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Brazilian painter showcases artwork inspired by rapper Psy's Gangnam Style
SEOUL -- Sandra Rigo, a Brazilian artist specializing in acrylic painting, has showcased her artwork inspired by rapper Psy's global hit song "Gangnam Style." Using only her hands and eschewing the use of brushes or other traditional painting tools, the painter created a captivating piece displayed at an exhibition in Seoul designed to foster cultural ties between South Korea and Brazil. Gangnam Style is a fast-paced dance song that became a worldwide phenomenon after
11 November 2023
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Medical AI company Lunit joins US government's cancer prevention project
SEOUL -- South Korea's medical artificial intelligence company Lunit will participate in the United States government's Cancer Moonshot initiative, which focuses on fighting cancer through national support for drug development and early detection. Lunit will provide its AI solutions including the one specializing in detecting breast cancer. President Joe Biden is leading the Moonshot project through a public-private group called "CancerX." Along with global phar
10 November 2023
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84% of phones sold in S. Korea in 3Q 2023 are made by Samsung: market data
SEOUL -- Eight of ten smartphones sold in South Korea in the third quarter of 2023 are made by Samsung, market data released by global market research company Counterpoint showed. The market share of Apple in South Korea was 15 percent, leaving other phone makers to share one percent of South Korea's smartphone market share. According to Counterpoint, the global market share of Samsung phones stood at 20 percent in 3Q 2023 while Apple's market share stood at 16 percent. Chin
10 November 2023
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BTS' Jungkook awaits reunion with fellow BTS members in 2025
SEOUL -- Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, anticipates his reunion with fellow BTS members in 2025 will create enormous synergy. After completing compulsory military service in South Korea, all seven members are set to renew their exclusive contracts in 2025 with their agency "Big Hit Music." In South Korea, all able-bodied males who are 18 and older must fulfill their military service unless they have a valid reason for exemption. Those who joined the Army should serv
10 November 2023
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[OPINION] The Continuing Threat of Nuclear Weapons
KENOSHA -- Generally, under the radar of media and public attention, representatives of China and the United States met on November 6 in Washington D.D. for the first explorator
9 November 2023
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Hyundai Motor partners with western port city to accelerate commercialization of flying taxi service
SEOUL -- The world's third-largest carmaker Hyundai Motor has partnered with the western port city of Incheon in a bid to accelerate the commercialization of urban air mobility services, also known as flying taxi services, using manned and unmanned passenger drones. Urban air mobility (UAM) is infrastructure for commercial flying passenger vehicles that includes vertiports and control towers. Aerial vehicles are required to fly through designated aerial corridors to prevent a
9 November 2023
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Hundreds of young S. Koreans flock to panda-themed event store to grab limited edition items
SEOUL -- Dressed in casual jackets and coats, young South Koreans in their 20s and 30s flocked to a pop-up store featuring Fu Bao, a three-year-old YouTube celebrity Chinese panda currently living at a zoo in South Korea. Despite the windy weather on the first day of the pop-up store event, about 800 people competitively raced to make a reservation to enter the store, filled with Fu Bao-related apparel, accessories, and cups engraved with a picture of the female panda. About 70 percent
9 November 2023
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SK E&S partners with central city to establish hydrogen bus infrastructure
SEOUL -- SK E&S, an energy wing of South Korea's SK Group, has partnered with the central city of Cheonan to develop and establish infrastructure for hydrogen fuel cell buses and hydrogen charging stations. South Korea is currently undergoing a structural change in a bid to reduce the country's dependency on fossil fuels and adopt clean and renewable energy systems. Hydrogen buses are part of South Korea's big picture to go green and clean energy vehicles are being o
9 November 2023