Samsung Electronics is trying to expand its presence in the high-priced gaming monitor market by collaborating with esports superstar Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, and its gaming monitor brand Odyssey in China, the company said Monday.On Sunday, players from the popular esports game League of Legends team T1 and fans had an event match using Samsung’s Odyssey…
Month: April 2024
Seoul Metro lines 4 and 7 to increase operations during rush hours
Seoul Metro will provide two additional rides during the morning and evening rush hours for crowd control on lines 4 and 7 starting Wednesday, the subway operator announced Monday.Line 4 will have two additional rides in the morning rush hour, while Line 7 will add two more for evening commuters.According to the company, the most…
Smart city initiatives, Hangeul promotion take priority in Sejong’s policy goals: mayor
Sejong was established as an administrative town with the goal of achieving balanced regional development and addressing overcrowding in the metropolitan area surrounding Seoul.Now housing many government ministries and public agencies, as well as planned construction of a regional branch of the National Assembly, Sejong is aiming for a bigger vision of establishing itself as…
Sejong aims to establish Hangeul as city’s identity
Sejong, the city named after the fourth monarch of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) and inventor of the Korean alphabet, Hangeul, is pursuing initiatives to establish itself as the global educational hub of the Korean alphabet and language.”Hangeul and the Korean language are gaining popularity among foreigners due to the rising popularity of Korean culture. We…
Two major hospitals in Seoul set to suspend outpatient clinics, surgeries
Two major general hospitals in Seoul were set to suspend outpatient clinics and surgeries Tuesday, as their senior doctors began taking a weekly day off amid a protracted walkout by junior doctors in protest of the government’s medical reform.Emergency rooms and inpatient care will remain in place at the two hospitals — Seoul National University…
Shambala Casino has about 550 guests daily for the first 2.5 months
The Shambala casino resort in Russia’s Primorsky Krai saw an average of 550 guests per day in the first 2.5 months of operation, with a peak of 700 on Friday, according to a recently released business update. The business update covered the period from the launch of the property on October 16, 2020 to the…
Paradise City Resumes Non-Games At Risk Due to COVID-19
Saturday’s reopening trial of some non-game facilities in Incheon’s resort Paradise City (pictured), which has a foreign-only casino, was canceled after a four-tier social distancing rule was introduced in Incheon and the neighboring national capital, Seoul, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. This is the result of GGRAsia calling Paradise City on Friday. Regarding Paradise…
How much prize money is there for LIV
LIV. The word, which means ’54’ in Roman, has established itself as a league that plays a role in the axis of professional golf around the world. Based on funds from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund called “oil money,” it challenged the professional golf league market, which was launched in 2022 and has been monopolized…
If it’s hard to get to the audience, you can move to your hometown with a penalty
On the 27th, it exceeded 2 million spectators at the second fastest speed ever. If the current trend continues, it could break the record of the largest number of spectators (8.4 million 688) in a season in the KBO League in 2017. Every day, professional baseball is exuding hot heat, but some clubs do not…
Tuchel confirms he’ll start UCL quarterfinals… KIM expects to play against Real
Kim Min-Jae (28) is a doubt for the Real Madrid game. Bayern Munich defender Matthias der Licht (24) has a knee problem. The Bavarians played Eintracht Frankfurt in a Bundesliga match on Sept. 27. At the start of the second half, Kim Min-Jae came on for Der Licht. Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel (51) has…