S. greenback on huge overseas inventory promoting.The benchmark Korea Composite Inventory Worth Index (KOSPI) tumbled 151.59 factors, or 3.79 p.c, to shut at 3,853.26.Commerce quantity was average at 307.95 million shares price 14.02 trillion received ($9.5 billion), with decliners outnumbering gainers 718 to 177.Foreigners offered a internet 2.83 trillion received price of shares, whereas retail and institutional traders purchased a internet 2.29 trillion received and…

[ad_1] The selfless and devoted lifetime of Irish Catholic missionary Patrick James McGlinchey (1928-2018), who devoted himself to serving to Jeju residents, is properly remembered on the island — however little identified in the remainder of Korea. That will quickly change with the discharge of a brand new documentary highlighting the priest and his legacy.The 30-minute movie “Do You Know the Pig Priest of Jeju?” was amongst 22 winners of a video content material award organized by Arts Council Korea (ARKO). ARKO funded the undertaking and screened it Thursday on the Korean Movie Archive, together with different award-winning works.“Once I…

[ad_1] Nationwide Meeting Speaker Woo Received-shik urged Vietnam to step up assist for Korean firms and mentioned methods to deepen financial ties in a gathering together with his Vietnamese counterpart, his workplace stated Friday.Throughout his talks with Tran Thanh Man, the chairman of Vietnam’s Nationwide Meeting, the day prior to this, Woo underscored the significance of making “success tales” of Korean firms in Vietnam to additional advance their bilateral ties.Woo highlighted the key areas of bilateral cooperation, together with protection, nuclear energy, high-speed rail, growth of recent cities and different infrastructure tasks, in addition to exchanges within the science and…

[ad_1] Authorities have deployed 29 helicopters and a whole lot of personnel to convey a wildfire within the northeast province of Gangwon underneath management, with the blaze believed to be practically 70 p.c contained, based on officers Friday.The wildfire started Thursday afternoon on a hillside in Inje, northeast Gangwon Province, based on the inside ministry.Forestry officers mentioned 338 personnel and 69 items of apparatus had been mobilized to place out the fireplace in a single day, however the rugged terrain of the mountain hindered firefighting efforts.A complete of 29 helicopters had been deployed to place out the remaining flames early…

[ad_1] Ambassador Dai Bing, the Chinese language envoy to South Korea, arrives on the Ministry of International Affairs in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2024, to submit his credentials after being appointed. (Yonhap) The Chinese language Embassy to South Korea reacted sharply on Sunday to back-to-back remarks by American officers suggesting that the modernization of the South Korea-US alliance is pushed by the necessity to comprise China. The embassy expressed its hope that the US is not going to “sow discord or decide a battle.”The Chinese language Embassy made these feedback in a press release on Sunday titled “Q&A with the…

[ad_1] POSCO President Lee Hee-keun (photograph courtesy of POSCO) POSCO President Lee Hee-keun formally apologized on Nov. 21 concerning the accident through which three employees inhaled poisonous fuel whereas cleansing sludge at Pohang Works on Nov. 20. In his apology assertion, Lee stated, “An unlucky incident occurred to POSCO and affiliate firm staff on account of an sudden accident throughout cleansing work on the Pohang Works web site,” and “On behalf of the executives and staff, I bow my head and deeply apologize to those that suffered the accident and their households.” He continued, “We instantly…

[ad_1] Actor Tune Hye-kyo’s absence from the Blue Dragon Movie Awards purple carpet has been defined belatedly.Tune shared clips and images Thursday on her social media from the forty sixth Blue Dragon Movie Awards held the day gone by at KBS Corridor in Yeouido, Seoul. Together with the footage, she posted a photograph taken by her employees with the caption, “It’s a disgrace I couldn’t stand on the purple carpet as a result of I rushed over in the course of filming.”Tune attended the ceremony however didn’t seem on the purple carpet. She was solely briefly seen smiling within the…

[ad_1] AI 기반 게임 생태계 기업 세븐라인랩스(Sevenline Labs)는 11월 12일, 러시아의 대표 안드로이드 앱스토어 루스토어(RuStore) 와 AI Agent Gaming 분야 협력 및 글로벌 서비스 확장을 위한 업무협약(MoU)을 체결했다고 밝혔다. 세븐라인랩스에 따르면 이번 파트너십은 AI 기반 게이밍 기술을 중심으로 한 플랫폼 연동 및 생태계 확장을 목표로 한다. 양사는 인공지능(AI) 에이전트를 활용한 차세대 게임 운영 모델과 루스토어 플랫폼을 통한 AI 게임 콘텐츠 유통 및 프로모션 협력 등을 단계적으로 추진할 계획이다. 루스토어(RuStore)는 러시아 최대 IT 기업 VK와 러시아 디지털개발통신부가 공동 주도해 설립한 공식 앱스토어로, MAU(월간 활성 사용자) 6천5백만명을 보유한 자국 내 주요 모바일 앱 유통 허브로…

[ad_1] JERUSALEM — Israel plans to grab elements of a serious West Financial institution historic web site, in accordance with a authorities doc, and settlers put up a brand new outpost in a single day, even because the nation faces strain to crack down on settler violence within the Palestinian territory.Israel’s Civil Administration introduced its intention to expropriate massive swaths of Sebastia, a serious archaeological web site within the West Financial institution, within the doc obtained by The Related Press on Thursday. Peace Now, an anti-settlement watchdog group, mentioned the positioning is round 1,800 dunams (450 acres) — Israel’s largest…

[ad_1] Varicose veins, a situation marked by abnormally swollen and twisted veins close to the pores and skin floor, typically described as “bulging veins” on the legs, have gotten more and more widespread in Korea.Based on the Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage Service, 212,000 sufferers acquired therapy for varicose veins in 2020, up from 162,000 in 2016, a median annual improve of seven % over 4 years. By age group, individuals of their 50s accounted for the biggest proportion at 26.9 % (57,000 sufferers), adopted by these of their 60s at 23.8 % (50,000) and 40s at 17.9 % (38,000).Varicose…