Paramount+ has unveiled the official poster and trailer for the second season of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," scheduled to be released in June. For fans in Korea, the new season will premiere on Korean streaming platform Tving. "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" is a prequel to the iconic "Star Trek: The Original Series," revolving around beloved characters like Captain Christopher Pike (Anson ...

South Korea aims to boost its medical tourism industry as a key driver of future growth, with a target of attracting 700,000 foreign patients annually from 2027. However, challenges such as the language barrier and complex immigration procedures still remain. The Ministry of Health and Welfare set a goal of attracting more foreign patients to undergo medical treatments or get cosmetic surgery in...

Monsta X will greet fans at a fan concert in Seoul on July 7-8, announced agency Starship Entertainment on Tuesday. It will be the first such event since leader Shownu returned after completing his mandatory military service. Minhyuk, however, will be absent as he is serving his duty. The band celebrated the eighth anniversary of its debut earlier this month, looking back at its career, which i...

CHANGZHOU, China , May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TrinaTracker, a leading smart solar tracker solution provider under Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (SHA: 688599), recently signed an agreement with Dongfang Electric International Corporation ("DEC International") to provide 510MW solar trackers for solar projects in Uzbekistan . The contract signing ceremony was held on the first day of the 16th Intern...

MADRID , May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Andorra Telecom, the exclusively provider of public telecommunications service in the Principality of Andorra , is joining Valid's new Environmental Compensation Program to ease the impact of SIM card manufacturing and potentially reduce, offset or decrease the plastic footprint of its operations. Through this program, Valid is offering Andorra Telecom a...

About Stockbit In 2013, Stockbit was established as a platform for investors to share stock-investing ideas, news, and information in real-time. In early 2019, Stockbit launched Bibit, the leading mutual fund robo-advisory investment app in Indonesia . As part of Stockbit Group, Bibit continues to focus on building innovative products and services to democratize investing in the country's capi...

The Seoul Metropolitan Police’s anti-corruption unit raided Korean broadcaster MBC on Tuesday as part of a probe into the alleged leaking of Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon’s personal information involving one of its journalists. The police said the raid of the MBC headquarters in Mapo-gu, western Seoul, was reportedly to search through the reporter’s department to seize evidence. They also raide...

The scandal surrounding alleged unfair hiring practices in South Korea's National Election Commission is growing. Jeon Hyun-heui, chair of the Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission, told a press briefing Tuesday that it has embarked on an investigation into unfair hiring practices in the election commission, following complaints filed with the civil rights authorities. The investigation w...

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Tuesday proposed a bill to increase its annual budget by 3.04 trillion won ($2.3 billion) to boost the social safety net, as inflation bites hard on finances of the city's nearly 10 million residents. The plan, submitted to the city council, will bring this year's total budget of South Korea's capital city to 50.3 trillion won. The increased budget will be s...

Samsung Electronics said Monday it is offering a self-repair service program in South Korea for key products, including Galaxy smartphones, laptops and TVs, following the program's debut in the US last year. Under the program, the tech giant allows consumers to purchase parts and tools online to repair their devices themselves without having to visit a service center. The first products in the ...

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it would monitor drug-related offenses more closely by installing and renewing old surveillance cameras across the city. The city government will add 2,096 surveillance cameras and restore 1,531 old security cameras in 25 districts. Currently, there are 87,884 surveillance cameras in Seoul as of December 2022, where related personnel is working...

After looking up to the West for a long time, many Koreans are perceptive to what Westerners think about the country and its people and yearn for their acknowledgement. Stories about Korean culture being featured in overseas projects -- mostly produced in the US -- regularly make local headlines. Back in 2017, people in Busan shared their excitement about how their port city would be shown in M...

Nike Korea said Tuesday it created a public sports space, called "Playground for All," jointly with Seoul Lifelong Education Institute and ChildFund Korea in Geumcheon-gu, southwestern Seoul, as part of its initiative to achieve carbon neutrality and practice social responsibility. Built on 1,613 square meters of land, the sports space consists of a running track, a basketball court, a futsal fie...