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A lady poses with fish on the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Competition in Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province, Jan. 11, 2025. Newsis A world-famous annual ice fishing pageant kicked off Saturday in a distant mountain city within the northeastern province of Gangwon, providing weeks of ice fishing and seasonal actions.The 2026 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Competition will run by Feb. 1 in Hwacheon, simply 25 kilometers south of the inter-Korean border and about 90 km northeast of Seoul.”Sancheoneo” is a species of trout recognized to reside solely in very clear recent water.Guests from all around the nation arrived on the 300,000-square-meter pageant floor…

Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-yeon (middle) and Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan (left) look at the precise mannequin of the world’s highest technology-level 15cm decision “‘Very Low Earth Orbit Extremely Excessive Decision Earth Commentary Satellite tv for pc (VLEO UHR SAR)” at Hanwha Programs Jeju Area Middle on Jan. 8. (Picture courtesy of Hanwha Group) Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-yeon visited the Hanwha Jeju Area Middle in Seogwipo-si, Jeju on Jan. 8. Business watchers recommend that as Chairman Kim selected the Jeju Area Middle because the vacation spot for this yr’s first discipline administration, Hanwha has proven…

Persons are seen throughout a protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, on this body seize from video taken by a person not employed by The Related Press and obtained by the AP exterior Iran. AP-YonhapDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protests in Iran raged Friday evening within the Islamic Republic, on-line movies purported to point out, regardless of a risk from the nation’s theocracy to crack down on demonstrators after shutting down the web and chopping phone strains to the world off.At the least 65 individuals have been killed within the protests that started in late December over Iran’s ailing economic…

Yoo Jae-suk / Courtesy of AntennaA feel-good, eco-friendly twist at a significant Korean TV awards present has unexpectedly become a heated controversy. After comic Yoo Jae-suk accepted his grand prize holding a Lego bouquet as a substitute of actual flowers, South Korea’s flower business erupted in protest, warning that the transfer may harm already struggling farmers and florists.The Korea Florist Affiliation mentioned the choice to switch conventional contemporary bouquets with toy flowers at broadcast awards ceremonies “provides one other wound” to growers and small store homeowners who’re battling weak client demand and rising prices. The group mentioned that utilizing plastic…

A person walks as Danish flag flutters subsequent to Hans Egede Statue in Nuuk, Greenland, March 9, 2025. REUTERS The Donald Trump administration is reviewing a plan to supply lump-sum funds to Greenland residents to facilitate the incorporation of Danish territory Greenland, Reuters reported on Jan. 8 (native time), citing a number of sources. Sources mentioned the Trump administration mentioned offering money to steer Greenland residents, with quantities starting from $10,000 (roughly 14 million gained) to $100,000 (roughly 140 million gained) per particular person being talked about. This method could possibly be perceived as…

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, seventh from proper, Deputy Meeting Speaker Rep. Joo Ho-young, seventh from left, and different Korean lawmakers pose for a photograph as they meet at Takaichi’s residence in Tokyo, Friday. Courtesy of Joo’s workplace Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has stated cooperation between her nation and Korea is “extra vital than ever” in an more and more grave worldwide state of affairs, a gaggle of Korean lawmakers stated Saturday.On Friday, Takaichi met Korean lawmakers from the Korea-Japan Parliamentarians’ Union and the Nationwide Meeting international affairs and unification committee throughout their go to to Japan, in accordance…

Residents smoke close to a damaged window of their condominium in Kyiv, broken throughout a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, Jan. 9. Reuters-YonhapKYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombarded Ukraine with tons of of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale in a single day assault, officers mentioned Friday, killing no less than 4 folks within the capital. For less than the second time within the practically 4-year-old struggle, it used a strong, new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a transparent warning to Kyiv’s NATO allies.The extreme barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile…

The Seosan-Yeongdeok Expressway the place a pileup occurred Saturday is seen on this picture. Yonhap 5 individuals had been killed Saturday in a number of accidents on a freeway within the southeastern province of North Gyeongsang, suspected to have been brought on by black ice, the authorities stated.One of many accidents occurred at 6:20 a.m. close to an interchange within the Sangju part of the Seosan-Yeongdeok Expressway, when a truck tumbled off the highway after ramming right into a guardrail whereas attempting to keep away from a car that had stopped. The truck driver was killed.Different accidents reported within the…

Samsung Biologics’ head workplace in Songdo, Incheon (Photograph courtesy of Samsung Biologics) Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940) has regained its place as South Korea’s third-most helpful firm by market capitalization, overtaking LG Power Resolution (KRX: 373220), as its shares climbed greater than 6% on bettering biotech business situations and rising earnings expectations. Conversely, LG Power Resolution, the nation’s main secondary battery maker, has continued to battle as uncertainty over its earnings outlook has prompted downward revisions to focus on costs. In accordance with the Korea Alternate on Jan. 8, Samsung Biologics shares closed at 1.885 million…

A view of Samsung Electronics’ Pyeongtaek campus (Photograph courtesy of Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics’ non-memory semiconductor operations, together with its foundry and System LSI divisions, sharply lowered losses within the fourth quarter of final 12 months in comparison with the earlier quarter. In line with Daol Funding & Securities, the corporate’s non-memory enterprise posted an working lack of 165 billion received (roughly $113.56 million) within the fourth quarter, down considerably from a 448 billion received loss within the earlier quarter. Within the first half of final 12 months alone, the mixed working lack of the 2…