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South Korea targets 10,000 GPUs to fuel national AI computing center

South Korea has announced plans to secure 10,000 high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) by the end of this year to advance its position in the rapidly growing global AI competition, reports Reuters. As the global race for AI dominance intensifies, South Koreas acting President, Choi...

South Korea suspends new downloads of DeepSeek

South Koreas data protection authority on Monday said new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been suspended in the country after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to take into account some of the agencys rules on protecting personal data. The service of the app will be resumed once...

Six killed in fire at South Korean construction site

A fire at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan killed at least six people on Friday, according to fire officials. Around 100 workers evacuated, while another 14 were rescued by helicopter from the top of the structure, said Hong Moon-shik, chief of the Busan Gijang...

North Korea demolishing family reunion centre, Seoul says

North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul said Thursday. The reunions in the Norths Kumgang mountain, last held in 2018, were a testament to the devastating human cost of the Korean...

Pakistan in tri-nation series final with record chase

Pakistan eliminated South Africa from the tri-nation series with centuries from skipper Mohammad Rizwan and vice-captain Salman Ali Agha, reports UNB. The centuries lead the home team to its highest-ever successful run chase in an ODI just a week ahead of Champions Trophy. Rizwan struck an...

South Korean school teacher kills eight-year-old student

A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has shocked the nation, BBC reported. The female teacher, who is in her 40s, confessed to stabbing the student in the central city of Daejeon. According to the police, the girl...

Bangladesh ranks 14th in list of most corrupt countries

Bangladesh has ranked 14th on the list of the most corrupt countries out of 180, according to Transparency International (TI), marking its lowest score in the past 13 years. With a score of 23, Bangladesh shares this position with Congo and Iran. In the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2024, the...

Dubai's ‘airport city’ set to create thousands of jobs as new passenger terminal nears completion

Dubai South is anticipating a surge in population and job creation as the emirates new airport terminal at Dubai World Central (DWC) takes shape, according to a top official. Currently home to around 25,000 residents, the area will soon be a bustling hub for over a million people, as the new...

Trump offers asylum to white Africans

The US president Donald Trump has offered asylum to white African in the United States as they are facing unjust racial discrimination in South Africa, reports the Guardian. He made the proposal after signing an executive order to cut the financial assistance to South Africa, accusing the...

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...

Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa

US President Donald Trump has said he will cut all future funding to South Africa over allegations that it was confiscating land and treating certain classes of people very badly, BBC reported. Last month, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that allows land seizures...

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...

At least 18 killed in Sudan plane crash

A small plane crashed in a remote part of South Sudan, killing at least 18 people on Wednesday, an official said. The flight, chartered by Chinese oil firm Greater Pioneer Operating Co., had 21 people on board, including two pilots, said Gatwech Bipal, the minister of information in the oil-rich...

Vanderbilt fined $500,000 by SEC for fans storming Court after win over Kentucky

Vanderbilt University was fined $500,000 by the Southeastern Conference on Sunday for allowing fans to storm the court following the Commodores 74-69 victory over No. 9 Kentucky on Saturday. This marks Vanderbilts third violation under the SECs revised access-to-competition-area policy. The fine...

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...

BNP’s 17-year movement cannot be removed from history: Mintoo

BNP Vice Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo said, We have been raising movement for the past 17 years, and we are still doing so. Its not necessary to get recognition of BNPs contribution in the movement to remove dictatorship by someone. The people will give us their recognition through voting. He said...

Death toll at illegal South African mine reaches 78; 246 rescued

Rescuers pulled more bodies from a disused gold shaft in South Africa where the death toll climbed to 78 Wednesday as police finished clearing out illegal miners who had been underground for months, reports AFP. Authorities began trying to remove the bodies and bring up survivors on Monday,...

60 dead at illegal S.African mine: Police

Sixty bodies have been removed from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, months into a campaign to try to clear out illegal miners, police said Wednesday. Authorities began trying to remove the bodies and bring up survivors on Monday, after residents voiced fears that over 100 people may have...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...