Renault Korea Motors is pinning high hopes for next year to be the beginning of a complete turnaround after years of struggle, as the French automaker has big plans for 2024 and beyond, its CEO says. “Next year, we will have two big events. One related to the brand uplift and one related to the launch of the Aurora 1,” said Renault Korea Motors CEO Stephane Deblaise in an interview with The Korea Herald at the automaker’s office in Seoul on Dec. 5. The Aurora 1, codenamed AR1,

The Korea Water Resources Corp., or K-water, said Saturday it attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference to represent South Korea while seeking international cooperation on tackling climate change. COP is an annual multilateral decision-making forum on climate change where almost every country gathers to address the climate crisis. Kicking off on Nov. 30, this year’s COP28 forum was held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, with the aim of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees

Online art platform ART Fin kicks off the exhibition “The Present” on Tuesday at ART Fin gallery in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul, bringing together seven artists -- Kwon Ji-young, Kim Su-cheol, Min Chan-wook, Bahk Young-hoon, Lee Gun-hee, Lee Si-san and Lee Yoon-jeong. Coinciding with the holiday season, part of the sales from the exhibition will be donated to groups supporting underprivileged children, according to ART Fin. The works on display include “Mycota,” an 80-cent

North Korea has increased activities in the truce village of Panmunjom after effectively scrapping an inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement last month, Swedish and Swiss military generals overseeing the armistice said. Maj. Gen. Lena Persson Herlitz and Maj. Gen. Ivo Burgener of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission made the remark in an interview with Yonhap News Agency, expressing concern the scrapping of the Comprehensive Military Agreement could increase the risks of militar

This new post hoc analysis of the Phase 3 EMERALD trial evaluated elacestrant in the endocrine-sensitive population (CDK4/6 inhibitor duration of at least 12 months) with tumors harboring ESR1 mutations. This analysis shows a clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival across the subgroups studied, including those patients with bone, liver and/or lung metastases, those with common concomitant mutations such as PIK3CA and TP53, as well as those with HER2-low express

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation's (HKG: 0386, "Sinopec") has highlighted the key achievements in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and released the first 10-year performance report supporting the "Belt and Road" Initiative ("BRI") at the "Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Progress in China" and "The World Conference on Best Practicing of Carbon Neutrality" on China Pavilion

'AI WAVE 2023': Shaping the Future of Industries with AI, Offering a Platform for Investment Insights Steve Jang and Kanyi Maqubela, Kindred Ventures' Managing Partners, Led the Discussions with the Leading AI Startups from Silicon Valley and Held Fireside Chats with SK Networks and SoftBank Ventures Asia's Key Leaders. … The Session Continued with Discussions on the Outlook, Trends, and Strategies in the AI-Related Market by Three Hosting Companies. Sunghwan Choi, SK Networks Pres

BEIJING, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- An ice collecting festival kicked off in northeast China's Harbin on Thursday, marking the beginning of the snow and ice tourism season of the "ice city". Workers collect ice from the Songhua River in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei) Ice collecting has been a time-honored custom in the city. After Major Snow, or "Da Xue," the 21st of the 24 Solar Terms on the C

Cheorwon, one of the coldest counties in Korea located in Gangwon Province, on Thursday announced that its iconic Hantan River trekking course is fully available for winter lovers and outdoor activity enthusiasts, starting from Saturday. While the county initially unveiled the 5.15-kilometer trail that stretches from Jiktang Falls to Seungil Bridge in early November, starting this weekend tourists can walk the complete 8.5-kilometer trekking course to Goseokjeong Pavilion. Recognized for its u

지난 11월26일 토익에 ‘during the submission window’라는 어구가 나와 window의 의미가 무엇인지를 묻는 문제가 출제되었다. 창문의 의미는 당연히 아니다. 여기서 window = period이다. 영영사전에서 이 의미를 어떻게 설명하고 있는지 살펴보자. window =time period[기간, 시간대]: "window" can refer to a specific period or interval of time for a particular activity or opportunity, like a "window of opportunity." "period"는 "window of opportunity"에서처럼 특정 활동이나 기회를 위한 특정 기간 또는 간격을 나타낼 수 있다. 다음의 풍부한 예문으로 window =time Period[기간, 시간대]인 것을 확실히 기억하자! (ex) "During the submission wind

South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Friday tracking overnight gains on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 20.03 points, or 0.8 percent, to 2,512.10 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Overnight, all three major US indexes gained ground, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite up 1.37 percent, as communication and IT shares rallied on favorable news in the artificial intelligence sector. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, jumped more than 5 percent on t

Christmas-themed media facade in Myeong-dong Shinsegae Department Store in Myeong-dong, Seoul, has become a must-visit Christmas spot in the city. The building’s facade has been transformed into a splendid Christmas lights display with the theme of “Magical Winter Fantasy.” Once the Mitsukoshi Department Store in the 1930s during the Japanese colonial era, the building holds historical significance, and started to grab attention a couple of years ago during the holiday season

Jeju Camellia Festival Winter on Jeju Island is all about the camellia flower, which has became like a symbol for the island itself. Jeju Island invites visitors tired of the freezing cold to its camellia festival, which runs to the end of January next year. Visitors will be surrounded by blooming camellias in lush greenhouses, gardens and trails -- all within a park. Jeju tangerines add a flavor making the trip all worth it. Adults pay 13,000 won for entry, while fees for those younger are

Conventional wisdom suggests Americans know little about foreign policy and care about it even less. Opinion polls regularly show that international issues take a back seat to topics more prosaic (economics, education) or provocative (culture wars, gun control). Next year’s presidential election, however, might be a bit different. Continued international crises could focus attention on the benefits and burdens of American global leadership, and our polarized politics may turn on battles an

HONG KONG, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 6, the Huawei Cloud Software Partners Go Global Summit brought together over 200 prominent figures from government, business, and academia. The event explored how cloud technologies can propel enterprises onto the global stage, delving into opportunities and advantages in Hong Kong and strategies for software companies to thrive internationally. The summit witnessed the momentous launch of the Huawei Cloud Software Partners Go Global Accelerati