Musk says he will give SpaceX share to every child in US
Tech mogul Elon Musk said Monday he will give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in the U.S. next year. “This will be the first of many,” Musk wrote in a post on the social platform X, which he a...
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13th month pay gift guide: fitness and wellness
Our first in the series of holiday gift guides is for fitness! Historically, the holidays are marked with libations and cheat days. Apart from gifting gym memberships, here are some wearables and tech...
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Hilarious Halloween video wins award
TNT, the value brand of Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), has won a gold award at the recent SMARTIES Philippines for its network campaign under the Creator/Influencer/Celebrity Marketing (Impact Ma...
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APR expands US retail presence as Medicube hits Costco shelves
Korean beauty company APR said Monday that its flagship skin care brand, Medicube, is now sold in about 400 Costco stores in the United States. The move expands the brand’s presence in physical stores...
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A Twosome Place makes US debut in Virginia, drawing all-day crowds
Korean dessert cafe chain A Twosome Place has opened its first U.S. store, in Alexandria, Virginia, the company said Monday. Customers lined up from opening to closing on the first day. The store open...
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Samjin Foods opens Shanghai store, targets China expansion
Samjin Foods is taking its Korean fish cake brand deeper into China, opening its first store in Shanghai’s central shopping district as it looks to turn early sales momentum into a broader retail pres...
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HD Hyundai demonstrates autonomous USV technology in US
HD Hyundai has become the first Korean company to successfully demonstrate unmanned surface vessel (USV) technology in the United States, the company said Monday. The shipbuilding group said it recent...
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LG CNS earns global recognition for AI-powered workplace services
LG CNS has earned international recognition for its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered workplace services, becoming the first Korean company named a “Major Player” in IDC’s 2026 assessment of the gl...
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Auto exports fall 5.5% in Sept. amid Mideast tensions
Korea's automobile exports fell 5.5 percent in September from a year earlier due to persistent tensions in the Middle East and a decline in used-car shipments, government data showed Monday. The value...
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Hanwha to distribute 2027 braille calendar to mark 100th anniv. of Korean braille system
Hanwha Group said Monday it will produce and distribute 40,000 copies of its 2027 Braille calendar for visually impaired people. Hanwha Group has been producing braille calendars every year since 2000...
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SK hynix, gov't to provide $1.5 bil. in loan guarantees to semiconductor suppliers
Korean chip giant SK hynix said Monday it will partner with the government and major banks to provide 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in loan guarantees to local semiconductor suppliers to strengthen th...
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Hyundai Rotem Q3 net down 10.3% to $133.9 mil
Hyundai Rotem, the defense and railway subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, said Monday its third-quarter net profit fell about 10 percent from a year earlier. Net profit for the July-September period d...
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Fathers take on more, but mothers still bear heavier domestic workload
For a 33-year-old bank employee surnamed Jung raising a 3-year-old son in Seoul’s Yeongdeungpo District, coming home from work feels like starting a second shift. She uses a reduced working hours prog...
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Gov't, businesses team up to help retired detection dogs find new homes
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs last week joined Trinity Airways and Sono Pet Clubs & Resorts for a two-day pet adoption program, combining government support for retired detection...
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Finda to become 1st fintech firm to acquire savings bank
Finda, a loan comparison platform, is set to acquire a savings bank, in what would be a first for a Korean fintech company as it looks to build an artificial intelligence (AI)-native bank, industry of...
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Global AI & Digital Summit kicks off 3-day run in Seoul
A global event aimed at exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation can deliver practical development gains kicked off its three-day run in Seoul on Monday, the science minis...
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Hyundai Rotem acquires Wia's defense biz as group reorganizes portfolio
Hyundai Rotem, a Hyundai Motor Group affiliate that manufactures the K2 battle tank, will acquire the defense business unit of fellow affiliate Hyundai Wia for 358.4 billion won ($252 million), as the...
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Global cooperation, corporate innovation key to navigating AI uncertainty
JINJU, South Gyeongsang Province — International cooperation and corporate innovation have emerged as key priorities for navigating artificial intelligence (AI)-driven change and narrowing the digital...
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2.76 mil. pieces of customers' info at Hollys leaked in cyberattack
Customer information held by local coffee chain Hollys has reportedly been leaked via hacking of its memberships program, the franchise said Monday, the latest in a string of cyberattacks targeting lo...
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Hyundai Glovis plans Philadelphia port expansion, vehicle terminal operations
Hyundai Glovis plans to extend its dedicated site agreement at the Port of Philadelphia through 2056 and enter the vehicle terminal operations business, expanding its role at the key logistics hub on ...
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SK hynix's potential Solidigm IPO conflicts with shareholder protection rules: watchdog chief
Korean regulators believe SK hynix’s potential listing of its NAND flash memory subsidiary Solidigm in the United States would run counter to rules governing listings of both parent companies and thei...
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Jinju forum returns for 4th straight year
JINJU, South Gyeongsang Province — The Jinju International Forum on Entrepreneurship opened Monday for its fourth consecutive year, bringing together business leaders, scholars, policymakers and inter...
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Korea seeks dedicated US visa quota for shipbuilding workers
Korea is seeking a dedicated U.S. visa quota for shipbuilding workers as a condition for carrying out its $150 billion investment commitment under the Make American Shipbuilding Great Again (MASGA) in...
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[COVER STORY] Labor rigidity puts Korean shipbuilders at disadvantage against China
Korean shipbuilders are struggling to expand production capacities despite order books stretching years ahead. Their main struggle is not about technology or infrastructure, but labor. They need to hi...
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Mercedes-Benz launches all-electric CLA, GLC in Korea
Mercedes-Benz Korea on Monday launched all-electric versions of its CLA sedan and GLC sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Korea as part of its push to expand its electric vehicle lineup. The German luxury ...
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6 bidders vie for control of JoongAng Ilbo as sale enters final round
The final round of bidding to acquire control of JoongAng Ilbo, one of Korea’s leading newspaper publishers, is officially down to six contenders, industry officials said Monday. The six bidders, all ...
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LS MnM weighs output adjustments as copper concentrate shortage squeezes smelters
LS MnM, Korea’s only dedicated copper smelter, is considering adjusting copper concentrate purchases and production to protect profitability as a global shortage of the raw material drives processing ...
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Sony’s latest Walkman players are a love letter to audiophiles (one even features a gold-plated chassis)
If you want to upgrade your portable audio setup, this might be the next step....
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The AI exit window is wide open. Southeast Asia isn’t standing anywhere near it
Last week, Amazon was reported to be in talks to pay around US$7 billion for Decart, a three-year-old startup valued at just under US$4 billion in May. Cohere signed a letter of intent to buy AI secur...
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OPPO ColorOS 17 update readies itself for Find X10 series launch, also going to older devices
Be sure to check the rollout schedule within to see when the Android 17 update goes to your OPPO phone....
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