Travel agencies suffer 80% sales plunge, ask for government relief
Feb 23, 2021 01:13 am UTC| Economy Technology
South Korean travel agencies asked for government relief after its annual sales plummetted over 80 percent last year. According to a task force formed to tackle the crisis, the travel agencies can no longer shoulder...
Seoul launches campaign to support flower farmers hit by COVID-19 slump
Feb 23, 2021 00:12 am UTC| Economy Technology
Seoul citys government has launched a campaign from promoting flower purchases to city halls floral decoration and the expansion of its plant donation program to support flower farmers struggling to survive the pandemics...
Korea Shipbuilding snags 540 billion won orders from Europe, Asia, and Africa
Feb 22, 2021 23:59 pm UTC| Business Technology
Korea Shipbuilding Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) bagged orders for nine ships worth a combined 540 billion won from Asia, Europe, and Africa. The orders are for three oil tankers, three petrochemical carriers, two...
S. Korea posts 16.7% surge in exports in first 20 days of Feb.
Feb 22, 2021 22:20 pm UTC| Economy Technology
Strong shipments of chips and autos pushed South Koreas exports soaring by 16.7 percent on-year to $30.4 billion in the first 20 days of February from $26 billion a year earlier. Meanwhile, imports jumped 24.1 percent...
United Airlines to remove all 24 Boeing 777s from service after Denver incident
Feb 22, 2021 21:32 pm UTC| Business Technology
United Airlines is removing all 24 of its Boeing 777 planes after its Flight 328 using one of such planes suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff Saturday from Denver International Airport. The Pratt Whitney...
WhatsApp update: Here’s what will happen to user accounts that won’t accept the new policy on May 15
Feb 22, 2021 10:01 am UTC| Technology
While WhatsApp delayed its controversial privacy policy changes, the Facebook-owned messaging app is not entirely backing down from its implementation. Users who will not accept the changes will practically be driven out...
Feb 22, 2021 09:10 am UTC| Technology
Blizzard is not making fans wait any longer as it immediately revealed the official PC specs requirements for Diablo 2: Resurrected. The remake was one of the biggest announcements during the BlizzConline festivities last...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects