Author: Seoul Reporter

The South Korean and U.S. navies have staged joint drills this week involving a U.S. nuclear-powered plane provider within the East Sea in efforts to bolster their mixed protection posture, Seoul’s Navy mentioned Friday,The four-day train happened from Tuesday via Friday, mobilizing greater than a dozen warships and maritime patrol plane from each side, in accordance with the Navy.Among the many belongings deployed for the drills have been the ROKS Yulgok Yi I and the ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong Aegis-equipped destroyers from the South Korean aspect.From the U.S. aspect, the united statesGeorge Washington plane provider, the united statesRobert Smalls guided-missile…

Korea Commerce-Funding Promotion Company (KOTRA) President Kang Kyung-sung on Thursday pledged to assist drive the nation’s exports to a report $1 trillion, vowing to diversify export routes and make the most of synthetic intelligence (AI) to assist outbound shipments.Marking the primary anniversary of his tenure, Kang underscored that Korea has already achieved $579 billion in exports as of final month, the highest-ever determine for the time interval. He additionally famous that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) posted a report quarterly export quantity of $30.5 billion within the third quarter, highlighting their rising position in assembly the nationwide export goal.Kang burdened…

The variety of owners in Korea elevated 2.3 p.c from a yr earlier in 2024, with feminine possession exhibiting a gradual rise, authorities information confirmed Friday.The overall variety of folks with dwelling possession registrations reached 15.98 million final yr, up 357,000 from the earlier yr, in accordance with the info from the Ministry of Information and Statistics.The information confirmed that 7.2 million had been feminine owners, making up 46.4 p.c of the overall.The ratio has been on a gradual rise, from 45.6 p.c in 2021 to 45.9 p.c in 2022 and 46.2 p.c in 2023.The ministry partly attributed the regular…

Actor-singer Cha Eun-woo is sustaining a robust presence even throughout his necessary army service, making ready to launch his second solo mini album “ELSE” later this month and unveiling a number of music movies.Cha enlisted on the Military Coaching Middle in July and, after finishing primary coaching, has been serving within the army band. His anticipated discharge date is Jan. 27, 2027. Earlier than enlisting, he advised followers, “My album, movie and drama initiatives will all be launched. Please don’t neglect me.”As promised, Cha is gearing as much as launch new music with “ELSE.” On Thursday, he additionally posted a…

President Lee Jae Myung mentioned Friday that Korea has secured U.S. assist for increasing Seoul’s authority over uranium enrichment and spent nuclear gasoline reprocessing.He described the event as a extremely vital step ahead because the nation seeks to construct its first nuclear-powered submarine.”Korea and the USA have agreed to maneuver ahead with the development of nuclear-powered submarines, a long-standing aim for Korea and a strategic asset deemed important for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula,” Lee mentioned throughout a televised briefing saying the conclusion of a joint truth sheet between the 2 international locations.”As well as, the 2 sides…

The Ok League is going through rising controversy because the Korean Skilled Soccer Referees Affiliation introduced it might file a grievance with FIFA over an alleged racist gesture made by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors assistant coach Mauricio Taricco. As an alternative of gaining help, the transfer is drawing criticism amid mounting frustration over repeated officiating errors this season.The league mentioned on Thursday that Jeonbuk will submit a written clarification concerning the incident. “We are going to evaluate the referee assessor’s and match commissioner’s experiences, together with a press release written by the match referee, Kim Woo-sung, earlier than deciding whether or…

The South Korean received rebounded sharply from seven-month lows on Friday morning after authorities moved to regular the foreign money with a mixture of verbal warnings and suspected dollar-selling. The received strengthened to round 1,450 per greenback in morning buying and selling, recovering from the mid-1,470 vary seen earlier within the day. Jennifer Nicholson-Breen edited this text.

BUSAN — Lengthy strains, in a single day tenting and the return of a serious franchise set an intense tone as G-Star 2025, Korea’s largest recreation exhibition, opened Thursday at BEXCO within the southeastern metropolis of Busan.By 10:30 a.m., a holding space of about 3,600 sq. meters was filled with hundreds of tourists. The primary attendee arrived at 10:20 p.m. the night time earlier than. One workplace employee who traveled from Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, stated he “laid out a sleeping bag after getting off the late prepare,” hoping to strive upcoming indie releases. One other customer stated he drove down…

Picture courtesy of The Piercing The Piercing makes a speciality of piercing jewellery constructed from varied supplies together with gold, silver, surgical metal, and titanium. The corporate is situated at Nanjeong Equipment (purchasing middle) in Seoul’s Namdaemun Market. It provides merchandise crafted from 14K, 18K, and 24K gold, 925 sterling silver, surgical metal (316L), and titanium. All merchandise use nickel-free supplies to reduce pores and skin irritation and irritation. The Piercing sells varied kinds of piercings for various physique elements together with tragus, helix, internal conch, outer conch, daith, cosy, rook, barbell, ring, and stud,…

All 5 members of NewJeans have introduced their return to ADOR, drawing eager consideration to what lies forward for the group as they proceed with out Min Hee-jin, the artistic pressure who formed their debut, picture and sound. Business observers say “NewJeans with out Min” will inevitably differ from the model that had dominated Ok-pop since 2022.NewJeans rose to on the spot prominence underneath Min’s meticulous path, mixing retro, hip-hop and R&B influences right into a recent Ok-pop id. Past their hit singles, the group was broadly praised for the top quality of their B-side tracks. Min spearheaded not solely…