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South Korea’s Hyosung Heavy signs USD 82 million deal for UK wind project Hyosung Heavy Industries secured a contract worth 120 billion won, or approximately $82 million, to supply ultra-high-voltage transformers to the United Kingdom. This deal with SP Energy Networks, a division of ScottishPower, aims to support a significant wind power project as Britain…
(Representative image: AP) South Korea’s top official responsible for administering the country’s high-stakes university entrance exam has resigned following intense criticism over the difficulty of this year’s English section. Oh Seung-geol, head of the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, stepped down after admitting the test failed to meet the standards of its absolute-grading system….
Veteran actress Kim Ji-mi The Korean film industry is mourning the loss of Kim Ji-mi, a legendary actress whose extraordinary career spanned four decades and nearly 700 films. Born Kim Myung-ja in 1940 in South Chungcheong Province, she passed away at 4:30 a.m. on December 7 in Los Angeles, where she had been residing in…
Dhiraj Bommadevara & Ankita Bhakat (X) It was a day when India broke the South Korean stronghold in archery by picking up gold in both the men’s and women’s recurve individual events along with the men’s team event on the concluding day of the Asian Archery Championship at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday….
For much of the world, ice cream is a sweet treat with a universally understood name. But in North Korea, the simple dessert has become a matter of politics and ideology. Leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned the use of the English-derived term “ice cream,” ordering its replacement with state-approved alternatives such as eseukimo…
