Moon realigns foreign affairs and security officials in time for Biden administration
President Moon Jae-in has picked Special Advisor for Foreign Affairs and Security, Chung Eui-yong as his new foreign minister. Chung has extensive experience, including three years in charge of foreign…
‘Mobile Lab’ trucks deployed to measure Seoul’s fine dust pollution
The city of Seoul has deployed a pair of trucks equipped with a high-tech system to measure fine dust and track where it’s coming from. The Seoul Metropolitan Government says…
Special probe into Sewol-ho ferry disaster finds no evidence of gov’t spying on bereaved families
Nearly seven years after the Sewol-ho ferry disaster, which led to more than 300 deaths, mostly high school students, a special investigation team has concluded its probe into the sinking.…
Innovations from the wild world of optics and photonics
Research News Princeton research team explores ways of communicating and processing signals with light waves July 31, 2015 Traditional computers manipulate electrons to turn our keystrokes and Google searches into…
Letter released showing U.S. President-elect Biden supported S. Korea’s democratization in 1980s
The Kim Dae-jung Presidential Library Museum of Yonsei University today released a letter which was signed in 1986 by U.S. President-elect Joe Biden urging then-South Korean president Chun Doo-hwan to…
FDA Marks Historic Public Health Milestone with Finalization of Two Key Rules for Companies Seeking to Market New Tobacco Products | FDA News
For Immediate Release: January 19, 2021 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized two foundational rules for the premarket review of new tobacco products. These final rules provide additional…
Samsung’s leader, Lee Jae-yong sentenced to prison for 2.5 years for bribing the ousted President
The de facto leader of Samsung Group, Lee Jae-yong, was sent back to prison today, now three years since he was let out, sentenced to two and a half years…
Shedding light on millipede evolution
Research News A Virginia Tech entomologist discusses millipedes that light up, and some really bright ideas inspired by bioluminescence July 31, 2015 As a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded entomologist, Virginia…