Business - Mar 24, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
KT seeks to invest and venture on other platforms outside the scope of its business. The company plans to secure intellectual properties of more than 1,000 and produce around 100 blockbuster original dramas by 2023.
Korea - Mar 24, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
UN-HRC implemented a new resolution that condemns North Korea's violations to its own citizens for around 19 consecutive years. The latest resolution that was created also newly included concerns with regards to the infringement of the rights of the prisoners of war and their descendants who were not repatriated.
K-PEOPLE - Mar 24, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
Chung Sye-kyun, South Korea's Prime Minister, urged authorities from health ministries to watch out for the potential new outbreaks of the Coronavirus pandemic. The statement was made less than a month before April 7 by-elections to its major cities.
K-WAVE - Mar 24, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
K-pop agency JYP announced that the company will be signing a strategic partnership with the Chinese company Tencent. Under the deal between the two giant companies, JYP will be providing music for the Tencent Music Entertainment Group's (TME) different platforms such as WeSing, QQ Music, Kuwo Music and Kugou Music.
K-PEOPLE - Mar 23, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
South Korean President Moon Jae-in had received his first AstraZeneca vaccine shot on Tuesday. The first lady Kim Jung-sook and nine other aides, including the National Security Advisor Suh Hoon, who will go along with the president on the said international trip were also vaccinated.
Business - Mar 23, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
LG Electronics Inc. has partnered with two tech institutions to develop the next-generation technology 6G network. The network could provide a faster data speed, with lower latency and reliability that's higher than a 5 Generation network.
Tech - Mar 23, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
Facebook its virtual reality (VR) wristband, will use brain signals to function. Its users would navigate the device only by touching the thumb and index finger together in order to "click" the device.
K-PEOPLE - Mar 23, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
Oh Se-hoon wins public opinion's poll that would determine the opposition bloc's solo candidate for Seoul mayoral by-election next month. The decision was based on the survey conducted to around 3,200 people by two separate pollsters on Monday.
Korea - Mar 23, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
North Korea and Chinese leaders exchanged messages to strengthen the alliance against "hostile forces". This came after the growing tensions between the US and China, and Washington and Pyongyang.
World - Mar 22, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
A Russian pleads guilty for plotting ransomware to extort money from Tesla. Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov had accordingly offered $1 million to an employee to put ransomware in Tesla's battery plant computer network in Nevada.
Tech - Mar 22, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
South Korea will provide support companies specializing in tech development with a budget amounting to 400 billion won ($354 million) through 2024.
K-PEOPLE - Mar 22, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
SK President Moon Jae-in's approval rating recorded its all-time low since he was put to office in 2017. In the recent 5- day survey conducted by Realmeter, Moon's approval rating went down by 3.6 percent.
Korea - Mar 22, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
South Korea will start administering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for its citizens over 65 and those who work at nursing homes and long-term care facilities this week. President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook will also be vaccinated on Tuesday.
K-WAVE - Mar 22, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
Producers of "Sketchbook Without You Heeyeol," an online program by KBS, apologized after receiving a backlash from people over "offensive" questions asked to K-pop girl group Brave Girls. The said questions were later deleted from the video and were replaced by an apology statement.
World - Mar 21, 2021 AM EDT - Jay Ahon
The World Health Organizations encouraged nations to continue rolling out AstraZeneca vaccines from the recommendations of European and British medicines regulators, dismissing blood clot concerns.
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