Month: June 2024

Jeju buses to go cashless in July, tourists urged to buy transportation cards

Starting in July, Jeju Island will implement a cashless system for all bus services. Foreign tourists planning to visit the resort island are required to purchase and load money onto a transportation card to access its bus network. According to…

Uncertainty looms amid high borrowing costs, delayed BOK easing AMRO chief

The Korean economy faces uncertain growth momentum for the remainder of 2024, despite a surprise 1.3 percent quarter-on-quarter growth in the first three months of this year, the chief economist at the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said. A pick-up…

AI detects your skin tone from 150 shades at AMORE Seongsu

Cosmetics and high tech don’t typically go hand in hand. Yet, drawing from the latest Consumer Electronics Show (CES), it’s clear that the beauty industry is embracing cutting-edge technology, including AI, to tailor personalized cosmetics products. At CES, L’Oréal unveiled…

NK sends some 90 balloons carrying trash to S. Korea: Seoul’s military

North Korea sent around 90 balloons carrying trash to South Korea on Saturday, Seoul’s military said, after it launched hundreds of similar balloons across the inter-Korean border earlier this week. As of 11 p.m., the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)…