However, he highlighted the need to prioritize investment in infrastructure, especially to mitigate the effects of climate change. "The current struggles of the Yaku cyclone show that Peru needs to prioritize investment in infrastructure projects,” the ambassador stressed, urging Peru and Korea to supply each other with products that the other does not have. He also urged Korean companies to ta...

Despite prevalence of Christianity and Buddhism, indigenous shamanism lives on in everyday lives of Koreans

The start of this year could not have been any more different for Kazakhstan when compared to the tragic events of January 2022. Just over 12 months ago, our country was amid a violent coup attempt orchestrated by groups that wanted to see our nation collapse. There was a real possibility that Kazakhstan’s statehood would fall apart from within, which would have had reverberating consequences wel...

K-pop sensation BTS' member Jimin has made a good start on the global music charts with his first solo album "Face." BTS' agency Big Hit Music on Tuesday announced the album's title track "Like Crazy" topped the world's biggest music streaming platform Spotify's daily top song global chart on Sunday. Following the album's release on Friday, the titular track had entered the Spotify chart at No....

Ador is the label behind the megahit rookie band NewJeans, a five-member group which debuted in July with its phenomenal debut EP, "New Jeans." Ador is affiliated with the multilabel entertainment company Hybe, which also has under its umbrella, Big Hit Music, the label behind global K-pop phenomenon BTS, and Pledis Entertainment, which houses big K-pop groups Seventeen and fromis_9.

The Ministry of Justice said Tuesday a new type of identification card will be issued to foreigners staying in South Korea for more than 90 days, starting on Saturday. This is the first time in 12 years the ministry will introduce a new design for a Residence Card, formerly known as an Alien Registration Card. A new Residence Card will feature a full-color photo of the holder that is 35 percent...

Publishing veteran says misguided efforts have slowed reach of Korean authors

She also talks about her visit to a Buddhist temple in the mountains near Incheon during her first trip to Korea. She had been very anxious and stressed about her husband’s health -- he had had an organ transplant after being diagnosed with liver cancer. While taking tea with a Buddhist monk, she found herself in tears. “Suddenly I started crying and I got emotional. I didn’t realize that I was ...

A 13-year-old boy was apprehended for murdering his aunt, but released and sent for psychological evaluation. The suspect is alleged to have attacked his aunt when she would not let him play video games. The victim was taken to hospital and later died due to injuries caused by the suspect. The victim was discovered unconscious on the third floor of her home by her father. The victim and her fat...

As in many other cultures, pointing at someone with your index finger is considered extremely rude in Korea, mostly because it is associated with blaming someone for their actions or pointing out their mistakes. However, gesturing towards someone with one's whole palm upturned is considered respectful. Min Byoung-chul is an endowed chair professor at Chung-Ang University's Business School who is...

President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that his administration will "fully expose" North Korea's human rights violations to the international community in its first human rights report on the reclusive regime to be released soon. Presiding over a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, Yoon said, “The reality of North Korean people's gruesome human rights violations must be fully exposed to the intern...

2) 해커스 텝스 문법 (5문제) Part Ⅰ Choose the best answer for the blank. 1. A: I have your sweater that I borrowed last week. B: Thanks, ______________________________. (a) you remembered to bring it (b) to bring it you remembered (c) remembering you to bring it (d) you to bring it remembered 해석 A: 지난주에 내가 빌렸던 네 스웨터 내가 갖고 있어. B: 고마워, 기억하고 그것을 가져왔구나. 해설 to부정사를 목적어로 취하는 동사의 어순 채우기 ‘너는 그것(스웨터)을 ...

South Korea's new COVID-19 cases rose to over 12,000 on Tuesday to report on-week growth for eight days in a row amid the relaxation of most antivirus restrictions to regain pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 12,129 new COVID-19 infections, including 14 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,785,589, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said. Tuesday's figure...

An imposing US aircraft carrier is set to arrive in the southeastern port city of Busan on Tuesday, officials here said, in yet another show of America's military might against growing North Korean threats. The nuclear-powered USS Nimitz carrier is slated to dock at ROK Fleet Command in the city, 325 kilometers south of Seoul, after its strike group trained with the South Korean Navy in the inte...