South Korea's Lee vows to make bold AI investment in record budget push
South Korea's Lee vows to make bold AI investment in record budget push Reuters
South Korea's Lee vows to make bold AI investment in record budget push Reuters
President Lee Jae Myung pledged to use the technology to turn the military into a "smart, elite force.". President Lee Jae Myung’s overseas trips have again drawn attention to South Korea’s shifting political standards, adding to a...
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Paris on Sept. 8, 2026. (Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday it was taking steps to reissue passports for all 168 people affected by an online leak of sensitive personal information, including President Lee Jae Myung and first...
Turkey and South Korea are expanding nuclear, defence and trade ties. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 are centre, 1 lean right.
South Korea and Turkey sign financing pact as Seoul seeks role in planned nuclear power plant Turkey and South Korea are expanding nuclear, defence and trade ties. Their latest agreement explores funding for nuclear...
Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, anticipating meetings with leftist President Lee Jae-myung focused on broadening trade relations with the East Asian country.
A little-known South Korean music act has climbed the charts with a viral hit that has caught listeners off guard – not just for its sudden popularity, but because its vocals were generated entirely by artificial intelligence. Meomuru’s...
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The latest ballistic missile launch comes amid rising border tensions with South Korea and uncertainty over potential nuclear talks with the US. North Korea has launched ballistic missiles off its east coast into the Sea of Japan, South...
The regime launched a fresh salvo as it spurns U.S. diplomatic overtures with a growing list of demands.
"It’s Trump himself, who is working with the dictators of Russia, China, and even North Korea."
Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister on Wednesday rejected holding any further talks with the United States, days after the FBI accused North Korea of stealing more than US$6 billion from a cryptocurrency exchange and...
The powerful sister of North Korea's leader issued a familiar ultimatum to Trump, telling him to drop his country's "hostile policy."
With ties between South Korea and the Trump administration strained, the South Korean government worries that Donald Trump's pursuit of a diplomatic breakthrough with Kim Jong Un may come at Seoul's expense. North Korean leader Kim Jong...
Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter has been pictured beside missiles and generals, but state media has never confirmed her name. CNN’s Will Ripley explains how the world first learned about her, and why the Kim family...
The joint statement comes as US President Donald Trump seeks a new meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended an exhibition devoted to drones and called for rapidly expanding the country’s drone technology, state media reported on Friday, as his military escalates threats against...
North Korea's Kim Orders Drone Buildup In Push For "Absolute Superiority" In Unmanned Warfare North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency reported that supreme leader Kim Jong Un attended an exhibition...
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South Korea’s Sinokor controls about half the tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz, benefiting from a big bet just before the war in Iran started. A tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was attacked by a small boat with two...
In a statement, the elite corps said the tankers were still ablaze, and added that two other vessels had been seized.
Iran's IRGC says four tankers ablaze after hitting mines near Strait of Hormuz Reuters
The US has carried out limited strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran has warned of a stronger response to further attacks and announced plans to train one million paramilitary volunteers.
Iran’s chief negotiator says it’s on the United States to stop a return to all-out war after Tehran gave Washington a “firm and rational response” to its demands around nuclear weapons and opening the Strait of...
The 2027 budget will rise 12.8% to 820.9 trillion won, and will include a 21.3 trillion won investment into semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers.
A South Korean court revoked the Unification Church leader’s bail in a bribery case on Tuesday after footage emerged of her visiting the secretive movement’s headquarters in breach of release conditions. Han Hak-ja, 83, was sentenced to...
Cristiano Ronaldo has edged closer to the 1,000-goal mark after scoring a hat-trick in Al Nassr's 5-3 win over Al Kholood. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.
Cristiano Ronaldo has edged closer to the 1,000-goal mark after scoring a hat-trick in Al Nassr's 5-3 win over Al Kholood. The 41-year-old Portugal star scored all three within 15 second-half minutes.
Cristiano Ronaldo scores hat trick, moves closer to 1,000-goal milestone USA Today
'Football belongs to the fans': Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after winning Ballon d’Or of All Time poll The Times of India Ballon d'Or of All Time public vote results: Full rankings ESPN India Cristiano Ronaldo chosen as...
South Korean regulators found that Apple and Google violated the country's Telecommunications Business Act. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 lean left, 1 are centre.
South Korean regulators found that Apple and Google violated the country's Telecommunications Business Act.
South Korea on Wednesday fined Google and Apple a combined $47.6 million, saying they abused their dominance in app store markets by forcing local developers onto their own payment systems and by unfairly delaying app reviews
James Wan and Jason Blum have announced a new umbrella title for their merged horror production companies, Blumhouse and Atomic Monster: Blumhouse Atomic. Two years after merging, Jason Blum’s Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster...
James Wan promises to support "future of horror" as his and James Blum's merger is officially renamed Blumhouse Atomic.
Blumhouse Atomic is here to stay
Two years after merging, Jason Blum’s Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster will now call their combined entity Blumhouse Atomic. The producers of Obsession, Backrooms and the Conjuring franchise will continue as...
James Wan and Jason Blum Unveil New Company Name: Blumhouse Atomic Variety Blumhouse Atomic Monster Reveals New Studio Name After Merger Deadline Jason Blum and James Wan Rename Their Company: Blumhouse Atomic The...
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made an unannounced visit to South Korea over the weekend, meeting with Samsung executives and reportedly SK Group executives. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks it's "terrible" for people to have RAM in their computers...
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EXCLUSIVE: It may be time for Sam Altman to ask himself if he really wants Robert Di Niro bellowing “are you AI scraping me?” at him. While there is no direct Taxi Driver reference in the amicus brief filed by CAA in...
Altman's claim that RAM only belongs in data centers attracts the ire of Elon Musk.
Good lord, it’s been a bad week for gaming. You don’t need to be a news hound or a Nostradamus to see where the problems are coming from: AI. From hardware to software to platforms to funding, “AI” is causing nothing...
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Twelve South Korean industry groups urged the government on Wednesday to invest in and support production of Korean television dramas, known as K-dramas, warning that the country’s production base risked collapse. K-dramas have been...
An analysis by Japan’s GMO Internet Group found that a North Korea-linked hacking group was likely behind the cyberattack on the company last month, sources close to the matter said, citing characteristics of the malware used and other...
Friedrich Merz, who is visiting Seoul, said North Korea is putting Europe's security at risk by sending soldiers to fight for Russia in Ukraine. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the Ukrainian president is due to arrive in Germany around...
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak at a press conference in Berlin on Nov. 3, 2026. (Lisi Niesner/Reuters)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has weighed in on the reports that Donald Trump has invited Vladimir Putin to next month's G20 meeting in Florida. Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin, Merz...
The Ukrainian president is attending the Berlin Security Conference and is set to meet with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and president of the German Bundestag Julia Klockner. The priority of the talks will be on...
The rise of Korean terms in Japanese is a striking reversal from colonial times and a sign of the global appeal of South Korean culture.
South Korean president's passport details leaked online, broadcaster reports Reuters
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Malaysia received its first South Korean-made light combat jet on Friday under a nearly 4 billion ringgit (US$990 million) procurement, in what analysts describe as welcome relief for an ageing air force still years away from replacing...
In an interview, Erdogan also identified defense, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and robotics as potential areas for cooperation and called for more South Korean investment in Turkey.
Iran Issues Nov 1st Blanket Ban On South Korean Tanker Giant Moving One-Third Of Persian Gulf Oil Exports South Korean tanker giant Sinokor is the world's dominant VLCC owner (Very Large Crude Carrier) and has in recent weeks found...
Anthony Zurcher explains how the results of the midterm elections could reshape the rest of Trump's presidency. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 are centre, 2 lean right.
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South Korea to prosecute students cheating with AI smart glasses in entrance exams
But the new rules are unlikely to apply to next month's college entrance tests.
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South Korea factory activity growth slows to 8-month low, PMI shows Reuters
As tightening US visa restrictions and geopolitics lock out Asian researchers from Western institutions, South Korea is emerging as a new academic sanctuary for top talent. According to Yoo Ji-beom, president of Sungkyunkwan University...
Andhra Pradesh is courting South Korean and Japanese shipbuilders to establish major shipbuilding and coast-wide repair clusters across its greenfield ports, leveraging its 1,053 km coastline, deep-sea infrastructure, and industrial land banks.
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Chinese EVs win over some in South Korea, but Japan is proving to be a rougher road Reuters
Workers from the Korean Peninsula were among victims of a 1942 flooding at the Chosei coal mine in the city of Ube in Yamaguchi Prefecture.