-
Intel recites AI mantra in Seoul amid Nvidia turmoil
SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - Intel tried to keep the AI optimism alive in Seoul on Thursday as it followed Nvidia onto the conference stage while turmoil at its larger rival cast a gloom over the industry’s growth story.
-
AI-powered hacking calls for real-time policing: Raven.io
SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - South Korea’s financial industry reported 40 cyber incidents in just over a month, exposing about 473,000 personal data records and resulting in roughly 1 billion won in stolen funds, underscoring the scale and speed of hacking facilitated by AI tools.
-
Samsung breaks ground on $34 billion HBM packaging hub in Asan
SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics broke ground Thursday on an advanced chip packaging facility in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, as part of a 46 trillion won ($34 billion) investment plan aimed at expanding production capacity for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in artificial intelligence servers.
-
-
-
-
Chip tax windfall lifts Korea's fiscal surplus to record
SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) -South Korea posted its largest January–September fiscal surplus since reporting began in 2014 as a tax windfall from the semiconductor boom pushed revenue growth well ahead of spending, government data showed Thursday.
France's education divide holds lessons for Korea
SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - “Education is both a human right in itself and an indispensable means of realizing other human rights.” The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights set out that principle in its interpretation of the right to education. The protests sweeping France show how deeply access to schooling — alongside housing, jobs and basic public services — shapes expectations of government. The unrest poses a dilemma for developed economies: how to r
by Lee Jung-woo
Pepero Day finds new fans overseas
SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - For Kim Sun-mi, a familiar red box of Pepero brings back memories. For Pranaya Sathe, a box featuring Stray Kids member Felix offers a reason to try the chocolate-coated biscuit sticks for the first time. Between those two purchases lies the changing appeal of Pepero Day, South Korea’s annual snack-giving occasion that is finding fresh customers through K-pop, cartoon characters and collectible packaging. Kim, a 34-year-old office worker in Seoul’s Gwa
Korea's contradictory weight-loss policy sends mixed signals
SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - "Losing weight has never been so easy," said Park Eun-young, a 54-year-old resident of Busan, South Korea's southern port city. She's not exaggerating. The country's first homegrown GLP-1 obesity drug has been available for two weeks, and Korean can now bring home prescribed foreign brands bought much more cheaply in neighboring countries such as Japan. The liberalization comes even as U.S. regulators require warnings across the drug class about
Can Korea's civilian nuclear expertise power a submarine?
SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - South Korea wants to take its homegrown nuclear expertise to sea. The challenge is turning decades of civilian reactor development into a power source that can operate safely and reliably inside a submarine. The country has an established nuclear industry and several small modular reactor (SMR) designs. But a reactor intended to supply electricity on land faces a different assignment beneath the waves, where space is tight, crews live nearby and maintenance cannot int
Seoul downplays concerns over foreign command of Cheonghae unit
S. Korea approves merger of Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul
