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Marriages, births fall, divorces rise in Korea's multicultural families SEOUL, November 05 (AJP) -Fewer weddings and births and more divorces painted an unhappy picture of South Korea’s multicultural families last year, complicating President Lee Jae Myung’s claims of preferential treatment, official data showed Thursday.
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Job woes turn Korean university graduates eyes on factory roles SEOUL, November 5 (AJP) —South Korean jobseekers with university degrees are looking to the factory floor amid a prolonged youth employment squeeze, with production, on-site and quality-control jobs topping their career choices in a survey released Thursday.
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Korean civilians to rate and review police work SEOUL, November 05 (AJP) - A new online platform allowing South Koreans to rate police stations and share their experiences of criminal investigations has emerged following a sweeping overhaul of the country's criminal justice system that expanded police investigative authority.
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S. Korea expands Cheonghae for future Hormuz operations
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Hanwha Aerospace breaks ground on rocket-manufacturing plant in Poland
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Samsung Electronics workers move to form sixth union SEOUL, November 05 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics employees are seeking to establish a sixth labor union amid reported internal disputes within an existing union and disagreements over compensation between the company's semiconductor and consumer electronics divisions. -
CJ, Shinsegae join rescue of cash-strapped JoongAng Ilbo SEOUL, November 05 (AJP) - A consortium led by Daou Technology and CJ is set to sign a 520 billion won ($387 million) agreement on Thursday to acquire control of JoongAng Ilbo, one of South Korea's major newspapers. -
Chip boom yields record C/A harvest above $60 billion for Korea Sept SEOUL, November 05 (AJP) - South Korea’s red-hot chip export streak pushed its current-account surplus above the $60 billion-dollar milestone in September even as foreign equity outflows hit a record, central bank data showed Thursday. -
North Korea claims test of new air defense missile system SEOUL, November 5 (AJP) - North Korea has tested a "newly developed air defense missile system" and conducted a separate drill involving long-range cruise missiles, state media reported on Thursday.
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Chinese robots steal the Seoul show, Korea's work offstage SEOUL, November 04 (AJP) - China came to Robo World 2026 to show what its robots can do. South Korea came to show what its robots will keep doing, hour after hour, on factory floors no crowd will ever see. Three Unitree G1 humanoids danced in step to "Abracadabra" by K-pop group Brown Eyed Girls, while a Unitree robot dog wandered between booths. Service robots with holographic displays and small screens rolled through the aisles. At Rainbow Robotics' booth, HUBO, the Einstein-fa by Kim Dong-young
Next in line for Made-in-China conquest — robot companions
SEOUL, November 04 (AJP) - China, a frontrunner in humanoid technology, has set its sights on a new conquest — a robot companion for life. At Robo World 2026, that ambition took the form of a robot built to sit on the sofa. Chinese brands have already worked their way onto Korean roads and into Korean homes. Now they are moving closer to the people inside. BYD registered 21,731 cars in South Korea from January to October, up 473.2 percent from a year earlier, making it the No. 4 importe
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Midterm shock: US-fueled datacenter boom faces political test SEOUL, November 04 (AJP) - AMD’s stellar third-quarter earnings and ambitious AI growth outlook position the fabless chipmaker as a formidable challenger to Nvidia, but the U.S. midterm upset for Republicans could slow the so-called “Wild West” expansion and send shockwaves through South Korean chipmakers. Decision Desk HQ projected Democrats would take control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate following Tuesday’s elections. In Texas, Democrat Gina Hino
Korea's factory recovery broadens beyond chips – albeit uneven
SEOUL, November 3 (AJP) — The AI revolution is moving at a speed that could make the Industrial Revolution look glacial. In South Korea, its shock waves are beginning to reach factory floors beyond the semiconductor cleanrooms that have long powered the country's industrial growth. Chips remain a pillar of Korean manufacturing and exports, but the AI investment boom is beginning to lift production in other industries. The spillover is becoming more visible, although the recovery remai
