Paris Olympics and global agenda
Korea must rethink the rationale for a future bid to host mega events
The “Wide Openness” slogan of the Paris Olympics serves as a powerful statement about the Games’ commitment to inclusivity and community engagemen…
Direct purchases from overseas by South Korean customers surpassed the 2 trillion-won (US$1.46 billion) mark for the first time ever in the second quarter of 2024, data showed Thursday.
The total value of online direct buying from overseas advanced 2…
Speed up construction
Government announces candidate sites of dams to respond to climate change
The government on Tuesday announced 14 candidate sites for dams to be built or redeveloped.
Four are in the Han River area, six in the Nakdong River are…
Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)
1-year TB 3.135 3.152 -1.7
2-year TB 3.035 3.086 -5.1
3-year TB 2.950 3.004 -5.4
10-year TB 3.004 3.064 -6.0
2-year MSB 3.018 3.067 -4.9
3-year CB (AA-) 3.413 3.459 -4.6
Source: Yonhap News Agency
After helping their respective men’s and women’s teams to gold medals in archery at the Paris Olympics, Kim Woo-jin and Lim Si-hyeon will join forces for the mixed team event in the French capital Friday.
Kim and Lim, by virtue of being the top South…
K-pop star G-Dragon will continue using his stage name for upcoming solo projects, officials at his agency, Galaxy Corp., said Thursday.
The officials said the company has acquired the trademark rights to “G-Dragon” and its abbreviation “GD” from his…
South Korea has secured at least the silver medal in the mixed doubles event in badminton at the Paris Olympics, after an all-Korean semifinal duel as set up on Wednesday.
Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jung first advanced to the semifinals by defeating T…
Samsung Electronics Co.’s labor union instructed its striking members Thursday to return to work by early next week, but made it clear the strike will continue for the long haul.
The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), the largest labor union …
After claiming his third straight gold medal in the men’s sabre team event Wednesday, South Korean fencer Gu Bon-gil announced he will no longer compete in the Olympic Games.
But his international career is far from over, because the 35-year-old want…
The foreign ministry said Thursday it held a briefing session for foreign diplomats in Seoul regarding its preparations for an upcoming international conference on the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain.
The Respon…