Kakao Pay Securities eyes global push with tokenized stocks
Dinari, Ondo partnerships explore overseas distribution, with launches subject to regulatory, technical reviews
· Choi Yeon-jae
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Celltrion seeks new partners, clients at CPHI
Celltrion will seek drug development partners, supply agreements and contract manufacturing clients at the Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients Worldwide in Milan from Oct. 6 to 8, as it expands beyond biosimilars.
· Jung Young-seon
KB Kookmin, Kakao explore future of digital assets
KB Kookmin Bank sees a growing role for banks in digital assets, with executives highlighting reserve management and anti-money laundering controls as foundations for trust at a conference co-hosted with Kakao Group on Monday.
· Jung Young-seon
TOPIK to adopt AI-based testing system by 2029
Gov't to strengthen anti-cheating measures through radio-frequency detectors
· Lee Seung-ku
Hyundai CEO pitches physical AI vision to Silicon Valley talent
Hyundai Motor Group is seeking to become a “physical AI company,” developing robotics, self-driving vehicles and the software that connects them, as the South Korean automotive group ramps up its efforts to recruit global technology talent.
· Ahn Sung-mi
Samsung SDI unveils cylindrical LFP battery for AI data centers
Samsung SDI is showcasing battery solutions for artificial intelligence data centers at an exhibition in Singapore, including the first display of its cylindrical lithium iron phosphate battery.
· Ahn Sung-mi
Korea offers a way out of hydrogen’s supply-demand deadlock
Hydrogen Council CEO points to Hyundai Motor’s coordinated approach, urges policy certainty to unlock investment
· Byun Hye-jin
Shinhan eyes Korea-Japan ties in climate, digital finance
Shinhan Financial Group explored closer Korea-Japan cooperation in transition finance, carbon markets and digital assets at a Seoul conference, the group said Tuesday.
· Lim Ye-jin
Fighting in Yemen displaces 16,000 over past week: IOM
The ongoing fighting in Yemen has displaced nearly 16,000 people the past week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday.
· Middleeasteye
More than 80 reported abducted in Nigeria as police find human remains
More than 80 people have been reported missing in Nigeria after being abducted by armed gangs, a media report said, as authorities announced the discovery of human remains suspected to belong to victims of kidnapping in the southeastern state of Abia.
· Al Jazeera Staff
AI industry needs to earn $6 trillion by 2031 to justify data centres | The National
The global artificial intelligence industry needs to earn $6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031 to justify the capital being deployed to build data centres around the world, Bain has said.
· Bloomberg
Student: Uni strikes 'not what we signed up for'
The University of Nottingham said it was "disappointed" by the timing of industrial action
· Bbcnews
India readies $25 billion for Deep Tech investment as U.S. and China race ahead
India is preparing to deploy $25 billion to support Deep Tech start-ups in the country, as it tries to catch up with the U.S. and China in the global tech race to cut its reliance on frontier foreign technology.
· Priyanka Salve
Old US warship deliberately sunk during training off Scotland
The decommissioned USS Klakring was sunk at the Ministry of Defence's Hebrides range
· Bbcnews
Former head of ABC news Peter Manning dies aged 81
Peter Manning was the ABC's head of TV news and current affairs from 1989-1993. (ABC News: Kathleen Calderwood)
· Alexander Lewis
Three Border Police officers wounded as over 100 Israeli rioters clash with forces near Kusra
More than 100 Israeli rioters clashed with IDF soldiers and Border Police officers near the Palestinian villages of Jalud and Kusra overnight Monday as security forces attempted to return a Palestinian family to its home, the IDF said.
· AMIR BOHBOT
N. Korea operates secret detention facility beneath Beijing embassy: report
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
· Jung Min-kyung
Saving the Siamese crocodile: Cambodia moves to protect one of the world’s last wild populations
Indigenous communities play crucial role, as ‘genetic bank’ area of wetland offers hope for critically endangered reptile
· Matthew Pearce
Why is South Korea so angry with Ukraine over two North Korean prisoners of war?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s mention during a UN speech that Kyiv had sent two prisoners of war to South Korea has spiralled into a most unexpected crisis
· Raphael Rashid
The Gulf’s most valuable export may be trust | The National
Since February, the world has asked the same question about the Arabian Gulf: can hydrocarbon supplies continue to reach international markets?
· Pat Breen
Thai police arrest jet-skier for public nuisance amid Bangkok’s worst floods in 15 years | South China Morning Post
Bangkok authorities declared a citywide disaster on Saturday after nearly 48 hours of heavy rain in the Thai capit.
Elder loses bid to appeal ruling on genocide against King Charles
Uncle Robbie Thorpe says Australia is "totally in denial" about the treatment of Aboriginal people. (AFP: William West)
North Korean hackers steal millions in crypto heist
Hacking group WaterPlum stole cryptocurrency from thousands of accounts. (Pexels: Tibe De Kort)
· Ahmed Yussuf
Shoppers rejoice, farmers fume as Japan’s rice crisis turns into a surplus
‘I’ve been hearing about quite a few people who plan to give up this year,’ a rice grower says amid excess supply and falling prices
· Bloomberg
Shoppers rejoice, farmers fume as Japan’s rice crisis turns into a surplus
‘I’ve been hearing about quite a few people who plan to give up this year,’ a rice grower says amid excess supply and falling prices
· Bloomberg
Rubio, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister hold talks on Yemen, Hormuz Strait
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, on cooperation in regional security, including shipping safety in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating hostilities in Yemen.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Bangkok flood disaster, Indonesian victim of fake cash scam: 7 Asia highlights
From young Filipinos warming to China to Malaysians’ nettle bed joke, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
· SCMP
Bangkok flood disaster, Indonesian victim of fake cash scam: 7 Asia highlights
From young Filipinos warming to China to Malaysians’ nettle bed joke, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
· SCMP
Trump disputes his ambassador's account that he asked China's president if he wanted to buy US arms
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump disputed that he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States, contradicting an account from the US ambassador to China.
· Associated Press
Family of British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes say they don't know where he is
Sir Ranulph is seen here in 2022
· Bbcnews
Utah man released on bail after decades on death row
Douglas Stewart Carter will be bailed after spending 41 years behind bars. (AP: Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune/Pool)
· Annabel Bowles
The RBA just raised rates. It affects more than just your home loan
The RBA rate rise impacts more than just your home loan. (ABC News: Teresa Tan/Declan Bowring)
· Hanan Dervisevic
Sarah Hanson-Young announces Greens leadership tilt after MPs blindsided by Larissa Waters’ shock resignation
New leader expected to be chosen imminently, with Mehreen Faruqi, David Shoebridge and Hanson-Young among frontrunners
· Tom Mcilroy
World Bank: 4Ps a ‘far more effective’ program for reducing poverty
4PS. Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program learn about digital financial platforms in a Department of Social Welfare and Development event in Brooke's Point, Palawan, May 31, 2024.
· lkyu0285
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.
· Kim Seung-yeon
[Exclusive] Enhypen to return with new album in November, agency confirms
New album comes just three months after ‘The Sin: Bliss,’ with format yet to be revealed
· Kim Jae-heun
RBA lifts rates to highest level in 15 years
The RBA is trying to bring inflation down to 2-3 per cent. (ABC News: Daniel Irvine)
· Gareth Hutchens
Samsung commits $1b to KKR-led AI infrastructure push
Six affiliates join Helix as founding investors, expanding group’s role across data centers, energy and cooling
· Jo He-rim
Samsung joins AI infrastructure race with $1bn Helix deal
Samsung group companies will invest $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new AI infrastructure company backed by global investment firm KKR. (Source photos by Reuters and Helix's website)
· KIM JAEWON
Man who allegedly hid 3 pinhole cameras in Hong Kong gym changing rooms out on bail
Fung Kwok-wang, 34, granted HK$2,000 bail pending further probe into alleged voyeurism at 24/7 Fitness branch in Sha Tin but cannot leave city
· Brian Wong
Man who allegedly hid 3 pinhole cameras in Hong Kong gym changing rooms out on bail
Fung Kwok-wang, 34, granted HK$2,000 bail pending further probe into alleged voyeurism at 24/7 Fitness branch in Sha Tin but cannot leave city
· Brian Wong
Lone woman death row inmate Christa Pike says she’s ‘at peace’ ahead of execution — as Tennessee gov. denies last-ditch bid for clemency
The first woman sentenced to death in Tennessee in 200 years said she is “at peace” before her rare execution — as the state’s governor declined to get involved in her last-ditch bid for clemency.
· Zoe Hussain
Operation to send shark home under way
Authorities began an operation Tuesday to guide a 3.5-meter shark back to the open sea after it spent 12 days in an artificial waterway at a waterfront park in Busan.
· Lee Sun-young
Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn won’t seek another term as Brooklyn Democratic Party chair
New York Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn won’t seek another term as the head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party after a six-year run amid infighting in the party, she announced Monday evening.
· Allie Griffin
Firearms owner to be summoned after thieves find keys to guns on top of safe
Police are urging Tasmanian gun owners to store safe keys in a secure location, well away from the safe. (ABC News)
Chinese deep-ocean drilling ship brings home ‘precious’ South China Sea samples
Maiden expedition reaches 5,000 metres below the ocean’s surface and more than 850 metres below the sea floor
· Victoria Bela
Chinese deep-ocean drilling ship brings home ‘precious’ South China Sea samples
Maiden expedition reaches 5,000 metres below the ocean’s surface and more than 850 metres below the sea floor
· Victoria Bela
Woman accused of running down husband with car was allegedly unlicensed
Lacey-Jay Bullock is accused of killing her husband, Bradly Bullock. (Supplied)