The US State of Georgia said Tuesday SK Battery America, a production subsidiary of South Korean battery giant SK On, has exceeded its hiring goal two years earlier than the initial schedule to fill jobs at its manufacturing facilities for electric vehicle batteries in the city of Commerce, Jackson County. The state government said the company had achieved its goal of 2,600 employees as of the e...

The Korea Tourism Organization predicted this year's domestic travel trend as focusing on individual travelers' aspirations to discover their interests and preferences rooted in their daily lives, summarizing the trend with the acronym, MOMENT. The travel trend forecast was announced by the Culture Ministry and KTO on Tuesday, based on an analysis of travel-related big data collected over three ...

A greater stream of foreigners to South Korea could be a breakthrough from the aggravating population structure caused by a sharp increase in senior citizens coupled with a record-low fertility rate, Prime Minster Han Duck-soo said Tuesday, urging an action plan to attract foreign workers. "Now is the time to start discussing (creating) an independent government body to seek collaboration with f...

NEW DELHI , Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vedanta Aluminium, one of the world's top producers of aluminium, moves into 2 nd spot in the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) world rankings for the aluminium industry for assessment period FY 21-22. This makes Vedanta Aluminium the second most sustainable aluminium producer in the world. Vedanta's Aluminium plant at Jharsuguda (Odisha), t...

“I do have plans and ideas if ‘Big Bet’ were to expand with more stories. But such an opportunity will come when the series does well, right? I hope the fans will continue to love and support the series for a possible season 3," Kang said with a big smile. The first three episodes of “Big Bet” season 2 will be released Feb. 15. The first eight-part series is available on Disney+.

Hyundai Mobis, a car parts maker under Hyundai Motor Group, announced Tuesday that it received a record-breaking $4.7 billion of orders from global automakers last year. This is the company’s greatest feat since it first entered the international automotive parts market in the early 2000s. The company surpassed its initial goal of $3.8 billion by 25 percent and achieved a near-double increase co...

Posco International, a subsidiary of steel giant Posco, on Tuesday held a ground-breaking ceremony for its second liquefied natural gas terminal in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province. The company said the construction will accelerate its vision to become an eco-friendly company by strengthening its energy value chain. The company plans to invest 930 billion won ($757 million) to build two 200,000...

South Korea’s anti-corruption watchdog said Tuesday that Korea ranked 31st out of 180 countries around the world in a survey that gauged the perceived levels of public sector corruption. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission said in its analysis of the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index that the country's latest corruption perception ranking and score rose by one spot and one point from...

The Yongsan District Office said Tuesday that it would operate a Korean-language counseling center in February to assist people who are suffering from trauma after the Itaewon disaster. The center will provide mental and psychological evaluations, counseling and additional group sessions if necessary. Every Wednesday, a psychiatrist from Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital will visit to prov...

India and Korea participated jointly in multinational naval exercises in 2022, said Kumar. India and Korea are continuing the service-to-service talks for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, he said. G20 meeting in India Meanwhile, the ambassador invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to the G20 Leaders' Summit, which will be held in India on September 9-10, 2023. "India looks forward to rec...

Pointing to the 50 years of India-Korea diplomatic relations, Kumar expressed a commitment to continue to work with Korea through new initiatives to promote mutual understanding and friendship. The ambassador also praised the Indian diaspora’s talent and creativity, saying that he has seen a growing global demand for Indian talent, skills, products and services. "This will only increase with ti...

K-pop girl group Twice has been honored as this year's breakthrough artist by Billboard Women In Music, becoming the first Korean artist to win at the awards. Billboard on Monday, US time, announced on its website that Twice has been named the winner in the Breakthrough Artist category at the 2023 Billboard Women In Music awards. This marks the first time in history that a Korean artist earned a...

Koreans prefer to reach across the table to grab something rather than asking another to pass it to them. They do so because they don't want to interrupt those who are eating. However, dining etiquettes may vary from culture to culture and some people may prefer asking a person who is near an item to pass it to them in order to avoid passing their hands over someone else's food. Min Byoung-chul ...

After four years of intense and strategic idol training, MNH Entertainment’s first K-pop boy group 8TURN made its debut Monday with its first mini album “8TURNRISE.” “We put the most effort into performance. They are rookies but we can proudly say they are near perfection as you can see from their performance videos released prior to their debut,” said Lee Ju-seop, the founder of MNH Entertainme...