A dusky shark, nicknamed “Bukhangi,” swims in an artificial waterway at the North Port Waterfront Park in Dong District, Busan, Friday. First spotted in the park’s artificial waterway on Sept. 18, the city has tried several times to relocate Bukangi back to open waters. Yonhap BUSAN — A woman in her 20s sits quietly with…
The consequences are felt most acutely by young professionals, recent graduates, and middle-income earners who can comfortably afford a monthly rent but cannot produce one or two years of it at once. Many end up in less suitable accommodation. Others borrow from family, from savings meant for something else, or from informal lenders. The rent…
Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il, center, speaks during a meeting of the supply chain stabilization committee held in Seoul, Monday. Courtesy of finance ministry The finance minister on Monday stressed the need to address weaknesses in Korea’s supply chains amid global uncertainties, including the geopolitical crisis in the Middle East. Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il made the…
THE Ambassador of Japan to Ghana, Mr Yoshimoto Hiroshi, says Japan will continue to support Ghana’s sustainable economic and social development. He said the focus would be on infrastructure development, industrial and agricultural development, health and human resource development. Speaking to The Ghanaian Times in an exclusive interview on September 28 in Accra, Mr Hiroshi…
The study was undertaken under the leadership of the MDF Administrator, Dr. Hanna Louisa Bisiw-Kotei, and sponsored by the Fund. Dr. Bisiw-Kotei provided funding acquisition, project administration, resources, supervision and editorial review. She co-authored the paper with Frank Hayford, Christian Kofi Anthonio, Noah Appiah Kubi and Jil-Nathaniel Addo.
Media General journalist Wisdom Sarfo has been selected for the prestigious 2026 UK MEET Fellowship, focusing on science, technology, and data-driven storytelling.
The winners of the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, Robert E Hall, left, and Michael Woodford, are displayed on a screen at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Oct. 12. AFP-Yonhap STOCKHOLM — American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial…
Goldberg, a regular Al Jazeera contributor, died after a long battle with colon cancer, his family says in a statement. Published On 12 Oct 202612 Oct 2026 Israeli academic and independent analyst Ori Goldberg has died at the age of 50, his family has said. His eldest daughter Avigail confirmed his death after a long…
gettyimagesbank New forms of school violence, including one that forces those bullied into physical fights, are on the rise but many of those responsible for such violence go nearly unpunished, a lawmaker said Monday, citing relevant data from the education ministry. According to the data submitted to Rep. Han Byung-do of the ruling Democratic Party,…
Hyosung Chemical’s promotional booth at Fakuma 2026 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Courtesy of Hyosung Hyosung Chemical, a major Korean producer of advanced industrial polymers, is pushing its high-performance plastics into the European market. The company is targeting automakers and robotics manufacturers with specialized materials engineered for exceptional chemical resistance and durability under friction. The Korean chemical…
