Korea sees 22% surge in moonlighting workers during 1st quarter

SEOUL, April 29 (AJU PRESS) – The number of Koreans juggling multiple jobs to make ends meet rose by about a quarter in the first quarter of the year, data showed Monday. The increase is particularly high among young and middle-aged workers, many engaging in the gig economy such as food delivery services. Statistics Korea said the number of people who held one or more side jobs alongside their main one during the first three months of the year totaled 552,000, up 22.4 percen

April 29, 2024

Korea Western Power secures electricity supply deal in UAE

SEOUL, April 29 (AJU PRESS) - Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) has signed a power sales agreement with the United Arab Emirates' state-run water and electricity supplier, KOWEPO said on Sunday. KOWEPO is involved in constructing the Al Ajban Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Park, a solar power facility slated to break ground in the second half of 2024. Upon its launch in 2026, the Korean company will supply the electricity generated at the Al Ajban Solar PV Park to Emirates Water and Electr

April 29, 2024

Opinion: Vaping now more common than smoking among young people – and risks go beyond lung and brain damage

SEOUL, April 29 (AJU PRESS) - Vaping is now more common than cigarette smoking among young people, according to a new report coordinated by the University of Glasgow and commissioned by the World Health Organization. This echoes research that has found the popularity of vaping among young people in the U.K. has surged in recent years. The number of children experimenting with vapes increased from 7.7 percent in 2022 to 11.6 percent in 2023, according to a survey conducted by anti-

April 29, 2024

Opinion: College administrators are falling into tried and true trap laid by the right

SEOUL, April 29 (AJU PRESS) - Interrogations of university leaders spearheaded by conservative congressional representatives. Calls from right-wing senators for troops to intervene in campus demonstrations. Hundreds of student and faculty arrests, with nonviolent dissenters thrown to the ground, tear-gassed and tased. We've been here before. In my book "Resistance from the Right: Conservatives and the Campus Wars in Modern America," I detail how, throughout the 1960s

April 29, 2024

Seoul unveils new slogan for iconic landmark 'Dongdaemun Design Plaza'

SEOUL, April 26 (AJU PRESS) - The Seoul Design Foundation unveiled a new slogan for the capital city's iconic landmark "Dongdaemun Design Plaza" during an event commemorating the design epicenter's 10th anniversary on Friday. Replacing the old initiative of "Dream, Design, Play," the new slogan "Amazing Tomorrow" embodies Seoul's commitment to mesmerize both Koreans and foreigners for the next decade with DDP's futuristic architectural d

April 26, 2024

VIDEO: Dongdaemun Design Plaza celebrates 10th anniversary

SEOUL, April 26 (AJU PRESS) - Opened in 2014, Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) has been a vibrant design hub, hosting over 100 exhibitions and events annually. Celebrating the 10th anniversary, DDP plans to hold various events this year.

April 26, 2024

Korean e-commerce firms vying to lure customers quitting Coupang over fee hike

SEOUL, April 26 (AJU PRESS) - Following Coupang's recent announcement of a 58 percent increase in its monthly premium membership fee, Korean e-commerce firms are in a race to attract former Coupang customers. On April 12, Coupang disclosed a plan to raise its monthly premium subscription fee from 4,990 won ($3.6) to 7,890 won. The premium membership offers benefits like free delivery, unlimited video streaming, and complimentary food delivery. The price hike has already been a

April 26, 2024

N. Korean leader inspects test-firing of new multiple rocket launcher shell

SEOUL, April 26 (AJU PRESS) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly overseen a test-firing of a new 240-millimeter (9.4 inches) shell for multiple rocket launchers (MRLs), which can target South Korea’s capital area. The state-run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday Kim attended the evaluation of the new precision-guided MRL rocket the previous day. The North announced the development of the weapon in February. During the test, Kim said the new rocke

April 26, 2024

Korean football team fails to qualify for Olympics for first time in 40 years

SEOUL, April 26 (AJU PRESS) - Korea's hopes of securing a spot in the men's football in the Paris Olympics were shattered Thursday after they lost to Indonesia in a penalty shootout in Doha, Qatar. This is the first time in 40 years that Korea has missed the men's football tournament at the Olympics since the 1984 Los Angeles games. Korea faced Indonesia in the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Asian Cup at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium i

April 26, 2024

Opinion: New 'cold war' grows ever warmer as prospect of nuclear arms race hots up

SEOUL, April 26 (AJU PRESS) - Champagne corks popped on Dec. 3 1989 as Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. president George H.W. Bush met on the cruise ship, Maxim Gorky, off the coast of Malta to declare the end of the cold war. Gorbachev and Bush's predecessor in the White House, Ronald Reagan, had – at two summits over the past five years – thrashed out agreements that would limit and reduce both sides' nuclear arsenals. With the cold war over, Gorbache

April 26, 2024