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OpenAI forms partnership with Kakao to develop AI products in South Korea

OpenAI said on Tuesday it will develop artificial intelligence products for South Korea with chat app operator Kakao, unveiling a second major alliance with a high-profile Asian partner this week. In a whirlwind tour through Asia, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman also announced a partnership...

Asia’s automakers lead decline amid Trump tariffs impact

Shares of Japanese and South Korean automakers, along with their suppliers, plunged on Monday as the region faced a heavy blow from the U.S. President Donald Trumps newly imposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, reports Reuters. Despite being anticipated, Trumps tariffs rattled major global...

N. Korea test-fires sea-to-surface strategic cruise missile: KCNA

North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday, reports France 24. The war deterrence means of the armed forces of the DPRK are being perfected more thoroughly, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said as he oversaw Saturdays...

Political crisis hits South Korea growth: Central bank

South Koreas economic growth slowed in the last quarter of 2024, data from the central bank showed Thursday, as the country struggled with the fallout from impeached President Yoon Suk Yeols brief declaration of martial law. GDP in the fourth quarter expanded 0.1 percent quarter on quarter and...

Detained S Korea's Yoon will not attend questioning: Lawyer

South Koreas arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol does not intend to take part in a second day of questioning on Thursday, his lawyer said, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid. Yoon, the first sitting South Korean president to be...

US, Japan, South Korea issue joint warning on North Korea cryptocurrency theft

The United States, Japan, and South Korea released a joint statement highlighting the threat posed by Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) cyber actors targeting the global cryptocurrency industry. The statement underscores ongoing concerns about DPRKs use of cyber thefts to fund its...

South Korean president arrested after weeks-long showdown

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for questioning, according to the countrys anti-corruption agency, in the latest chapter of a weeks-long political saga that began with the embattled presidents shock martial law decree last month. Yoon left his residential compound with...

North Korea fires suspected short-range ballistic missiles

North Korea launched several suspected short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday (Jan 13), South Koreas military said, a week after Pyongyang reported firing a new hypersonic missile system. The South Korean military detected multiple projectiles suspected of being short-range ballistic missiles...

South Korean special envoy to visit Bangladesh Jan 22-23

Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Ambassador Lee Jeongkyu will pay a goodwill visit to Bangladesh on January 22-23 to explore ways to expand bilateral relations between the two countries. Lee Jeongkyu will have courtesy meetings with Finance Adviser Dr...

Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers

BBC reported the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to hand over two captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia. For those North Korean soldiers who do not wish to return, there may be other options available, Zelensky said on...

South Korea's impeached president gets pay rise

South Koreas suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol will receive his annual pay rise despite his impeachment for briefly placing the country under martial law, the government has said. Yoons salary will increase by 3 per cent to 262.6 million won ($1,79,000), in line with the standard for government...

N Korean troops boost combat skills in Ukraine, strengthen Russia ties

Ukrainian forces have been confronting an unfamiliar enemy on the battlefield: North Korean soldiers deployed to support Russia. Their arrival, following a summer incursion by Ukraine into Russias Kursk region, marks a significant escalation in the war. Initially inexperienced, the North Korean...

Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia

Two wounded North Korean soldiers have been captured as prisoners of war by Ukrainian troops in Russias Kursk Oblast. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday. The two men are receiving necessary medical assistance and are in the custody of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)...

Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording 4 minutes before crash: Ministry

The flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air jet that crashed on December 29 stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure at South Koreas Muan airport, the transport ministry said on Saturday. Authorities investigating the disaster that killed...

Top Japanese diplomat to visit Seoul amid political agitation

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit South Korea on Monday to strengthen security ties with Seoul and their mutual ally, the United States, amid regional challenges from North Korea and Chinas growing influence. Iwaya will be the first Japanese foreign minister to visit Seoul in...

Mithila joins Bengali dubbing of popular Korean drama

Rafiath Rashid Mithila has joined the popular Korean drama Descendants of the Sun (DOTS), but instead of acting, she will provide the Bengali voice dubbing for a key character in the series. Korean dramas are booming internationally including a large audience in Bangladesh.Popular dramas are...

S. Korean anti-corruption agency receives new court warrant to detain Yoon

South Koreas anti-corruption agency said it received a new court warrant on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service last week. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which plans to...

US reaffirms support for democracy amid escalating political turmoil in South Korea

Amid escalating political turmoil in South Korea, Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul reassured on Monday both domestic and international audiences of the countrys resilience in addressing its ongoing crisis. We are closely monitoring the situation and are committed to resolving the issues peacefully and...

North Korea fires ballistic missile as Blinken visits south

North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Monday, South Koreas military said, as the top US diplomat was meeting key officials in Seoul. North Korea sent unknown ballistic missile towards the East Sea, South Koreas military said, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan,...

South Korea investigators seek to extend Yoon's arrest warrant

South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, an official said on Monday, as an anti-graft agency asked police to take over efforts to execute the arrest of the embattled leader. The requests come after a failed attempt to serve the...

South Korea protesters rally for, against Yoon arrest as deadline looms

Thousands braved heavy snow in Seoul on Sunday to rally for and against arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as South Koreas political crisis appeared headed toward another high-stakes confrontation. With an arrest warrant against Yoon for alleged insurrection expiring at midnight (1500...

Blinken to visit S. Korea with eye on political crisis

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea for talks next week, said Seouls foreign ministry on Friday. Thsi visit will be completed amid the political turmoil in the country as its impeached president resists arrest. South Korea is a key security ally for Washington but the...

South Korea investigators in standoff to arrest President Yoon

South Korean investigators sought to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Friday over a failed martial law bid, but local media reported security forces were blocking their attempts. Yoon, who has already been suspended from duty by lawmakers, would become the first sitting...

South Korea's Yoon vows to “fight until end”

The Reuters report that South Korean impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has sent a letter rallying his supporters saying he would fight until the end. He sent the letter to the supported after facing an arrest attempt by authorities over his short-lived Dec. 3 martial law, a lawyer said on...

South Korea's Yoon vows to 'fight till end'

South Koreas impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has sent a letter rallying his supporters saying he would fight till the end as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived December 3 martial law, a lawyer said on Thursday. I am watching on YouTube live all the hard work...

Investigators extract data from Jeju Air black box

South Korean plane crash investigators have extracted data from one of two black boxes retrieved, reports the Guardian. They extracted that black boxes form Jeju Air Plane that crashed shortly after landing on Sunday, killing all but two of the 181 people aboard. The countrys deputy minister...

South Korea’s Yoon will be arrested within deadline: Anti-graft chief

South Koreas impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol will be arrested before a warrant issued over his short-lived declaration of martial law expires next week, the countrys chief anticorruption investigator has said. Oh Dong-woon, the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking...

How 2 crew members in deadly S. Korea plane crash survived

Heartbreaking scenes unfolded at South Koreas Muan International Airport on Sunday after a Jeju Air flight crashed on the runway, killing 179 out of 181 people onboard. Only two people - flight attendants - survived the deadly crash because they were seated at the rear tail section of the...