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The following is the weather forecast for South Korea’s 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (%) Seoul 33/24 Sunny 10 Incheon 30/23 Sunny 10 Suwon 32/22 Sunny 10 Cheongju 32/24 Sunny 60 Daejeon 31/22 Sunny 60 Chuncheon 34/22 Sunny 60 Gangneung 29/23 Sunny 0 Jeonju 31/23 Sunny … Read more
Jin of K-pop supergroup BTS will be the first torchbearer in the Louvre Museum section of the 2024 Paris Olympics torch relay in Paris this weekend, according to local news outlets specializing in Olympic news. The South Korean singer is expected to begin carrying the flame at the Louvre Pyramid at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday. … Read more
Renowned soprano Sumi Jo has successfully launched her first international vocal competition in France, drawing hundreds of aspiring singers from across the globe. The inaugural Sumi Jo Vocal Competition took place over seven days, beginning last Sunday at the historic Chateau de la Ferte-Imbault in France’s Loire Valley. “I pinched myself to see if this … Read more
Hyundai Motor Co.’s labor and management have concluded their wage negotiations without a strike for the sixth year in a row, agreeing on the highest wage increase in the company’s history. The union said Saturday its members have voted to accept a tentative wage deal reached earlier in the week. Under the agreement, Hyundai will … Read more
1907 — Lee Jun, a Korean patriot, dies by suicide by slashing his belly with a knife in The Hague after he was blocked from attending an international peace meeting in the Dutch city, where he wanted to protest Japan’s colonial subjugation of the Korean Peninsula. 1950 — The United Nations secretary-general, acting on a … Read more