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Elderly lone diners more prone to accelerated frailty and aging: study
SEOUL -- Old people who eat alone are more likely to show a higher frailty scale than those who eat with others, a joint study by South Korean doctors showed. Doctors said the feeling of social isolation felt during meal times affected the aging process by causing depression and malnutrition. The term frailty normally refers to an aging stage that could develop into elderly diseases. The clinical frailty scale is decided by measuring the functional status of the body and mind of
January 17, 2023 -
K-pop album exports hit record high in 2022
SEOUL -- Exports of South Korean K-pop albums in 2022 reached $233 million, up 5.6 percent on-year, state data showed. For the first time, more than 80 million copies were sold. Data released by the state-run tax organization Korea Customs Service showed that Japan was the largest importer of K-pop albums with $85.74 million, followed by China with $51.33 million and the United States with $38.88 million. Other top 10 importers include Taiwan, Thailand, Germany and France. In
January 17, 2023 -
Convenience store GS25 targets "home-aloners" with Lunar New Year festival gourmet menu
SEOUL -- South Korean convenience store franchise GS25 has released a premium lunchbox menu for "home-aloners," single-person households who chose to stay at their homes rather than to visit their families in their hometown. The premium meal box consists of traditional Korean menus including Tteokguk, a rice cake soup consumed during the Korean Lunar New Year holidays called "Seol." Seol, a three-day festival that celebrates the Lunar New Year, is the largest tr
January 16, 2023 -
Children's hospital in Seoul adopts rehabilitation robot for upper limbs
SEOUL -- A children's hospital in southern Seoul has adopted a robot that helps the rehabilitation of patients who injured their upper limbs including arms and shoulders. Using ergonomic devices that provide arm weight support, children with severe muscle diseases can restore their arm strength by continuously swinging their arms. According to a statement released by Seoul City on January 16, the solution created by a global rehab robot maker will be used at Seoul Child H
January 16, 2023 -
Seoul to launch metaverse-based counseling services for students struggling in school
SEOUL -- A metaverse-based counseling platform will be adopted in Seoul to help young students maintain their composure while facing various types of struggles such as academic concerns and friendship problems. Without revealing their faces, students can communicate with teachers using avatars capable of recognizing different emotions. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the number of young people feeling positive emotions has significantly decreased. In a 2021 survey of 862 people aged
January 16, 2023 -
Jeju Island to establish intelligent transport system to ease traffic congestions
SEOUL -- The southern resort island of Jeju will adopt an intelligent transport system in an effort to ease traffic jams. The island with a population of about 635,000 is visited by more than 10 million visitors from South Korea and abroad every year. It is very common to witness traffic congestion at tourist hot spots and major towns on the island. An intelligent transport system (ITS) is a smart traffic control tower that can monitor roads in real-time and control traffic lights
January 16, 2023 -
Foreign investors become net buyers this month, leading Korean stock market
SEOUL -- Foreign investors have become net buyers on the main Seoul stock exchange this month, ramping up share prices. According to the Korea Exchange (KRX), foreigners’ net purchase was estimated at 2.88 trillion won ($2.33 billion) between January 2 and 13. The net buying trend was in contrast to their net selling of 1.69 trillion won last month, boosting the benchmark KOSPI by 6.7 percent from 2,236.40 on December 29 to 2,386.09 on January 13. Foreign portfolio in
January 16, 2023 -
UAE decides to invest $30 billion in South Korea
SEOUL -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to invest $30 billion (about 37 trillion won) in South Korea’s nuclear power, energy and defense sectors, the presidential office said on January 15. The decision came during a summit between President Yoon Suk-yeol and his UAE counterpart Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi. The office quoted the UAE president as telling Yoon that the Middle Eastern country has made the investment decision with confidence in the
January 16, 2023 -
Southern port city to operate incubation programs to beef up workers' big data capability
SEOUL -- The southern port city of Busan will kick-start an incubation program for its workers to improve their capability to understand and utilize big data in their administrative work processes. South Korea has been collecting public data from various sectors for the last decade. Big data is a collection of data sets that is too large for conventional tools or methods to process. While the vast amount of information has extremely high statistical power, it could also have a high
January 16, 2023 -
Korea-Singapore digital partnership pact to take effect on January 14
SEOUL -- The bilateral Digital Partnership Agreement (DPA) between South Korea and Singapore will take effect on January 14, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said. The implementation of the agreement comes after the two countries exchanged documents stating that each state has completed the due process of approving the pact. In November, Korea and Singapore signed the DPA, a trade pact which is aimed at stepping up cooperation in the field of digital trade and industry.
January 13, 2023
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PHOTOS: Korean activists rally for LGBTQ rights on key commemoration day
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Imported electric vehicle registrations surge 150% this year
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Protecting wetlands crucial for migratory birds: New Zealand envoy
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Seafood meal kits gain limelight at industry fair as Korean food makers target ready-to-eat market
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PHOTOS: Seoul Int'l Garden Show underway at Han River park
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Korean Air Force embraces memes, defying military stereotypes
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Korean spicy sauces gain global popularity
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Culture minister advocates for Hangeul signboard at Seoul's iconic gate of royal palace
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HYBE chairman ranks sixth among Korean business leaders in stock assets
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More people fall victim to dating violence in Korea