Korean Air signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Boeing in the U.K. on Monday (local time), marking a significant commitment to expand its fleet with the purchase of 20 Boeing 777-9 aircraft and 20 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, with an option to purchase 10 more of the largest variant of the 787 Dreamliner in the
The Korean government is seeking to grant access to abortion pills, as officials plan to include the right to using such drugs in their legislation bill, The Korea Times learned, Monday. An official who has direct knowledge of the issue at the Ministry of Health and Welfare said that pregnant women’s right to medication abortion,
An increasing number of foreign residents in Korea are opting to deposit their income into their own Korean bank accounts rather than remitting it back to their families abroad, a survey showed, Monday. The majority of these individuals belong to Generation MZ, encompassing Millennials (born between 1981 and 1995) and Generation Z (born between 1996
A sentence in a BBC news article stirred up the Korean music industry on July 11. The article, titled “Will K-Pop’s AI Experiments Pay Off?” highlighted the increasing use of AI in Korean music production, focusing on the group Seventeen. The BBC noted that the music video for Seventeen’s new song “Maestro,” released in April, featured graphics
Doosan Bears right-hander Kwak Bin was pleased with his first use of Pitchcom. And the results were good: two runs in seven innings. On July 18 against the Lotte Giants in Ulsan, Kwak threw 112 pitches in seven innings with two hits (one home run), four strikeouts, and two walks in a 3-2 win. Doosan
Baseball is a sport where even an eight-run deficit can be overturned in an instant. KT proved the baseball saying, ‘It’s not over until it’s over,’ with a come-from-behind drama. KT rallied from an 0-8 deficit to win 12-8 against Kiwoom at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Nov. 18, thanks to a tiebreaking
Kim Yeon-kyung (36, Heungkuk Life), a one-of-a-kind “world-class” volleyball star, has revealed why she continues to criticize the sport. In an interview with Cosmopolitan magazine on Sunday, Kim said, “Actually, it would be easier if I stopped playing volleyball after I retired. “But I’m a ‘volleyball girl’ after all,” she said, ”and I can see
Chinese youth soccer club hikicker dominated the second annual Jecheon Limjiji National Youth Football Festival, sweeping the 1-3-4 grade trophies. Held at the Jecheon Soccer Center in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea, on the 15th and 16th of this month as the 9th Korea Youth Football Association (KYFA) Cup, the Chinese team swept the Grade 3-4 division,
Sands China Ltd., a Macau casino operator, announced its collaboration with CCTV.com to organize and promote various kinds of cultural events, art performances, concerts, and sporting events. The platform is a news website run by China Central Television (CCTV), the state-run broadcaster of China. The goal is to “promote traditional Chinese culture and classical works
International Gaming Technology (IGT) Plc’s “planned spin-off” into its global gaming and play digital business “does not affect” IGT’s credit rating, Moody’s Investors Service Inc. says. IGT, in a joint update on Feb. 29, will separate the two divisions and combine the businesses with another gaming technology provider, Everi Holdings Inc., the companies said. The