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- Think tank develops eco-friendly uranium extraction tech
- The leading researchers of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) who created a green technology to extract high purity uranium of up to 95% from a solution containing several metals are (from left) Oh Maengkyo, Eun Heechul and Jung Junyoung. (KAERI) By Koh Hyunjeong A domestic think tan..
- 2024.09.11
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- What's the latest hit Korean item abroad? Coffee products
- The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on Sept. 9 said exports of coffee products this year from January through last month reached USD 222.1 million, up 3.4% (USD 214.9 million) from the same period last year. Shown are coffee mixes at a hypermarket in Seoul. (Yonhap News) By Lee Jihae..
- 2024.09.11
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- Int'l forum in Seoul discusses responsible military use of AI
- Minister of National Defense Kim Yong Hyun on the morning of Sept. 9 gives a welcoming speech at the opening ceremony of the 2024 REAIM (Responsible AI in the Military Domain) Summit at Lotte Hotel in Seoul's Jung-gu District. (Ministry of National Defense) By Park Hye Ri The 2024 REAIM (Responsible..
- 2024.09.11
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- Korean Food Is on Its Way into Everyday Life of Mexicans
- Sejong, 9 September 2024 — From 19 to 21 August, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation ran a K-food event for employees at the cafeterias of two manufacturing companies in an industrial park in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. In..
- 2024.09.10
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- Paralympians finish with 30 medals, ethnic Korean joins IPC
- Choi Yong Beom, a para canoe competitor and the flagbearer of the national team, on Sept. 8 enters Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, holding the Korean national flag Taegeukgi at the closing ceremony of the Paris Summer Paralympics. By Kim Hyelin Photos = Yonhap News The na..
- 2024.09.10
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- Gwangju Biennale promotes aesthetics of reverberating sounds
- Invited domestic and foreign reporters on Sept. 6 look at "Stirs" by French artist Mauguerite Humeau at the opening ceremony of this year's Gwangju Biennale in the nation's sixth-largest city of Gwangju. (Yonhap News) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong This year's Gwangju Biennale on Sept. 6 was opened at Gwangju B..
- 2024.09.10
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- King Sejong Literary Prize goes to organizations in 3 countries
- This is the statue of King Sejong the Great, who invented Hangeul (Korean alphabet), at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Kim Seon Ah Ghana's Foundation for Educational Equity and Development (FEED), Panama's ProEd Foundation (Fundacion ProEd) and Austria's Universit..
- 2024.09.10
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- Accord with Japan to protect both nations' people abroad
- President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) on Sept. 6 poses for photos with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of their expanded bilateral summit at the Office of the President in Seoul. (Office of the President) By Park Hye Ri A bilateral agreement with Japan will bolster cooperation in protecting th..
- 2024.09.10
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- ‘2024 Veterans Job & Startup Fair’ to Take Place on October 10
- • The event will be held on Tuesday, October 10, at the Peace Plaza of the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan, Seoul, with the opening ceremony starting at 1 PM. • Discharged and active military personnel, national merit recipients, and the general public are all welcome to participate. • Over 100 ..
- 2024.09.09
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- Exports of Korean Agri-food Products Have Increased for 12 Consecutive Months
- Sejong, 5 September 2024 — On 3 September, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced that the cumulative value of exports of Korean agri-food products at the end of August in 2024 reached USD 6.48 billion (tentative figures), up by 8.7% from a year earlier. This figure i..
- 2024.09.09