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  Four dead, one missing as heavy rains swept central Korea SEOUL, July 10 (AJU PRESS) - Heavy rains swept through central and southwestern Korea on Wednesday, leaving four people dead and one person missing, officials said. The storms caused widespread flooding and infrastructure damage, with some areas receiving over 110 millimeters of rain per hour. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters reported that as of 11 a.m., four fatalities were confirmed in the central Chungcheong provinces and the southeastern city of Da July 10, 2024
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  Yoon set for slew of bilateral talks on sidelines of NATO summit SEOUL, July 10 (AJU PRESS) - President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to hold bilateral talks with heads of state from at least 10 countries on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington this week. Yoon was invited to the summit for the third consecutive year as Korea was included as one of four Indo Pacific partners, dubbed IP4, along with Australia, Japan and New Zealand. According to the presidential office on Tuesday, Yoon was initially planned to hold biliteral meetings with the l July 10, 2024
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  Samsung set to unveil new AI-powered foldables, first smart ring in Paris SEOUL, July 10 (AJU PRESS) - Samsung Electronics is set to introduce its latest foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Flip and Fold 6, alongside its first smart ring, the Galaxy Ring, at the Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event in Paris on Wednesday (local time). The showcase, held at the Louvre Museum, will also feature the Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Buds 3. The Z Flip and Fold 6 series, Samsung's second artificial intelligence-powered smartphones after the Galaxy S24, are expected to integrate A July 10, 2024
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  Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics go on indefinite strike SEOUL, July 10 (AJU PRESS) - Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics went on an indefinite strike Wednesday, extending the first-ever labor strife in the tech giant’s 55-year history as they demanded higher pay and a better bonus system. The National Samsung Electronics Labor Union (NSELU) had been staging a three-day strike since Monday after their negotiations with management fell apart. The union originally planned a second five-day walkout starting next Monday but chan July 10, 2024
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  Musk hails 'smart' Korean investors as Tesla reclaims title of most-held foreign stock SEOUL, July 10 (AJU PRESS) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk called Korean investors "smart people" in response to news that his company has become the most-held foreign stock in the country. The world's richest person made the remark on Monday in a comment on a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, which read, "$TSLA is the #1 stock held by Koreans today.” The post on Teslaconomics, a Tesla news account, featured an image combining the Korean national flag with the worl July 10, 2024
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  Opinion: Xi, Putin talk up growth of their Eurasian bloc organization as counterweight to NATO SEOUL, July 10 (AJU PRESS) - At NATO's 75th anniversary summit there has been, as you'd expect, a lot of attention on Russia's war against Ukraine. It's undoubtedly the most significant immediate challenge to NATO with wider implications for the rest of the globe. Yet beyond the headlines of the war in Ukraine, an even more significant challenge is looming. There's no doubt the world is seeing the reconfiguration of the existing international order. China and Rus July 10, 2024
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  PHOTOS: Exhibition in Seoul showcases long-lost Korean paintings SEOUL, July 9 (AJU PRESS) - A special exhibition celebrating the 140th anniversary of the signing of the first diplomatic treaty between Korea and Russia opened its doors to the public in central Seoul on Monday. Officials from both countries and other distinguished guests, including Russian Ambassador to Korea Georgy Zinoviev and Kim Sun-myung, head of Pushkin House's cultural center in Seoul, gathered for the exhibition's opening, highlighting its significance. The exhibition fea July 9, 2024
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  PHOTOS: Reporters, editors honored at Foreign Language Newspapers Association's ninth anniversary SEOUL, July 9 (AJU PRESS) – Cui Jinning, a reporter from The Aju Daily, and three other journalists from foreign-language newspapers in South Korea were honored Tuesday for their distinguished news articles and activities. The Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea celebrated the ninth anniversary of its founding with a ceremony at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul. The association consists of three English newspapers – The Korea JoongAng Daily, The Korea Times, July 9, 2024
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  Korea mulls procuring military drones from Poland SEOUL, July 9 (AJU PRESS) - Korea will send a delegation to Poland this weekend, ahead of the possible procurement of Warsaw's military drones, the Ministry of National Defense said on Monday. "We are reviewing various measures to enhance our drone capabilities, including buying weapons from abroad," the ministry said. "Polish drones are being used in actual combat, so we want to assess their suitability for our military operations." Warmate, a long-range July 9, 2024
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  Rare exhibition in Seoul unveils hidden paintings from Korea-Russia diplomatic history SEOUL, July 9 (AJU PRESS) - A handful of historical paintings illuminating the early years of diplomatic relations between Korea and Russia is currently on display at an exhibition in central Seoul. Hosted by the Russian Embassy to Korea in cooperation with Pushkin House's cultural center in Seoul, the exhibition runs until the end of August, commemorating the 140th anniversary of the signing of the first diplomatic treaty between the two countries. A total of four pain July 9, 2024