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Music NewJeans' debut album garners explosive popularity on Spotify SEOUL -- Girl band NewJeans' debut album has gained explosive popularity on Spotify, the world's most popular music streaming service. The album's total streams surpassed one billion times 422 days after its release on August 1, 2022. As of September 27, the album accumulated more than 1,000,760,129 streams on the streaming service. The album consists of four songs -- "Hype Boy," "Attention," "Cookie," and "Hurt." The band's agenc NewJeans debut album garners explosive popularity on Spotify
North Korea US soldier returns to home country after intentionally crossing into N. Korea SEOUL -- Travis T. King, a United States soldier who crossed the border from the South Korean side into North Korea, returned to his home country. The 23-year-old American soldier spent 71 days in North Korean custody. King, enlisted in January 2021, was an army private stationed in South Korea. Private King ran across the border on July 18 when he was visiting the truce village of Panmunjom on an orientation tour. Although his tour guides chased after the soldier, they were unable to US soldier returns to home country after intentionally crossing into N. Korea
South Korea ​Homecomers fill highways, airports, and train stations to meet families during autumn harvest festival SEOUL -- Millions of South Koreans have traveled through highways, bus terminals, airports, and train stations to visit their hometowns and meet family members during a six-day "Chuseok," a traditional Korean autumn harvest festival holiday. Chuseok and Seollal, the Lunar New Year Day in Korean, are the two major traditional three-day festival holidays Koreans celebrate. When the holidays are positioned just before or after a weekend, then the holiday can be extended to m ​Homecomers fill highways, airports, and train stations to meet families during autumn harvest festival
South Korea Prices of autumn delicacy Songyi mushroom soar due to climate change SEOUL -- Prices of Songyi mushrooms (pine matsutake) have soared to reach a record high of more than 1,550,000 won ($1,142) per kilogram (0.45 pounds) due to scarcity caused by climate change and abnormal weather conditions. Songyi mushroom is one of South Korea’s top autumn delicacies which is used for the preparation of menus served for "Charye," a traditional Confucian rite designed to offer food for deceased ancestors. The rare mushrooms are only found in pine fores Prices of autumn delicacy Songyi mushroom soar due to climate change
ECONOMY S. Korean robot startup wins state approval to release AI-based recycling robots Seoul -- South Korea's recycling robot maker EAPS won government approval to commercialize an artificial intelligence-based recycling robot that is capable of sorting waste materials and recycling them into waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The robot producer plans to install the new product at apartment complexes in Suwon some 34 kilometers (21 miles) south of Seoul. In South Korea, most recyclable materials are sorted by categories such as plastic, metal, and paper before being throw S. Korean robot startup wins state approval to release AI-based recycling robots
ECONOMY S. Korea and Qatar discuss ways to strengthen LNG-based distribution network SEOUL -- South Korea and Qatar discussed ways to strengthen their liquefied natural gas distribution network through a meeting of the two countries' energy ministers. South Korea and Qatar's trade volume reached $17.1 billion in 2022 and maintained a strong trade partnership based on LNG and LNG tankers despite the growing uncertainties in the global energy market. South Korea's Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon-kyu met with Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatar's Mi S. Korea and Qatar discuss ways to strengthen LNG-based distribution network
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