[Herald Interview] 'Lamborghinis will always have steering wheel'

Automakers around the world are racing to develop advanced technology in autonomous driving and battery-powered vehicles. But for Italian luxury supercar brand Lamborghini, those are not the main concerns. “Lamborghini will always have a steering wheel in the cars,” said Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Automobili Lamborghini in a video interview with a group of Korean reporters after the opening ceremony of Lamborghini Bundang in Gyeonggi Province. “We might have assisted driving

MobilityJuly 25, 2024

SK hynix Q2 earnings soar to record high on AI chip boom

SK hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip maker by revenue, said Thursday it logged all-time-high sales of 16.4 trillion won ($11.8 billion) in the April-June period this year, riding on the robust demand for artificial intelligence chips. Reporting the second quarter's earnings, the company said it will supply the cutting-edge 12-layer HBM3E chips to customers before the end of the year, keeping its dominance in the burgeoning AI chip market. The operating profit posted 5.46 trilli

IndustryJuly 25, 2024

GS Entec's 1st monopile shipped for major offshore wind project

GS Entec, a South Korean offshore wind power and marine equipment manufacturer, said Thursday it has successfully shipped its first turbine base, or monopile, from its Ulsan plant for the Yeonggwang Nakwol Offshore Wind Power Project. Located off the southwestern coast of Korea, the Yeonggwang Nakwol Offshore Wind Power Project is a major development expected to generate 365 megawatts of electricity, sufficient to power 87,000 homes in Korea. GS Entec secured a 200 billion won ($144 million) c

IndustryJuly 25, 2024

Hankook & Co. invests in electrode startup for battery expansion

Korean tire giant Hankook & Co. announced Thursday a 9 billion won ($6.5 million) investment in JR Energy Solutions, a local secondary battery electrode foundry firm, in its first foray into the burgeoning EV battery market. JR Energy Solutions specializes in producing electrodes, a crucial component of secondary batteries, based on its smart factory technology. In February this year, the startup completed a 500 megawatt-hours electrode manufacturing facility in Eumseong, North Chungcheong P

IndustryJuly 25, 2024

40% of school violence victims felt urge to self-harm: survey

Roughly 4 out of 10 students who were victims of school violence said they had felt the urge to either inflict injury on oneself or commit suicide, a survey by an NGO showed Wednesday. The Blue Tree Foundation, a group dedicated to preventing school violence and help victims, said in a press conference that 3.5 percent of the respondents in their recent survey said they had been subject to violence at school, of which 39.9 percent said they felt the urge to hurt or kill themselves. The foundat

Social AffairsJuly 25, 2024

Dignity makes ambitious debut to ‘Cool Down’ summer

Five-member group Dignity is making an ambitious debut with “Digmotion,” its first mini album after a long hiatus following the release of its predebut song. The boy band released the predebut track “Rambo” in September 2022, but only officially debuted on Wednesday with “Digmotion.” At a press conference in Gangnam, Seoul, on Wednesday, Minseok expressed his confidence, saying, "We have prepared for a long time due to the extended break after our predebu

K-popJuly 25, 2024

Day care centers plummet, senior facilities soar amid demographic shift

Day care centers declined by nearly 2,000 in 2023, while facilities for seniors increased by more than 3,000, reflecting Korea’s continued aging society, data showed Thursday. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of day care centers fell by 1,969, from 30,923 in 2022 to 28,954 last year. The overall decrease was mainly driven by declining private and family day care centers. Private day care centers decreased by 840 from 9,726 to 8,886, while family day care centers

Social AffairsJuly 25, 2024

District prosecution chief briefed on first lady's questioning before report to prosecutor general 3hrs later

The chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office was briefed on last week's questioning of first lady Kim Keon Hee more than three hours before he reported it to Prosecutor General Lee One-seok, sources said Thursday. The revelation came after the top prosecutor expressed frustrations that he had been in the dark about Saturday's questioning of Kim over a luxury bag scandal for some 10 hours, and ordered an inspection into what happened. The inspection is expected to focus on

Social AffairsJuly 25, 2024

This summer, cucumbers take center stage

Cucumbers are having a moment in Korea. As one of the most representative vegetables of summer here, cucumbers usually star in summer dishes like cold noodles and soups as a garnish. But this season, they're more than just supporting players — cucumbers have taken center stage. On social media, cucumber gimbap is all the rage, thanks to TV celebrity Choi Hwa-jung. On her YouTube channel, Choi, 63, introduced the dish as an “easy to make, yet surprisingly delicious” dish

FoodJuly 25, 2024

N. Korea sends some 500 trash balloons into S. Korea earlier this week

North Korea's latest round of its balloon campaign involved around 500 balloons carrying scrap paper and plastic sheets, including those that fell on the presidential office compound in the capital, South Korea's military said Thursday. In what marked the second of its kind this week alone, North Korea launched the trash-carrying balloons the previous day, as the South Korean military blared anti-Pyongyang broadcasts in full scale through its border loudspeakers in response to the repe

North KoreaJuly 25, 2024

[해커스 TOEIC] 토익 점수 Up 단어, Part 5 문제

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. The lodge staff asked the guest to store his ------- in the safe to prevent them from getting stolen. (A) valuables (B) value (C) valuably (D) valuableness 해석 그 산장 직원은 절도를 예방하기 위해 손님에게 그의 귀중품을 금고에 보관할 것을 요청했다. 해설 명사 자리 채우기 문제 빈칸 앞 소유격 인칭대명사(his)의 꾸밈을 받으며 동사(store)의 목적어 자리에 올 수 있는 것은 명사이므로 명사인 (A), (B), (D)가 정답의 후보이다. ‘그 산장 직원은 손님에게 그의 귀중품을 금고에 보관할 것을 요청했다’라는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 (A) valuables(귀중품)가 정답이다. (B) value(가치), (D) valuableness(귀중함)를 사용할 경우 어색한 문맥이 된다. 부사 (C)는 명사

English EyeJuly 25, 2024

Seoul shares open sharply lower on Wall Street losses

Seoul shares opened sharply lower Thursday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 35.99 points, or 1.30 percent, to 2,722.72 in the first 15 minutes of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 1.25 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq plunged 3.64 percent Wednesday on worse-than-expected Q2 performances by major tech companies, including Tesla. In Seoul, most large caps were in negative terrain. Market kingpin and tech giant Samsun

MarketJuly 25, 2024

US sanctions China-based individuals, entities accused of supporting NK missile, space programs

The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a China-based network of six individuals and five entities for their alleged involvement in the procurement of items supporting North Korea's ballistic missile and space programs. The Treasury Department issued the sanctions after Pyongyang's persistent launches using ballistic missile technology, including a failed attempt at a military spy satellite launch in May, in breach of UN Security Council resolutions. The department stressed

North KoreaJuly 25, 2024

Crowded public transport, long commutes top stressors for Seoul, Gyeonggi workers: survey

Workers living in Seoul identified crowded public transportation as their biggest stressor, according to a survey conducted on Wednesday. The survey, carried out by online recruiting company Job Korea, polled 1,010 people nationwide on the current status of work commutes this month. The survey revealed that the average commute from home to work takes 48.4 minutes per day. By region, those living in Gyeonggi Province had the longest average commute at 58.2 minutes, followed by Seoul residents at

Social AffairsJuly 25, 2024

[Graphic News] Trump vs. Harris: 2024 presidential showdown

The upcoming US presidential election on Nov. 5 has set the stage for a new showdown between former Republican President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic candidate. According to the Associated Press, recent surveys indicate that Vice President Harris has secured the delegates to be the Democratic nominee, effectively replacing President Joe Biden as the party's candidate.

World NewsJuly 25, 2024

[팟캐스트] (604) '황제경호' 논란 변우석, 연예인 경호원이 일반인 항공권 검사?

진행자: 박준희, Chelsea Proctor Byeon Woo-seok embroiled in controversy for overzealous security team 기사 요약: 해외 일정차 인천국제공항으로 출국하는 과정에서 과잉 경호를 받아 논란이 훱싸인 변우석 [1] Byeon Woo-seok has become embroiled in controversy over excessive measures taken by his security team against fans and other travelers at Incheon Airport. Police have said they are considering an investigation into whether the measures undertaken by the actor's private security were violent or constituted obstruction of business. * E

PodcastJuly 25, 2024

[Wang Son-taek] Problems beneath political polarization

Political violence and unprecedented upheavals are taking place around the world, and the level of anxiety is also being raised. Former US President Donald Trump was shot, but saving his life with some millimeters of margin escape was enough to shake the global community. About a week later, President Joe Biden said he was stepping aside as the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party. Earlier in May, Prime Minister of Slovakia Roberto Pizzo was shot and almost killed by a gunman. In June,

ViewpointsJuly 25, 2024

[Lisa Jarvis] Biden's COVID and summer surge

Last week the White House announced that President Joe Biden had tested positive for COVID-19, making him the most prominent example of this summer’s mini-surge. Each summer, COVID-19 seems to catch people in the US off guard by defying our assumptions about how viruses ought to behave in warm weather. The flu, for example, typically goes underground until the winter holidays. But COVID-19 burbles back up to ruin our vacation plans and force us to offload summer concert tickets. Based on w

ViewpointsJuly 25, 2024

Yoon appoints new environment minister

President Yoon Suk Yeol appointed Kim Wan-sup, a former vice finance minister with expertise in budget planning, as the new environment minister Wednesday, his office said. Kim, known for his expertise in environment-related budget planning while serving in the finance ministry's key positions, was nominated by Yoon early this month to replace Environment Minister Han Wha-jin. The National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee adopted a report on his confirmation hearing earlier i

PoliticsJuly 24, 2024