“The Seasons - Park Bo-gum's Cantabile” presented a special stage for those who are passionate about music. On the 6th, KBS 2TV's music talk show “The Seasons - Park Bo-gum's Cantabile” aired, featuring the band N.Flying, music director Kang Seung-won, singer-songwriter So Su-bin, Milena, and the group ENHYPEN, who connected with the audience through diverse music and conversation. The “romantic band” N.Flying, who returned as a complete group after completing their military service, delivered a passionate performance of their hit song “Rooftop” and a song from their new album, “Songbird.” Aft
On the afternoon of May 26, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul met with a delegation from the Japan-Korea Economic Association, including Vice Chairman Aso Yutaka, who visited South Korea to attend the 57th Japan-Korea Economic Conference (May 27-28), and exchanged views on economic cooperation between the two countries. Minister Cho expressed gratitude for the Japan-Korea Economic Association's significant role in promoting exchanges and creating cooperation opportunities between companies of both countries, and urged the business communities of both countries to continue playing an acti
Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with Wamkele Keabetswe Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, who visited South Korea to attend the Jeju Forum (May 28-29), and exchanged views on expanding economic cooperation between South Korea and Africa and strengthening the Secretariat's capabilities. Cho Tae-yul welcomed Mene's visit and expressed his appreciation for South Korea's efforts to support the implementation of the AfCFTA since its inception in 2021, noting that it is meaningful to further activate economic cooperation with the African contine
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has urged high-risk groups to receive COVID-19 vaccinations as a precaution against the potential spread of the virus during the summer season, following an increase in COVID-19 cases in neighboring countries such as China, Thailand, and Singapore. The KDCA is extending the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for high-risk groups until June 30, 2024, to prevent severe cases and deaths. According to recent domestic and international research, the currently used JN.1 vaccine has been confirmed to still be effective (neutralizing antibody formation
London, June 5, 2025 -- The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, has unveiled the list of restaurants ranked No. 51 to No. 100, two weeks ahead of its annual awards ceremony scheduled for June 19 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The expanded list includes restaurants from six continents and was compiled based on votes from 1,120 culinary experts, including chefs, food writers, and global food enthusiasts. The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, reveals the list of restaurants ranked No.51 to No.100, spanning 25 te
Comprehensive overhaul of insurance sales commission system… Strengthening protection of policyholders' rights Financial Services Commission introduces maintenance fees and expands fee disclosure… Phased implementation by 2027 The Financial Services Commission has announced a new plan to overhaul the insurance sales commission system to protect the rights of insurance policyholders and foster a sound insurance business environment. This overhaul is being implemented as a follow-up measure to the 5th Insurance Reform Conference held in December last year. The FSC stated, “The basic goal of this
“National Fitness 100,” a free fitness assessment program supporting healthy lifestyles, introduces a more detailed fitness certification system... Providing more precise diagnostics and customized exercise prescriptions. The “National Fitness 100” program, a nationwide sports welfare service that promotes physical fitness and health through scientific measurement and customized exercise prescriptions, will be relaunched with an enhanced fitness certification system. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, ‘National Fitness 100’ is available free of charge at 75 National Fitn
Shenzhen, China, May 26, 2025 — The closing ceremony and award ceremony for the Huawei ICT Competition 2024–2025 Global Final were successfully held today in Shenzhen. Now in its ninth year, the competition saw participation from over 100 countries and regions, more than 2,000 universities, and over 210,000 students and faculty members, making it the largest event in its history. Following regional preliminaries, 179 teams from 48 countries advanced to the global finals. The competition featured intense competition across three main tracks: Practice, Innovation, and Programming. Eighteen outst
The Rural Development Administration announced that it will hold the “2025 Smart Agriculture Technology Standardization Academic Symposium” on June 12 at the International Conference Hall of its headquarters (Jeonju, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province) in collaboration with the Korea Agency for Agricultural Technology and Rural Development. This academic symposium has been organized to share the latest technological trends in the field of smart agriculture and international standardization strategies, and to derive the direction for the operation and development of national standards for
The Gyeonggi-do Office of Education held a special session on the theme of “A New Direction for Education: Cooperation between Local Communities and Public Education” at the 11th International Conference on Education in Botanical Gardens (ICEBG) held at COEX on the 9th. The 11th International Conference on Education in Botanical Gardens and Arboreta is held to share educational ideas from botanical gardens and arboreta around the world and promote the excellence of domestic and international botanical garden and arboretum education. The conference, which runs from the 9th to the 13th, is being