Korean and U.S. quarantine authorities have agreed on exports of fresh ginseng to the United States and imports of grapefruit from Texas, the government said Sunday. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency began talks with its U.S. counterpart in 2017 for shipments of fresh ginseng produced in areas designated by the government, the agency said
BUSAN — Renault Korea CEO Stephane Deblaise expressed confidence in achieving a sales rebound with the firm’s strategic premium SUV, the Grand Koleos, highlighting its distinctive driving performance and advanced infotainment systems, he said during an interview with reporters, Thursday. “Our primary goal is to show our evident differentiation points with the vehicle in the
Whoever the next head coach of South Korea turns out to be — and the appointment should not take too long now — he will be happy with the draw for the third round of the 2026 World Cup. That’s no disrespect to the other five teams in Group B. However, given that South Korea
SK Group plans to secure 80 trillion won ($58 billion) by 2026 to invest in AI and semiconductors, driven by the anticipated explosive global growth of the AI sector, Korea’s second-largest business group said Sunday. As part of the scheme, it will launch a semiconductor committee under SK Supex Council, a decision-making body of the
The number of coffee shops in Korea has surpassed 100,000 as low-cost franchise brands become increasingly popular, with more people getting into the business, according to Statistics Korea and market observers, Sunday. The figure is nearly double the combined number of the four major convenience store chains here, some 55,000, and the number of coffeehouse
Star producer Na Young-seok’s reality show “Jinny’s Kitchen,” a spin-off from his 2017 show, “Youn’s Kitchen” starring Oscar-winning actress Youn Yuh-jung, follows a group of celebrities running a Korean restaurant abroad. Led by actor Lee Seo-jin as the owner of the restaurant, the first season showed actors Jung Yu-mi, as the executive, Park Seo-joon, as
Busan, Korea’s second-largest city, appears to have entered a phase of extinction due to low birthrates and superaging population, becoming the nation’s first metropolitan city to do so, said a research paper published on Friday. The paper from the Korea Employment Information Service estimated Busan’s ratio of the population aged 65 or older at 23
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is set to offer a unique aerial experience by introducing SEOULDAL, a moon-shaped helium balloon 안전한카지노 ride in Yeouido district. Starting test operations in July, the attraction will allow passengers to view the cityscape from an altitude of 150 meters. According to the city government, the balloon ride will undergo a
A fired-up Joe Biden came out swinging Friday as he tried to make up for a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump, insisting he was the right man to win November’s U.S. presidential election. Biden’s appearance at a campaign rally in the battleground state of North Carolina came amid rumblings in his alarmed Democratic Party
Top executives from Naver and Nvidia emphasized the importance of securing “sovereign artificial intelligence (AI)” and pledged to enhance collaboration in AI projects, Korea’s leading internet portal operator said Friday. Sovereign AI refers to each nation’s capability to autonomously develop and produce AI technologies, thereby 토토 enabling complete control over AI resources, including data and