Author: Seoul Reporter

[ad_1] Chad Edwards (left), CEO of Cusp AI, and Park Cheol, head of the New Enterprise Technique Division at Hyundai Motor Group, pose for a commemorative picture after signing a partnership settlement at Cusp AI headquarters in Cambridge, UK on Nov. 6 (native time). (Picture courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group) Hyundai Motor Group is embarking on the event of next-generation supplies for future mobility in partnership with UK synthetic intelligence (AI) startup Cusp AI. The group introduced on Nov. 7 that it signed a strategic partnership for materials AI cooperation at Cusp AI headquarters in…

[ad_1] Famend Italian dancer Roberto Bolle directs the ″white dance″ throughout the occasion ″One Dance″ in entrance of the Duomo gothic cathedral, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. [AP/YONHAP] Internationally acclaimed ballet star Roberto Bolle will headline the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics closing ceremony, titled “Magnificence in Movement,” in Verona’s historical Roman amphitheater, one of many world’s oldest, organizers introduced Thursday.   The Feb. 22 closing occasion can pay homage to town of Verona — which is a Unesco World Heritage web site — and the Enviornment’s position because the venue for a well-known summer season opera competition, whereas celebrating athletic…

[ad_1] Outstanding novelist Hwang Sok-yong has been named the recipient of the nation’s highest cultural honor, the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Benefit, the tradition ministry stated Friday.Hwang is amongst 33 recipients of the 2025 awards for contributors to the event of tradition and the humanities, together with 17 honorees of the Order of Cultural Benefit.The 82-year-old creator of “Jang Gil-san,” “Princess Bari” and “A Highway to Sampo” was acknowledged for his profound perception into social realities and his contributions to social therapeutic and reflection, having formed the course of Korean literature for greater than half a century, the ministry stated.The…

[ad_1] ULSAN — One employee has died and 4 others had been presumed lifeless after being found below a collapsed boiler tower at a thermal energy plant within the southeastern metropolis of Ulsan on Friday, with two others remaining unaccounted for, firefighting officers mentioned.The boiler tower collapsed at an influence plant of the Ulsan department of Korea East-West Energy Co., a state-run utility firm, the day gone by.One employee was pronounced lifeless Friday, whereas one other 4 had been feared lifeless, firefighting officers mentioned. Of the 4, one was taken to a hospital, and operations to drag out the opposite…

[ad_1] Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong is ready to fulfill Mercedes-Benz Chief Government Ola Källenius in Seoul subsequent week, as the 2 teams look to broaden their cooperation past in-car electronics into semiconductors, shows and electrical mobility applied sciences.Based on business sources on Friday, Lee and Källenius are coordinating a gathering on Nov. 13, prone to happen at Samsung’s headquarters in southern Seoul.Källenius is coming to Seoul to attend the Mercedes-Benz Convention in Seoul the next day. Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee Samsung SDI Co. CEO Choi Joo-sun and Samsung Show Co. CEO Lee Chung are additionally anticipated…

[ad_1] Actor Jeon Jong-seo is ready to look in “Highlander,” the following undertaking from Chad Stahelski, the director behind the “John Wick” collection.Her company, Andmarq, stated Friday that Jeon has formally joined the forged of the movie.“Highlander” is an motion fantasy centered on a Scottish warrior with the facility of immortality who confronts and hunts different immortal fighters. The remake of the 1986 movie is reportedly being produced with a funds of about 75 million {dollars}.The forged consists of Henry Cavill, Mark Ruffalo, Russell Crowe, Dave Bautista, and Jeremy Irons, with Stahelski directing, elevating anticipation for the undertaking. Jeon will…

[ad_1] The top workplace of Douzone Bizon (Photograph courtesy of Douzone Bizon) World personal fairness agency EQT will turn out to be the most important shareholder of Douzone Bizon, a home enterprise useful resource planning (ERP) service firm. On Nov. 7, EQT introduced that it signed a inventory buy settlement (SPA) to accumulate a 34.8% stake in Douzone Bizon for a complete of 1.315789 trillion received. The plan contains buying Chairman Kim Yong-woo’s 23.2% stake in Douzone Bizon and 14.4% held by Shinhan Monetary Group associates. EQT will safe the most important shareholder place with…

[ad_1] South Korea’s heritage chief has warned that the Seoul metropolitan authorities’s resolution to permit a high-rise constructing to be constructed straight throughout from Jongmyo Shrine might result in the sacred web site being stripped of its UNESCO World Heritage standing.Huh Min, the pinnacle of the Korea Heritage Service (KHS), expressed “deep remorse” on the Nationwide Meeting on Wednesday over the native authorities’s latest approval to considerably elevate the peak restrict for a city-led redevelopment challenge within the Sewun 4 District, situated throughout from the 14th-century Confucian shrine.”The potential for the inscription being revoked isn’t zero,” Huh instructed the Nationwide…

[ad_1] ULSAN — Three employees had been presumed lifeless after being pulled out from below a collapsed boiler tower at a thermal energy plant within the southeastern metropolis of Ulsan on Friday, firefighting officers stated.The three had been amongst seven employees trapped after the boiler tower collapsed at an influence plant of the Ulsan department of Korea East-West Energy Co., a state-run utility firm, the day gone by.One was pronounced lifeless earlier within the day, whereas one other was feared lifeless, in response to firefighting officers, leaving two nonetheless trapped.Initially, 9 employees had been reported trapped, however two had been…

[ad_1] Korea’s exports of agricultural and meals merchandise elevated 5 p.c from a 12 months earlier within the first 10 months of 2025, pushed by sturdy demand within the Center East, the European Union (EU) and North America, information confirmed Friday.Outbound shipments of agricultural items and meals merchandise reached $8.59 billion within the January-October interval, in contrast with $8.18 billion a 12 months in the past, in accordance with the information compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Meals and Rural Affairs.Shipments to the Center East spiked 20.4 p.c year-on-year within the 10-month interval, with exports to the European Union surging…