South Korea's Big Mac Index Rises to $4.11, Undervaluation Continues South Korea’s Big Mac Index ranks sixth highest in Asia. The Big Mac Index is a measure that converts the price of a Big Mac sold at McDonald’s outlets in various countries into US dollars. It is used to gauge a country’s currency value and exchange rate. The British economic weekly, The Economist, has been […]
Boston Red Sox's Lucas Giolito Facing Season-Threatening Elbow Injur The prestigious American Major League Baseball (MLB) team, the Boston Red Sox, has encountered a significant setback ahead of the season opener. ESPN reported on the 6th that Lucas Giolito (29), whom Boston had designated as the starting pitcher for the opening game, is now at risk of missing the entire season due to an […]
Turkey's Inflation Hits Record High: Soars Nearly 70% Turkey’s annual inflation seems to have turned to the highest in 15 months, and the central bank is still on alert even after halting the interest rate hike. According to the median estimate of Bloomberg economists on the 4th, Turkey’s inflation rate is expected to reach 66% in February, accelerating for the fourth consecutive month. […]
Why Upbeat Music is a MUST During Workouts Exercise and upbeat music are inseparable. When you go to the gym for a workout, you often hear upbeat and fast-paced music playing in the background. Aerobics, Zumba, spinning, and other exercises also involve moving to the rhythm of lively music. YouTube and other music streaming apps usually have compiled playlists with fast and intense […]
How Much is the Average Annual Salary of Samsung Electronics Employees? Estimated by the Korea CXO Institute, a corporate analysis specialist Do you know how much the average annual salary is at Samsung Electronics? The estimated average annual salary of Samsung Electronics employees for the last year (2023) has been revealed. According to Yonhap News, the average annual salary of Samsung Electronics employees last year was […]
Biden and Trump Secure Wins in Democratic and Republican Primaries Across U.S. President Joe Biden is giving a speech at the Competition Committee held in the State Dining Room in Washington D.C., U.S. on the 5th (local time)./AP·Yonhap News On November 5th (local time), President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who are expected to compete again in the U.S. election, are winning in the Democratic […]
Conservative Party Prevails as Poll Results Embarrass the Democratic Party Han Dong Hoon (left), the interim head of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), and Lee Jae Myung, the leader of the Democratic Party (DP) / News1 In a poll asking which party’s candidate they would vote for if the general election were held tomorrow, the gap in approval rating between the People Power Party and the […]
North Korea Honors Top Scientists and Technicians for Groundbreaking Achievements North Korean Prime Minister Kim Dok Hun attends the completion ceremony of a new decision-making process (Photo = Labor Newspaper / News 1) North Korea selected the country’s top scientists and technicians for 2023. The Labor Newspaper reported on the 6th that “The 21st Non-Regular 2.16 Science and Technology Awards Committee decided to award the […]
Gold Prices Hit All-Time High Amid US Rate Cut Expectations The price of gold, domestically and internationally, has hit a record high due to the expectation of a cut in interest rates in the U.S. According to the Korea Exchange (KRX) on the 5th, the spot price per gram of 1 kg gold in the gold market the previous day closed at $66.84, up 2.20%. […]
Bill Gates Visits World's Tallest Statue of Unity in India, Hails Engineering Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates shared his sightseeing experience at the world's largest statue, the Statue of Unity, before heading to the biggest event...
UK's Ruling Conservative Party's Approval Rating is at 20%, the Lowest in 46 Years It’s lower than after the short-powered Truss government, a big gap with the Labour Party of 47% A survey has revealed that the approval rating for the UK’s ruling Conservative Party has dropped to its lowest level in 46 years. According to Reuters and other sources on the 5th (local time), a poll conducted by […]
Elon Musk Takes a Dig at Meta's Connectivity Issues with Penguin Meme Facebook and Instagram users were unable to access and experienced inconvenience. According to foreign news sources such as AP on the 5th (local time), “There was a nearly two-hour outage on multiple Meta platforms.” Internet monitoring company NetBlocks informed X (former Twitter) that “Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads, four Meta platforms, are currently experiencing login […]
Serial Killer Thomas Creech's Execution Gets Postponed Execution delayed for serial killer as veins couldn’t be foundTen attempts with an IV needle ultimately failedPast similar cases led to execution by nitrogen gas The execution of a serial killer who has been in prison for 50 years in the U.S. has been postponed. According to foreign media such as the BBC, on the […]
Huawei Overtakes Apple in China's Smartphone Market Amid Sales Surge Apple’s iPhone sales in China have plummeted, falling behind Huawei. According to Counterpoint, on the 5th, Apple faced intensified competition with Chinese companies such as Huawei in the first six weeks of 2024, resulting in a 24% decrease in iPhone sales in China compared to last year. On the other hand, Huawei, Apple’s main competitor […]
Philippine Ship Damaged in Latest South China Sea Clash with China The Coast Guard vessels and ships from the two nations are acutely confrontingPhilippines insists on the damage of such as the hullChina is firmly confronting, saying it was an appropriate action In the disputed waters of the South China Sea, a Chinese coast guard vessel and a Philippine ship have collided once again. At this […]
Xi Jinping's Economic Policies Under Scrutiny as Chinese Growth Targets Fall Short President Xi Jinping (left) and Premier Li Qiang of China are entering the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), which opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the 5th. EPA Yonhap News Disappointment is getting deeper as the Chinese government set this year’s economic growth rate at 5%, […]
US Stands Firm on Denuclearization in North Korea Negotiations AsiaToday By Hamanju Hamanju Washington Correspondent = A senior U.S. State Department official has dismissed calls for disarmament talks with North Korea and reaffirmed that denuclearization is the goal. However, the official acknowledged the need for "interim steps" to discuss weapons-related activities and proliferation on the way to the end goal of complete denuclearization. "Our goal is clear, and we will continue to work for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, even if North Korea does not agree to give up its nuclear weapons," Chung Park, the State Department's senior official for North Korea, told the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., on Friday (local time), when asked if the United States would be open to achieving disarmament goals such as limiting the number of missiles. "We've heard that argument (disarmament talks) before, and I would say that North Korea is proliferating ballistic missiles and engaging in relations with Russia," he said, noting that "we need to think about what that argument is about in disarmament talks." Putting aside the long-term goal of denuclearizing North Korea for the time being...
Enraged Husband Seeks Revenge After Discovering His Wife Had 26 Partners Before Marriage A wife’s past unravels after 18 years of marriage.She had 26 sex partners before they were married. “I, too, will sleep with 26 women.” According to a report by the Daily Mirror, a wife of an 18-year marriage in Zhangjiakou, China, was revealed to have slept with 26 men before marriage, igniting her husband’s desire […]
North Korea Threatens Provocations: US-ROK Exercise Sparks Security Concerns North Korea Reacts to the US-ROK Joint ExerciseSouth Korean Military, “Thoroughly Prepared for North Korean Provocations” As the U.S.-South Korea joint exercise, the Freedom Shield (FS), is underway, North Korea has indicated the possibility of provocations, citing potential security instability. Our military has reaffirmed its “overwhelming response to direct provocations” policy and demonstrated its […]
South Korean Supreme Court Admits North Korean Hacking Breach A view of the Supreme Court located in Seocho-gu, Seoul. [Photo provided by Newsis] The Supreme Court belatedly issued an apology after at least 26 documents containing personal information were leaked due to hacking suspected to be carried out by North Korea. According to the Supreme Court on the 5th, the Court Administration Office announced […]
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