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South Korea Seoul's education affairs head encourages teachers to nurture students as global citizens SEOUL -- At a lecture attended by public school teachers and instructors involved in private education, Seoul's education office chief Cho Hee-yeon encouraged audience to nurture students as global citizens. During his speech at a graduate school in eastern Seoul, Cho stressed the importance of such education, pointing out that South Korea should prepare for global challenges. "We must transform our students into global citizens in the third phase of education revolution ag Seouls education affairs head encourages teachers to nurture students as global citizens
Opinion [OPINION] President Biden's Sensible Step Regarding China KENOSHA -- President Joe Biden’s meeting in November with China’s leader Xi Jinping in Woodside California is important for symbolic and more substantive reasons. Xi is under great and growing pressure from an increasingly troubled economy. Slow growth, high youth unemployment, a collapsing housing market, multiplying bad loans, and the corrosive costs of corruption are among the host of problems plaguing the efforts of China’s leaders to foster capitalist inve [OPINION] President Bidens Sensible Step Regarding China
ENTERTAINMENT Naver scores highest annual webtoon sales record in Japan in 2023 SEOUL -- South Korean web service giant Naver has scored the company's highest-ever webtoon sales in Japan, the home of manga (Japanese-style comic books) and anime (Japanese-style animated cartoons), by surpassing 100 billion yen ($6.1 billion). Webcomics, well-known by the name of webtoons, originated in South Korea in the early 2000s. Web service giants Kakao and Naver are the top players in the global market which is growing at an annual average growth rate of some 40 perc Naver scores highest annual webtoon sales record in Japan in 2023
South Korea S. Korean President to visit Dutch firm ASML to upgrade semiconductor supply chain cooperation SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is set to visit the headquarters of ASML, a Dutch manufacturer of chip-making equipment, to strengthen semiconductor supply chain collaboration. The leading semiconductor equipment company has supplied extreme ultraviolet systems to South Korean chipmakers. Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light technology can significantly improve productivity and boost cost competitiveness in semiconductor manufacturing. EUV light wavelengths are used to expo S. Korean President to visit Dutch firm ASML to upgrade semiconductor supply chain cooperation
Music World-class choreographer Lia Kim to incubate artists at LA-based K-pop agency    SEOUL -- Lia Kim, a South Korean choreographer who trained girl band Girls' Generation and rapper Jay Park, has become chief performance officer at Taitan Content, the first K-pop agency based in the United States. The 39-year-old dancer will nurture global artists at the Los Angeles-based entertainment company. Kim has served as a choreographer and instructor for various artists at three entertainment powerhouses in South Korea -- SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and JYP Ent World-class choreographer Lia Kim to incubate artists at LA-based K-pop agency   
South Korea S. Korea approves reopening of livestock markets thanks to no extra reported cases of lumpy skin disease SEOUL -- The South Korean government has approved livestock market operators to reopen their markets and resume the trade of cattle after about one month since the country's livestock disease control tower temporarily stopped all cattle trades and closed livestock markets to prevent the spread of lumpy skin disease. Animal disease specialists predict that the cold weather slowed down the movement of bloodsucking carrier insects. Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral infection th S. Korea approves reopening of livestock markets thanks to no extra reported cases of lumpy skin disease
South Korea Danish firm Orsted wins state approval to build offshore wind farm near western port city of Incheon SEOUL -- Danish power company Orsted has won state approval to establish an offshore wind farm, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) off the coast of the western port city of Incheon. The wind farm would be South Korea's largest offshore wind-generated power plant with a generation capacity large enough to power some one million households annually. Orsted currently operates 28 offshore wind farms with a total generation capacity of 8.9 gigawatts across the globe. The company partnere Danish firm Orsted wins state approval to build offshore wind farm near western port city of Incheon
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