The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on Sept. 18 that it has established the nation’s first “AI and EdTech support group” for teachers with disabilities.”Under the initiative designed to enhance professional capacity and classroom accessibility, the office has begun tailored training
South Korea’s Abyss Company, an entertainment agency representing singer Young Tak, has announced a strategic partnership with U.S.-based Symphonic Distribution as part of its push into global music markets.According to local media reports of late, Abyss signed the agreement with Symphonic, a Florid
The Uzbekistan Embassy in Seoul announced on June 24 that the Central Asian country and Mongolia were witnessing growing momentum in their trade and economic relations, underpinned by Mongolia’s resource-rich economy and Uzbekistan’s expanding industrial and export capabilities.Both countries are ex
South Korea’s Taebaek City, around180 kilometers west of Seoul, is set to launch a seasonal worker program in collaboration with Baguio City in the Philippines.According to foreign media on Feb. 20, the Baguio Public Employment Service Office (PESO) and related agencies are currently in the process
A fresh controversy has emerged involving Lee Ufan, a world-renowned painter in contemporary Korean art, as accusations of forgery lead to a lawsuit filed overseas.The South China Morning Post reported on Dec. 25 that a South Korean woman has filed a lawsuit in a Hong Kong court, claiming that a pai
South Korean artist Suh Jeong-min plans to showcase a total of seven paintings at the forthcoming Art Miami 2024, which will take place in the United States next month.Ahead of the demonstration, Korea News Plus had an interview with Suh, who is renowned for his innovative approach to traditional Ko
South Korea’s Lotte Giants baseball team, known for its struggles in the lower ranks of the league, has announced plans to hold its winter training camp in Taiwan starting next year.Taiwan media outlets reported on Oct. 9 that the Lotte Giants have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the
Seoul announced on July 19 that it had hosted a North Korean human rights forum to lead the regional governments in an effort to deal with issues related to the North.This forum was designed to shed light on the reality of human rights violations in North Korea and to explore ways to improve human r
Former Shinhan Financial Group Chief Executive Officer Shin Sang-hoon took the helm at the Women’s Korean Basketball League (WKBL) on July 3 as the outfit’s 10th chief.The WKBL held a meeting last month to pick Shin as its new head. Out of six votes, four selected Shin who competed with three other
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) announced on June 30 that the board was scheduled to hold forums four times in July to review its policies over the past 10 years.The forums, which will take place on July 1, July 9, July 17, and July 26, are geared toward making better policies of t
Beginning on May 17 this year, South Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administration will be renamed the Korea Heritage Service as a part of efforts to revamp the agency.The outfit said that the name change was designed to provide better services to people. The term “national heritage” will be also used in
The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra announced on Feb. 1 that the ensemble would return to Seoul midway through next month for the first time in almost a decade.The orchestra, which was founded in 1808, is scheduled to perform at the Lotte Concert Hall located in eastern Seoul at 7:30 p.m. on March 13.A
Gangneung Yeongdong University said on Jan. 5 that its President Hyun In-sook had received the Korea Knowledge Management Award in an event held at the parliament.A total of 39 people, including politicians, entrepreneurs, and professors, received the prestigious award. Hyun was recognized as the le
Space 21 invites people to watch environmental art piecesSouth Korea’s top-tier gallery Space 21 said on Sept. 21 that it was holding an exhibition of environment art pieces of renowned U.S. artist Alan Sonfist.The exhibition, titled ALAN SONFIST: Working with Nature – Environmental Landscapes, will
Observers question whether Saudi Arabia is eligible to host 2030 World ExpoSaudi Arabia has come under fire for having killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border since March 2022.Non-government organizations claimed that the systemic a
Representative academic entity to work on the hot-button issueA South Korean scholarly association announced on Aug. 3 that they would form a dedicated committee to verify controversies about the controversial discovery of a room-temperature superconductor.Toward that end, the Korean Society of Supe
John Edward Sexton wins honorary doctorate of science degreeKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Feb. 17 that it had given an honorary doctorate to New York University (NYU) President Emeritus John Edward Sexton.The event took place at the commencement ceremony of
Kim hopes to bring her former manager back to KoreaA North Korean defector in her early 30s, surnamed Kim, seeks to bring justice to her former boss who fled to the United States before being convicted in a South Korean court.In recent interviews, Kim said that her former manager, named Heo Kang-il,
Prof. Austin Givens receives ministerial commendationKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Feb. 9 that a professor at its language center had received a ministerial award.Prof. Austin Givens had won received a ministerial commendation from the country’s Ministry of
AI chatbot not consistent about which country owns the isletsThis is an experimental article of interviewing ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence-powered generative chatbot launched by OpenAI in November 2022.This article is about Dokdo, a set of volcanic outcrops that is under the control of Korea.
