LG Display said Wednesday that media artist Refik Anadol’s “An Important Memory for Humanity,” a non-fungible token work of art on its transparent OLED display, recently raked in $6.2 million at auction. LG is the sole producer of a large-size transparent OLED display that boasts glass-like clarity to be used across industries, including digital art.

Volkswagen ID.4 GTX, powered by LG Energy Solution‘s battery cells and modules, is seen climbing up the dormant Uturuncu volcano in Bolivia in this photo released by the South Korean battery maker. German long-distance driver Rainer Zietlow and his Challenge4 team won a new Guinness World Records title for the highest altitude reached with electric cars.

Lotte World Tower, the world’s fifth-tallest building, located in Jamsil, Seoul, is illuminated with images of US and Korean flags and messages welcoming the US president during his three-day visit to Korea. President Joe Biden left Sunday afternoon for the second leg of his Asia tour.

A man looks around a flour section at a discount store in Seoul on Wednesday amid growing concerns over possible grain price hike with India‘s wheat export ban.

A customer looks around a cosmetics section of a department store in Seoul. Manufacturers for health and beauty products have been under increasing pressure to raise product prices amid the prolonged Russian attack on Ukraine and intensifying concerns over Indonesia’s palm oil export ban.

Watermelons are on sale at a traditional market in Seoul on Thursday as temperature went up to 28 degrees Celcius during the day, hotter than the usual.

This photo unveiled Tuesday shows an 8-inch, 360-degree folding organic light-emitting diode screen for mobile devices by South Korean panel maker LG Display. It was showcased during Display Week 2022 hosted by the Society for Information Display from Sunday to Friday in San Jose, California. According to LG Display, the screen can be folded over 200,000 times without affecting its performance.

President Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as the 20th state leader of South Korea on Tuesday morning, vowing to rebuild the nation based on values of liberal democracy and a market economy. More than 40,000 people, including political leaders, foreign envoys and residents, were invited to the inauguration ceremony held at the National Assembly from 11:00 a.m. A state prosecutor for 27 years and a po...

A board shows diesel retail price surpassing gasoline price at a gas station in Daejeon on Monday amid growing concerns over rising diesel prices due to an inventory shortage and a lower tax cut than for gasoline.

On the afternoon of Friday, just two days before Parent’s Day, a flower shop at Namdaemun Market in Jung-gu, Seoul, is crowded with people buying carnation flowers as a gift for their parents. Parents’ Day in South Korea was established in 1973, replacing the Mother‘s Day previously marked on May 8, and includes diverse public and private celebrations. In South Korea, Koreans seek to honor thei...

On the morning of Friday, two days before the anniversary of Buddha’s birth, Buddhists perfume the image of Buddha as part of a ceremony to commemorate the baby Buddha’s arrival at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Buddhists chant prayers under colorful lanterns. Buddhists chant prayers under colorful lanterns. Officials of Jogyesa Temple put name tags under colorful lanterns as Buddhists an...

With the COVID-19 pandemic losing its grip, Children’s Day has returned with its full grandeur in South Korea, with theme parks and other kid-friendly venues jam-packed with crowds. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the holiday, which falls on May 5 and is usually celebrated by parents taking their kids to enjoy a special treat.

A man stares at a life-sized Darth Vader made of lego cubes on display at E-Mart Wangshimri branch in Seoul in collaboration with Walt Disney Korea on Wednesday, celebrated as Star Wars Day among fans.

KB Kookmin Bank opened a unmanned branch within top retailer Emart‘s No Brand store in Express Bus Terminal in Seoul on Tuesday. The branch, launched in partnership with Emart, connects users with bank tellers through video calls and provides basic services including wiring, issuance of debit cards and more.

Shin Dong-won, chairman of South Korea’s largest instant noodle maker Nongshim, looks around the company‘s second factory in US in this photo released Monday. According to Nongshim, the new factory located in Rancho Cucamonga, California can produce up to 350 million instant noodles per year. The Korean noodle maker said it aims to reach annual sales of $800 million (1.01 trillion won) in the US ...