S. Korean President to visit Dutch firm ASML to upgrade semiconductor supply chain cooperation

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is set to visit the headquarters of ASML, a Dutch manufacturer of chip-making equipment, to strengthen semiconductor supply chain collaboration. The Dutch company is the sole maker of extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machinery, which is essential for producing physical chips from silicon wafers. The EUV technique allows the production of smaller and more powerful semiconductor chips. The technique enables chipmakers to have the abil

December 1, 2023

S. Korea approves reopening of livestock markets thanks to no extra reported cases of lumpy skin disease

SEOUL -- The South Korean government has approved livestock market operators to reopen their markets and resume the trade of cattle after about one month since the country's livestock disease control tower temporarily stopped all cattle trades and closed livestock markets to prevent the spread of lumpy skin disease. Animal disease specialists predict that the cold weather slowed down the movement of bloodsucking carrier insects. Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral infection th

December 1, 2023

Danish firm Orsted wins state approval to build offshore wind farm near western port city of Incheon

SEOUL -- Danish power company Orsted has won state approval to establish an offshore wind farm, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) off the coast of the western port city of Incheon. The wind farm would be South Korea's largest offshore wind-generated power plant with a generation capacity large enough to power some one million households annually. Orsted currently operates 28 offshore wind farms with a total generation capacity of 8.9 gigawatts across the globe. The company partnere

November 30, 2023

Nuclear power plants unharmed from earthquake: state nuclear power plant operator

SEOUL -- South Korea's state nuclear power plant operator has said that Wolsong nuclear power plants are all operational without any malfunctions. The announcement was released a few hours after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit Gyeongju some 290 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of Seoul on November 30. According to South Korea's state weather service, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 occurred in the southeastern region of Gyeongju City at about 4:55 a.m. (1955 GMT) on Nov

November 30, 2023

S. Korea and Chile engage in negotiations for modernization of free trade agreement

SEOUL -- South Korea and Chile have embarked on a three-day negotiation meeting for the modernization of the South Korea-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in a bid to update new trade norms into the agreement text. In 2003, Chile became South Korea's first-ever FTA partner, opening a new door to the outside world for South Korea which maintained its protective trade stance until the late 1990s when the country was almost swept away by the wake of the Asian financial crisis. Chile

November 29, 2023

Seoul-Ulsan train tour program for pet dogs to be operated for Christmas

SEOUL -- The southern port city of Ulsan has prepared a special train tour program targeting pet dogs and their owners. The tour package will have special tour guides who will help human and canine customers enjoy various programs. South Korea's pet market which stood at 1.9 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in 2015 saw explosive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic to stand at eight trillion won in 2022. About 70 percent of companies had employees working at home during the pandemic a

November 29, 2023

About 10,000 S. Koreans visited southern resort island of Jeju for 'workcation' in 2023: data

SEOUL -- Data released by the Jeju provincial government, about 10,000 South Koreans sought to spend their holidays in the southern resort island Jeju through "workation," a type of vacation where a person could go about his or her individual activities while fulfilling his work responsibilities. The idea of remote working or working away from the office was recognized as a Western work culture in South Korea before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in early 2020. When

November 29, 2023

About 30 mln S. Korean messenger app users express feelings through 'emoticons' every month: data

SEOUL -- Some 30 million South Korean users of Kakao Talk, the country's favorite smartphone messenger app with monthly average domestic users of about 48.2 million, sent out emoticons to express their feelings to their friends and relatives, data released by the messenger app's operator showed. Emoticons are picturized or animated images of emotions. They can be used to express users' feelings in messenger chats or social media posts. According to Kakao, South Korea'

November 28, 2023

Brazil's vice industry minister visits S. Korea to level up trade and investment cooperation

SEOUL -- Marcio Elias Rosa, Brazil's Development, Industry, Commerce and Services Vice Minister, has visited South Korea to upgrade trade and investment cooperation in various sectors such as supply chain, renewable energy, digital transformation, and biopharmaceutical technology. During his stay in Seoul, Rosa reached a consensus to promote the trade and investment promotion framework with South Korea's trade ministry. Brazil became the first South American country to si

November 28, 2023

S. Korea becomes world leader in AI-based quality management technology field

SEOUL -- South Korea has become the world leader in the artificial intelligence-based video analysis smart quality management technology field with the biggest number of patent applications, the country's patent office said. Video analysis quality management is a technique that is adopted by manufacturers to selectively remove defective products from their manufacturing lines. At ordinary factories, the sorting process is done by human eyes and hands where workers manually check

November 27, 2023