Biden withdraws from presidential race

SEOUL, July 22 (AJU PRESS) - Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to Democratic National Convention delegates to formally select a new nominee for their party. This will mark the first time in over 50 years that a major party nominee was selected outside of the democratic process of primaries and caucuses. Many Democrats had already begun discussing how to replace Biden.

July 22, 2024

PHOTOS: College fair offers admission guidance for prospective students

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - A two-day college fair for prospective students opened at KINTEX in Goyang, west of Seoul on Friday. With the slogan of "All University Admission Information in One Place," the fair provides comprehensive details about college admissions, requirements and other essential information for applicants and their parents. They can receive one-on-one counseling services directly from admission officers from various universities. The fair also provides opport

July 19, 2024

PHOTOS: GO CAF showcases latest trends of camping and leisure products

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - A fair featuring outdoor products for camping and leisure activities kicked off its three-day run at SETEC in Gangnam, southern Seoul, on Friday. Now in its 12th year, the Global Outdoor Camping & Leisure Sports Fair (GO CAF) - the largest of its kind - displays a wide range of outdoor brands, from camping vehicles to equipment, recreation gear, and more. Anyone who loves camping and other outdoor activities is encouraged to visit and explore the latest ind

July 19, 2024

Opinion: What is CrowdStrike Falcon and what does it do? Is my computer safe?

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - A massive IT outage is currently affecting computer systems worldwide. In Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, reports indicate computers at banks, media organisations, hospitals, transport services, shop checkouts, airports and more have all been impacted. Friday's outage is unprecedented in its scale and severity. The technical term for what has happened to the affected computers is that they have been "bricked." This word refers to those

July 19, 2024

S. Korea unwilling to stop activist groups from sending propaganda leaflets to N. Korea

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - The Unification Ministry said on Friday that it has no plans to stop activist groups from sending propaganda leaflets to North Korea to guarantee their freedom of speech. The ministry cited a September 2023 ruling by the Constitutional Court of Korea, which struck down a 2020 law that defined sending such leaflets to the North as "criminal activity." Sending balloons over the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a decades-old practice. South Korean ac

July 19, 2024

NewJeans' latest song accused of plagiarism

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - K-pop sensation NewJeans' latest hit song has been accused of plagiarizing a track by the British long-running pop group Shakatak. Shakatak raised suspicions that NewJeans' song "Bubble Gum" plagiarized their 1981 song, "Easier Said Than Done," in a letter sent to the quintet's agency ADOR last month, according to multiple industry sources. The mixed-gender group reportedly claimed that the two songs are very similar in

July 19, 2024

Trump speaks on Kim Jong-un in acceptance speech

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the current White House's foreign policy on North Korea on Thursday, boasting about his ties with the isolated country's leader Kim Jong-un. In a lengthy, off-script speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin accepting his official GOP nomination for the upcoming presidential election in November, Trump said, "I get along with him, he'd like to see me back too. I thi

July 19, 2024

Annual Boryeong Mud Festival awaits summer revelers

SEOUL, July 18 (AJU PRESS) - One of Korea's most popular summer festivals kicked off in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province on Friday, which is famous for its beautiful beaches and skin-cleansing sludge. The annual Boryeong Mud Festival, now in its 27th year, runs its two-week-long mud-themed madness until Aug. 4, inviting tourists to a variety of fun activities like mud slides, mud wrestling, mud massages, and body painting with mud. Visitors can also unwind through a numb

July 19, 2024

PHOTOS: Koreans pay respects to Marine killed in flood rescue operation one year ago

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - Koreans paid their tributes on Friday to Marine Cpl. Chae Su-geun, who died during flood relief operations one year ago. He was swept away by a torrent in a stream during a search operation for civilians missing amid heavy rains on July 19, 2023. Politicians, military personnel, and citizens paid their respects at his grave at the National Cemetery in Daejeon and other memorial places, including one set up by former marines in central Seoul. The military’

July 19, 2024

SK Ecoplant expects acquisition of two group subsidiaries will bolster competitiveness

SEOUL, July 19 (AJU PRESS) - SK Ecoplant, a Korean environmental and infrastructure company, said Friday its planned acquisition of two SK Group affiliates will enhance its core competitiveness and future growth engines. On Thursday, the company’s board approved a plan to take over Essencore, a semiconductor module manufacturer, and SK Materials AirPlus Co., an industrial gas producer, through share exchanges with parent company SK Inc. Essencore, headquartered in Hong Kong

July 19, 2024