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…
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey has said that in the 2025 fiscal year, the DVLA contributed Ghc17.7 million into the Consolidated Fund and Ghc80.4 million into the Road Fund as statutorily required under the Road Fund Act, 1997 (Act 536).
He said the Authority faced a significant backlog of unprinted driver’s licence applications, some dating back to 2023.
Actor Kim Hyun-joo, right in front row, in a scene from “Paradise Lost” / Courtesy of CJ ENM Director Yeon Sang-ho, best known for his intense genre storytelling, returns with the thought-provoking psychological thriller “Paradise Lost,” exploring the complexities of motherhood and human identity in the era of artificial intelligence (AI). “In the era of…
The Swedish academy says the academics’ models are ‘now used by central banks and governments around the world’. Published On 12 Oct 202612 Oct 2026 The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can help stabilise…
Uijeongbu District Court / Korea Times file The South Korean government has won a lawsuit against the descendants of a pro-Japanese collaborator during Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea, seeking to recover land and proceeds from its sale worth a combined 2.7 billion won ($2 million), officials said Monday. The Goyang branch of the Uijeongbu…
