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China’s “Lipstick King” has traded make-up swatches for artificial intelligence. Top live-streamer Li Jiaqi on Monday evening teamed up with an executive from Alibaba Group Holding to pitch AI subscriptions, selling nearly 100,000 monthly packages in just 30 minutes, according to data provided by the e-commerce gian…
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima on...
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has tested a "dispersal warhead" for a str...
Immigrant advocates and foreign residents criticized President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday for what they described as a series of comments targeting immigrants and fueling anti-immigrant sentiment. They made the remarks at a press conference in front of Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul. Questioning whether Lee's comments…
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, who also heads South K...
Hanwha Asset Management's two US-listed exchange-traded funds tracking South Korea's defense and manufacturing sectors have been cross-listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in the United Arab Emirates, the asset manager announced Tuesday. The Plus Korea Defense Industry Index ETF and the Plus Korea Manufacturi…
WATCH: Palace denies PH blocked China's participation in Asean
South Korea has selected 43 regions for a new education reform initiative to improve small schools, narrow educational disparities and strengthen cooperation between schools, universities and local industries, the Education Ministry announced Tuesday. The selected regions will receive government funding, administrat…
By You Min-jung Eighteen pounds. Quite a sum for a museum where the permanent collections are free to visit. Yet people were queuing for tickets to the British Museum's exhibition on Korea. Inside, visitors young and old were moving slowly through the galleries. I hadn't expected so many people to turn out for Korea…
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Z Fold8 sales in South Korea rose more than 20 percent following the launch of Apple's first foldable iPhone, industry sources said Tuesday, as the US tech giant's entry to the category appears to be drawing fresh consumer interest. Domestic sales of the Fold8 increased by more than 20 pe…
President Tomoko Akane used an annual report to warn that sanctions imposed by Washington threaten international justice and the rule of law.
Kim Yo-jong on Tuesday rejected US allegations linking Pyongyang to a $6.3 billion cryptocurrency theft, just three days after the US findings were announced. Experts say the unusually swift and high-profile nature of the statement from Kim — a department director of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee a…
South Korea’s military may be ill-equipped to defend against swarms of low-cost drones designed to exhaust air defenses, a state-run defense research institute said Tuesday. The Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement said existing counter-drone systems have clear limitations against…
South Korea is scrambling to contain an unprecedented leak that exposed the personal information of President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung, as well as senior aides, bodyguards and journalists accompanying them overseas. The exposure of the first couple's personal information was alarming enough. But th…
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A key document endorsed by the Communist Party proposes stronger oversight of principal leaders below the central level, barring them from demanding personal allegiance from their leadership teams – a demand that is only for the top leaders. The proposal is part of a 17,000-word resolution approved at the fifth plen…
LONDON — The UK will likely face artificial intelligence cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure by 2028 as criminals and states, including China and Russia, increasingly use AI in their cyber activity, Britain's cyber chief warned Tuesday.
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday denied its involvement in the recent cryptocurrency heist at Binance, dismissing as 'a trite provocation” a US announcement that North Korean hackers were behind the incident.
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency has asked 2,100 public instit...
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 lady Kim Hea-kyung, as police investigate how the data was exposed. “The foreign ministry is swiftly tak…
A Chinese coastal province that reported growth slower than the national average has vowed an all-out effort to revitalise development, in a telling sign of the mounting pressure on laggard regions after Beijing stressed annual economic targets at last week’s fifth plenum. The party secretary of the Fujian provincia…
A relentless wave of cyberattacks on South Korean banks, telecom operators, businesses and government agencies has exposed growing risks to the country's digital economy, highlighting the need for stronger cybersecurity. The scale and frequency of the breaches have raised concerns that cyber threats could extend bey…
North Korea on Tuesday flatly dismissed the outcome of a US investigation that blamed Pyongyang for a massive cryptocurrency theft from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, calling it a "grave political provocation" against the North. Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-…
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- A relentless wave of cyberattacks on South Korean bank...
Girl group Illit will perform at Japan's FNS Music Festival for the third consecutive year, its agency Belift Lab announced Tuesday. The five-member group will appear on the first night of Fuji TV's 2026 FNS Music Festival, scheduled to air Dec. 2. First held in 1974, the FNS Music Festival is one of Japan's major y…
A man in his 20s was arrested Monday for walking naked on Korea University’s Anam campus in Seoul. Seoul Seongbuk Police Station said officers responding to a report arrested the man on campus at around 2:30 p.m. on charges of public indecency. Police said he had no affiliation with the university. The arrest comes …
Korea is moving beyond its traditional role as a market for medicines to become a source of pharmaceutical innovation, with local biotech partnerships and clinical research expected to play a larger role in global drug development, Boehringer Ingelheim CEO Shashank Deshpande says. “We do not anymore see Korea just f…
Pyongyang says allegations linking North Korea to the biggest crypto heist in history are "nothing new" from the US.
A severe drought in Indonesia is slowing output of a crucial material used to manufacture electric vehicle (EV) batteries, creating risks across China’s vast electric car supply chain. Indonesia is a vital link in the global electric car supply chain. The Southeast Asian nation is the world’s biggest production hub …
The boom in international tourism has fuelled a new phenomenon of women soliciting on the streets of Tokyo’s Kabukicho night-time districtKabukicho is not known as “sleepless town” for nothing. The bustling centre of Tokyo’s night-time economy is a magnet for tourists and locals in search of a bite to eat, a few dri…
North Korea rejected allegations linking it to the Binance hack as blockchain researchers traced billions in stolen cryptocurrency across networks.
North Korea on Tuesday criticized Japan's push to acquire "preemptive attack" capabilities and last month's regular military drills between Washington and Tokyo, warning that such moves would invite a "vicious cycle" of escalating regional tensions. In an article carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, a…
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday criticized Japan's push to acqu...
Anthony Loke says China-backed ECRL, Malaysia-Singapore RTS projects are 'locked in'
China’s ruling Communist Party has pledged to target “old nice persons” within its ranks as it steps up its anti-corruption drive ahead of a major leadership reshuffle next year. Rendered in Chinese as lao hao ren, the term refers to unprincipled, conflict-averse officials who turn a blind eye to misconduct to prote…
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and global credit appraiser Fitch Ratings ...
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Tuesday it will ...
US government agencies and cyber analysts have blamed Pyongyang for the record-breaking heist.
South Korea and Bulgaria have reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation on a new nuclear power plant project in Bulgaria and discussed ways to expand bilateral economic ties at a joint committee meeting, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. The third meeting of the South Korea-Bulgaria Joint Economic Committee wa…
SEOUL — North Korea test-fired strategic cruise missiles, state media reported Tuesday, in the latest display of its weapons capabilities as tensions persist on the Korean peninsula.
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Bulgaria have reaffirmed their commitm...
South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.8 percent in October from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday, as agricultural product prices continued to decline despite energy costs remaining elevated. According to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics, consumer price growth eased to 2.8 percent in October from 2.9 p…
A top OpenAI executive said on Monday that Washington needs to be “clear-eyed” and “aware” about sharing information with Beijing during coming talks on artificial intelligence (AI), while also warning about the threat posed by alleged Chinese distillation attacks. “Be very clear-eyed. Be very aware of what informat…
The White House on Monday highlighted US President Donald Trump's trade agreement with South Korea and a Alaska natural gas project involving Seoul among his fulfilled campaign promises, as it touted his achievements on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections. In a press release highlighting policies promised and deli…
North Korea is rapidly advancing its drone warfare capabilities by drawing lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war, even as South Korea’s efforts to keep pace remain bogged down by procurement delays and bureaucratic red tape, observers warn. They also caution that cryptocurrency theft has become a crucial source of fun…
Chinese carmakers’ marketing tactics are under the spotlight after a controversy surrounding a comment by an Xpeng employee drew harsh criticism from middle-aged consumers. The incident comes as regulators step up quality checks on the reliability of automotive companies, according to industry officials and analysts…
In a restored siheyuan courtyard residence, nestled amid 600-year-old hutong alleyways in Beijing’s Caochang neighbourhood, diners dip porcelain spoons into steaming bowls of double-boiled black Silkie chicken, conpoy and bamboo-pith soup. Overseen by celebrity culinarian Huang Jinghui, better known as chef Fei, Yan…
North Korea has tested a "dispersal warhead" for a strategic cruise missile, state media reported Tuesday, following its recent test of a cluster bomb for ballistic missiles. Full Gen. Kim Jong-sik, a member of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Military Commission and first vice department director of the Centra…
North Korea on Tuesday flatly dismissed the outcome of a US investigation that blamed Pyongyang for a massive cryptocurrency theft from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, calling it a "grave political provocation" against the North. Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-…
