Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI), a producer of portable fuel cell power packs for drones, said Tuesday that it has teamed up with the local shipbuilding and marine ICT provider Marineworks to develop a solution to control ships' sailing by using drones. The two companies will develop an electric marine chart system on the basis of video footage taken by DMI's hydrogen fuel cell-powered drones, which are capable of flying for more than two hours, DMI said. DMI said the system will allow ships

국민의힘 주호영 원내대표는 19일 "현직 대통령은 시간이 지나면 전직 대통령이 된다. 전직 대통령이 되면 본인이 사면의 대상이 될지도 모른다"며 "역지사지하는 자세를 가지라"고 문재인 대통령에 촉구했다. 주 원내대표는 이날 원내대책회의에서 "지금은 (두 전직 대통령의) 사면을 말할 때가 아니다"라는 문 대통령의 전날 기자회견 발언을 두고 이같이 말했다. 그는 "'전직 대통령 사면은 국민 통합을 해친다'고 한 발언은, 대통령과 집권당 대표가 결과적으로 국민 여론을 슬쩍 떠보고 서둘러 바람을 빼버린 것"이라고 지적했다. 주 원내대표는 추미애 법무부 장관과 윤석열 검찰총장의 갈등에 대해 문 대통령이 '관점이나 견해의 차이'라고 표현한 것을 두고도 "관점의 차이조차 조정하지 못하고 징계하고 축출하려 하고, 결국 법원의 사법적 판단으로 해결한 것인가"라고 되물었다. 민주당이 문재인 대표 시절 만든

South Korea's trade ministry vowed Tuesday to make more progress in expanding trade pacts with counterparts from Central and South America this year, in line with its efforts to diversify its export portfolio amid the growing protectionism around the globe. "It is important that we set a trade strategy for the Central and South American regions amid the growing uncertainties led by the launch of a new US administration and the rising protectionism," the Ministry of Trade, Industry and

South Koreans are estimated to have spent over 500 billion won ($454 million) on global video streaming service Netflix last year, doubling the amount tallied the previous year, data showed Tuesday. Local credit card payments on the video streaming service are estimated to have reached 517.3 billion won last year, compared to 248.3 billion won in 2019 and just 65.7 billion won in 2018, according to data tracker WiseApp. Based on the data, WiseApp said paid subscribers to Netflix stood at 4.1 m

Four military officers and one civilian worker of the Air Force have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Tuesday. Two Navy officers, one Air Force officer and the civilian worker, all stationed in the southern city of Sacheon, were confirmed to have been infected after undergoing tests following two earlier COVID-19 cases at their base, according to the ministry. "We are administering tests for all members of the unit, and contact tracing is under way,"

Outgoing US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris said Tuesday that hope alone will not resolve the North Korea issue, highlighting the importance of combined exercises between Seoul and Washington amid the North's threat to continue developing its nuclear capabilities. Harris made the remark at a webinar in Seoul, one day after President Moon Jae-in said South and North Korea can discuss issues regarding the allies' combined military exercises, if necessary, in response to the North's repeate

President Moon Jae-in will attend an online meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) next week and deliver a keynote speech on responding to the global health care and economic crisis, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. The WEF, an international body for public-private cooperation, has invited Moon to its Davos Agenda event to be held from Jan. 25-29, along with the leaders of more than 10 other countries. They include Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Geneva-base

WASHINGTON -- Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated as the next US president this week in probably a never-before-seen ceremony that will highlight the dangers from the worst pandemic and a political divide facing the United States. Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the US on Wednesday. As is customary, the inauguration ceremony will be held at around noon on the steps of the US Capitol, administered by the chief justice of the US Supreme Court. The ceremony, however, will be diffe

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged the newly appointed members of the Cabinet and the ruling party to devote themselves to the country and serve the people like "God," as he held a photo session with them, state media said Tuesday. Last week, Pyongyang wrapped up the eight-day congress of the Workers' Party, during which it carried out a reshuffle of its ruling party leadership and laid out a five-year economic development plan. On Sunday, the North's rubber-stamp Supreme People's

미국의 한 30대 남성이 시카고 오헤어국제공항의 탑승 구역에서 3개월간 태연히 지내다 적발돼 항공 당국에 비상이 걸렸다. 18일(현지시간) 시카고 트리뷴과 AP통신 등에 따르면 캘리포니아 주민 아디트야 싱(36)은 지난 16일 오전 11시 10분께 오헤어공항의 게이트 F12 인근에서 체포됐다. 조사 결과 그는 작년 10월 19일 로스앤젤레스에서 비행기를 타고 시카고로 온 이후 줄곧 공항 내 유나이티드항공 전용 터미널 2청사 탑승장에서 숙식을 한 것으로 드러났다. 체포 당일 유나이티드항공 직원 2명이 다가가 신원을 묻기 전까지 별다른 제재를 받은 일이 없는 것으로 전해졌다. 그는 직원들로부터 신원 관련 질문을 받자 마스크를 내린 후 목 주변에 붙이고 있던 공항 직원용 배지를 내보였다. 그러나 이 배지가 지난해 10월 26일 분실 신고된 것으로 확인되면서 결국 행적이 드러났다. 검찰은 그가 "코로나19가 무서워 집으로 돌아갈 생각을 하지 않았다"고 주장했으며,

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Tuesday called for the public to adhere to strict social distancing rules despite a downward trend in the number of new daily coronavirus cases nationwide. "We seem to have recovered a small level of normalcy of our daily lives, but COVID-19 still continues to threaten us from unseeable places," Chung said during an interagency meeting on the COVID-19 response held at the government complex in Seoul. The current third wave of COVID-19 here reached its

South Korea will closely monitor a potential increase in volatility of the financial markets as the yield spread between short and long-term state bonds is increasing, the vice finance minister said Tuesday. First Vice Finance Minister Kim Yong-beom also said rising US Treasury yields are serving as the main factor that has recently driven the dollar higher against major currencies. Yields on 10-year government bonds recently jumped on anticipation for an economic recovery and expected bond sa

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed under 400 for the second straight day Tuesday as infections sharply slowed down on tightened social distancing measures, but health authorities still remain vigilant over potential upticks amid partially eased curbs. The country added 386 more COVID-19 cases, including 351 domestic infections, raising the total caseload to 73,115, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The third wave of COVID-19 here reached its pea

South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday on strong advances by auto-related shares. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 10.02 points, or 0.33 percent, to 3,023.95 in the first 15 minutes of trading. The KOSPI rebounded on foreign and institutional buying. The key index slumped over 4 percent in total in the previous two sessions. Top automaker Hyundai Motor jumped 4.56 percent, with its smaller affiliates Kia Motors and Hyundai Mobis hiking 4.9 percent and 4.95 percent, resp

South Korea's data industry expanded more than 14 percent in 2020 from a year earlier to exceed the 19 trillion won level, a survey showed Tuesday. The local market for data stood at 19.3 trillion won ($17.4 billion) last year, up 14.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the survey by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Data Agency. Last year's growth rate was much higher than the 8.3 percent on-year increase posted a year earlier. Data sales and provision accounted for the la

South Korea's agricultural ministry said Monday it has completed destroying 18.8 million poultry to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu among local farms, with the number set to further rise down the road on the piling up of new cases. The country has confirmed 66 cases of the malign H5N8 strain of avian influenza since late November, including the latest case from a duck farm in Gimje, about 260 kilometers southwest of Seoul, the previous day, according to the Ministry of Agricult

South Korean exports to Japan shrank nearly 12 percent in 2020 from a year earlier due to the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Tuesday. Overseas shipments to the neighboring country came to $25.09 billion last year, down 11.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea International Trade Association (KITA). Japan thus accounted for 4.9 percent of South Korea's overall exports last year, dropping below the 5 percent level for the first time in three years.

Lee Kee-heung, a South Korean International Olympic Committee member, has been elected to his second consecutive term as head of the national Olympic body. In a vote held on Monday, Lee beat out three candidates for the new four-year term in an election for the top position at the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. Of 1,974 votes cast by representatives of the KSOC, its member federations, provincial, municipal and other regional sports associations, Lee garnered 915 votes. Kang Shin-wook,

Outgoing US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris on Monday paid a farewell courtesy call on Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun and expressed his wish to play a role in advancing the bilateral alliance between Seoul and Washington. Harris, a former Navy admiral-turned-diplomat, also expressed his wish that the friendship between the two countries further develop in a wide range of areas, including politics, the economy and public health, according to the prime minister's office. The ambassador rec

South Korean stocks tumbled more than 2 percent Monday amid strong profit-taking sell-offs and a plunge in Samsung affiliates. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) dipped 71.97 points, or 2.33 percent, to close at 3,013.93 points. Trading volume was high at about 1.5 billion shares worth around 22.8 trillion won ($20.7 billion), with losers outnumbering gainers 715 to 164. Foreigners sold a net 220 billion won, while retail investo