6 hours ago Top US envoy to Seoul joins S. Korean YouTuber in fusion of traditions on Thanksgiving

US Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg celebrated Thanksgiving in his host country, joined by a South Korean YouTube celebrity for a cooking session blending the two countries' traditional cuisines, a video released by the US Embassy in Seoul showed Thursday. The video showed Goldberg, wearing a dark apron and white cooking gloves, carefully adding toppings to a pizza-shaped "yakbap," a Korean dessert made with glutinous rice and sweetened soy sauce, using ingredients common

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6 hours ago Seoul to explore supporting children born outside of marriage: Yoon's office

The South Korean government will explore measures to bolster support for children born to unmarried parents, the presidential office said Thursday, as the issue has drawn heightened attention following the news that actor Jung Woo-sung and model Moon Ga-bi, announced that they plan to raise their child without marrying each other. "Ultimately, I believe there are aspects such as discrimination in society and issues that cannot be fully addressed by existing policies," a senior presiden

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8 hours ago Ukrainian delegation in Seoul did not request South Korean weapons: minister

The delegation from Ukraine did not request that South Korea provide defensive weapons during a series of high-level meetings held Wednesday in Seoul. Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, who spoke with his visiting Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov for 30 minutes on Wednesday, said he “did not receive any proposals” from the delegation about buying the Cheongung air defense system, as some reports had speculated. The South Korean defense minister was speaking Thursday in re

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9 hours ago 'What a morning': Commuters share struggles on way to work after record snowfall

Commuting has never been easy, but on Thursday morning, it became nearly impossible for some of South Korea's workers, as a severe snowstorm pounded Seoul and its surrounding areas, causing traffic disruptions. Oh Se-won, a 36-year-old secretary living in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, gave up driving to his office in Pangyo, just south of Seoul, and took the day off. Not only was his car covered in a thick layer of white, but so were the nearby roads blanketed in piles of snow accumulated over

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9 hours ago [From the Scene] Hyundai Motor unveils lighter, cheaper exoskeleton for factory workers

Factory workers often experience physical strain and injuries as they are exposed to overhead work, heavy lifting and other repetitive tasks. For instance, a Hyundai Motor plant worker on an assembly line has to lift their arms anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000 times a day. On Wednesday, Hyundai Motor Group unveiled a new wearable robotic exoskeleton, called “X-ble Shoulder,” which promises to reduce stress on factory workers' joints by up to 60 percent. The first product released in

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11 hours ago Scandinavia And South Korea Seamlessly Linked By Pioneering Direct Flight Between Copenhagen And Seoul As SAS Transforms Intercontinental Travel

Scandinavia And South Korea Seamlessly Linked By Pioneering Direct Flight Between Copenhagen And Seoul As SAS Transforms Intercontinental Travel  Travel And Tour World

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11 hours ago Photos show the heaviest November snowfall in 100 years blanketing South Korea and causing chaos

Photos show the heaviest November snowfall in 100 years blanketing South Korea and causing chaos  Business Insider

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12 hours ago S. Korea, US to hold tabletop exercise on nuclear deterrence next week

South Korea and the United States will hold a discussion-based exercise simulating North Korea's use of a nuclear weapon next week, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen joint deterrence against the North's nuclear threats. Cho Chang-rae, South Korea's deputy defense minister for policy, and Cara Abercrombie, the US acting deputy under secretary of defense for policy, will lead the tabletop exercise during a two-day meeting slated fo

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12 hours ago Ishiba's potential visit to S. Korea in Jan. not yet decided: presidential office

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's possible visit to South Korea in January for a summit with President Yoon Suk Yeol has not yet been decided, the presidential office said Thursday. Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun earlier reported that Ishiba has been coordinating the visit to Seoul in early January for a summit with Yoon. "Nothing has been decided. The two leaders have agreed to continue advancing shuttle diplomacy," a senior presidential official at Yoon's office said.

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