Day: February 28, 2024
(LEAD) Facebook founder Zuckerberg meets with LG Electronics CEO
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg met with LG Electronics Co. CEO Cho Joo-wan on Wednesday to discuss ways to enhance corporate collaborations in the extended reality (XR) sector, officials said.
The CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook’s parent comp…
Yoon visits birthplace of former first lady Yook Young-su
President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the birthplace of former first lady Yook Young-su, the assassinated wife of former conservative President Park Chung-hee, on Wednesday, his office said.
Yoon was greeted by a large number of local residents at the hou…
Teenage assailant attacked ruling party lawmaker for media attention: police
The teenage assailant who attacked Rep. Bae Hyun-jin of the ruling People Power Party with a rock last month is believed to have committed the crime to grab media attention, police said Wednesday.
Referring the 15-year-old to the prosecution without…
Police open investigation against leaders of doctors’ group over walkout
Police opened an investigation Wednesday against current and former leaders of a mainstream doctors’ association on suspicions of instigating the ongoing mass walkout by trainee doctors.
The investigation came as thousands of intern and resident doc…
Presidential office calls for designation of dialogue partner better representing medical community
The presidential office called Wednesday for the designation of a dialogue partner who can better represent the diverse voices within the medical community as thousands of trainee doctors remained off the job in protest of the government’s plan to in…
Germany to Promote Education and Health Cooperation with Cambodia(2nd LD) Facebook founder Zuckerberg meets key Samsung, LG officials
Germany is intended to boost the cooperation with Cambodia in the areas of education, human resource training, and health.
The intention was raised by visiting H.E. Ms. Martina Stamm-Fibich, Chairwoman of the Petitions Committee of the German Bundes…
(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. to launch annual joint military drills next week
South Korea and the United States plan to kick off major combined military drills next week, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday, as the allies seek to bolster joint readiness against evolving military threats from North Korea.
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PM urges doctors to return to work by Thursday
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called on trainee doctors who have resigned en masse over the government’s decision to hike the medical school admission quota to return to work Wednesday, a day ahead of the back-to-work deadline set by the government.
H…
S. Korea to spend 610 mln won for DNA tests on divided families this year
The unification ministry said Wednesday it has approved a plan to spend 610 million won (US$457,270) to conduct DNA tests on families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.
The project is meant to use gene information to find divided families’ relativ…
S. Korea’s trade terms improve for 8th month in January
South Korea’s terms of trade rose for the eighth consecutive month in January as import costs continued to fall, central bank data showed Wednesday.
The country’s net terms-of-trade index for goods — a gauge of overall trade terms — improved 3.1 p…