Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled new lighting products that can help people maintain their circadian rhythm.The new LED packages, collectively known as LM302N, will help consumers regulate their melatonin levels indoors, according to the tech giant."The benefits of using Samsung's LM302
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., South Korea's largest power equipment maker, said Wednesday it is considering asking idle workers to take paid leave as part of efforts to cut costs amid dwindling orders.Doosan Heavy said idle workers can receive 70 percent of their basic monthly wage for
South Korea reported an uptick in new daily coronavirus cases Wednesday, reversing five straight days of fewer new cases, as the country grapples with clusters of infections in Seoul and neighboring areas.The 242 new cases, which were detected Tuesday, brought the nation's total number of infections
By Professor Ihn-hwi ParkThe following article was contributed by Professor Ihn-hwi Park of Ewha Womans University in Seoul. Professor Park is concurrently the vice president of the Korea Association of International Studies and was a member of the Security Advisory Committee of the Presidential Off
Question: Please introduce the First Lady of your Country and the First Family fully for our readers as well as the Korean First Lady who would very much wish to learn more about your First Lady and the First Family.Answer: Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation, is the spous
South Korea said Tuesday it has stepped up vigilance in its battle to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, with an alarming cluster of infections emerging in Seoul, although the pace of daily new infections continued to slow.The 131 new cases, which were detected Monday, brought the nation's tota
With at least 50 cases, a call center in southwestern Seoul emerged as the biggest COVID-19 infection cluster here Tuesday, triggering concerns over potential mass transmission in the metropolitan area that is home to 25 million, or nearly half of the country's population.A high-rise in the neighbor
Korea has stepped up vigilance in her battle to stop the spread of the new coronavirus with an alarming cluster of infections emerging in Seoul. However, the pace of daily new infections continued to slow down.The 131 new cases, which were detected Monday, brought the Korea’s total number of infecti
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will launch new daily scheduled year-round flights to Austria’s capital Vienna using a two-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The service will initially operate with four weekly flights between 22 May and 30 June.Etihad is introducing the new service to p
Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday its researchers have developed an advanced battery technology that can boost performance of electric vehicles (EVs).Samsung's study on new all-solid-state battery technology was presented to Nature Energy, one of the world's leading scientific journals, the South
South Korea's coronavirus caseload approached 7,500 on Monday, but the pace of new infections slowed after the extensive testing of members of a religious sect at the center of the disease's rapid spread was completed. Still, health authorities remained on high alert over new clusters of infections.
North Korea said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong-un supervised a long-range artillery strike drill a day earlier to inspect his forces' "sudden military counterattack capability."On Monday, South Korea's military said the North fired three short-range projectiles off its east coast in what appears to b
The following article was contributed by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Seoul for publication on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on March 8 every year.—Ed.The United Arab Emirates (UAE) joins the world today to celebrate International Women's Day, marked annually on the 8th
A total of 103 countries and territories were enforcing or planning to impose entry restrictions or tougher quarantine procedures on people from South Korea over coronavirus concerns, the foreign ministry said Sunday.The tally, as of 6 p.m., remains unchanged from late Saturday's figure, but the num
Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday a fire at its semiconductor plant in South Korea will not affect its chip production.A fire broke out at Samsung's chip plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, late Sunday night and was completely extinguished early Monday morning, according to fire authorities.No casu
North Korea fired three unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Monday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, a week after the communist regime fired two short-range projectiles.The projectiles were fired northeastward from areas near its eastern town of Sondok in Hamgyong Province,
Having a central place in the heroic struggle of the Algerian people against the colonizer, the Algerian woman has been equal to man in terms of mobilization and militant engagement.This role was decisive in the final victory of the Algerian Revolution (1954-1962): many freedom fighters rose to the
The United Arab Emirates has coordinated the evacuation of Arab nationals from Wuhan City in China. According to the Embassy of the United Arab Emirate in Seoul, the evacuees will be received at the newly established Emirates Humanitarian City in the UAE, and will undergo medical testing and monitor
South Korea reported 518 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, bringing the nation's total number of infections to 6,284, with most new virus infections still spiking in the southeastern city of Daegu, the epicenter of the virus outbreak here, and neighboring North Gyeongsang Province.So far, 42 p
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a personal letter to President Moon Jae-in to express his support for South Korea to overcome the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.In the letter, delivered to Moon on Wednesday, Chairman Kim consoled South Koreans fighting the viru