S Korea aims to attract 20 mln foreign tourists in 2024
SEOUL: South Korea aims to attract more than 20 million foreign visitors next year by offering additional perks, such as visa and duty-free benefits, Prime Minister Han Duck Soo said Friday. Han announced the goal during a government meeting held to boost the tourism industry in the southern city of Gwangju, as the government aims […]
Life expectancy of South Koreans falls to 82.7 years in 2022
SEOUL: The average life expectancy of South Korean babies born last year fell by about a year to reach 82.7 years, data showed Friday. The average life expectancy at birth in 2022 was 0.9 year shorter than the previous year, Yonhap news agency reported according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. Compared with a […]
S Korea’s mobile carrier signs mou for smart city project in Indonesia’s new capital
SEOUL: South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT Corp said Wednesday it has signed an initial agreement with Indonesia’s state-owned telecommunications network, Telkom Indonesia to cooperate for a smart city project in the Southeast Asian country’s new capital. Under the memorandum of understanding, KT will share its cutting-edge technologies on quantum cryptography communication, cybersecurity and others […]
Learning from S Korea’s nationwide civil defence drill
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians in South Korea should make use of the knowledge they learn from the nation’s first nationwide civil defence exercise which is set to take place today. This will enable them to handle emergencies with confidence even after they have returned home. Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping, senior lecturer in strategic studies and international […]
South Korean police search international airports after online bomb threat
JEJU (South Korea): An online post threatening to bomb Jeju International Airport has led police to search the airport and attempt to track down the writer, South Korean officials said Monday. The post was uploaded on an internet community at 9.07 pm on Sunday, threatening to “launch a terrorist bombing attack on Jeju International Airport […]
China executes South Korean for drug trafficking
Beijing, China: China has executed a South Korean national for drug trafficking, Beijing’s foreign ministry said, marking the first time such a sentence has been carried out on a citizen of that country in almost a decade. A court in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou lawfully pronounced a verdict and executed the South Korean defendant for […]
Seoul to urge united response to North Korea’s nuclear threat at Asean forum
SEOUL: South Korea plans to call for the international community to take a united response to deal with North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Regional Security Forum (ARF) this week, Yonhap news agency reported. With the presence of South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, issues of North […]
South Korea to export halal-certified hanwoo beef to Malaysia for 1st time
SEOUL: South Korea will export halal-certified “hanwoo,” or premium Korean beef, to Malaysia for the first time ever, said the agriculture ministry today. Halal is an Arabic word meaning “lawful” or “permitted,” and it is commonly used to refer to food that is prepared according to Islamic dietary guidelines for Muslims. Last month, the two […]
S. Korea vows to partner with World Bank to share expertise with developing nations
SEOUL: South Korea wishes to expand cooperation with the World Bank by sharing its expertise in the climate and digital sectors, the finance minister said Wednesday. “Korea’s expertise in the climate and digital sectors can help developing countries against the challenges they face,” Yonhap news agency quoted Finance Minister Choo Kyung Ho as saying during […]
S. Korea’s Defence Minister reaffirms support for country’s defence companies at Lima ’23
SEOUL: South Korea’s Defence Minister Lee Jong Sup has reaffirmed government support for arms exports in a meeting with officials from the country’s defence companies participating in the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA ’23). Lee made the remarks Tuesday after he visited booths run by Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. […]
