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SK hynix plays down speculation of Intel fab tie-up
SEOUL, September 16 (AJP) -Shares of SK hynix shot up nearly 4 percent Wednesday on a report that the South Korea-based memory giant was considering producing memory chips in the United States at an Intel facility, a scenario the chipmaker later played down.
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Korea targets Q1 rollout of abortion pill
SEOUL, September 16 (AJP) -South Korea will allow abortion pills to be prescribed as early as the first quarter of next year, seven years after the Constitutional Court ruled the country's abortion ban incompatible with the Constitution.
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K-fashion next big K-thing in Japan after K-pop
SEOUL, September 15 (AJP) - Takuya Enomoto, a 32-year-old pharmacist in Tokyo, watched his girlfriend's infatuation with South Korea move from SEVENTEEN on her playlist to her clothing collection. She first became a fan of the K-pop group, particularly member Hoshi, before branching out to other Korean acts and then Korean dramas, he said. Following K-pop artists on Instagram brought still more Korean content into her feed. "I think the algorithm exposed her to more and more Korean
by Joonha Yoo
Korean Gen Z takes to streets to protest U.S. call for Hormuz support
SEOUL, September 12 (AJP) - On most Saturdays, Gwanghwamun Square belongs to tourists, families, street performers and the assortment of political groups that regularly claim a patch of downtown Seoul for their causes. This Saturday brought another one: opposition to President Donald Trump’s repeated demands that South Korea help secure the Strait of Hormuz as the United States confronts Iran. Many in the crowd were not the veteran anti-American or progressive activists familiar from dem
Chip binge intoxicates Korean Inc. stakeholders, waves of strikes spread
SEOUL, September 16 (AJP) - Two years on, the still-strong chip bonanza of the AI-driven economic age has bestowed on South Korea a double-digit growth in national wealth in nominal terms unseen in more than three decades, thrusting stakeholders — employees and shareholders — into brawls for a bigger share of the newfound riches. Strikes and strike threats have become a recurring scene this year, spreading from chipmakers and shipbuilders to digital platforms such as Kakao. A weak
Korea dreams big on humanoids, but they still run on foreign parts
SEOUL, September 15 (AJP) - South Korea's humanoid robots hardly look like formidable competitors beside their free-wheeling Chinese counterparts, and their awkward moves betray a much deeper problem. Despite South Korea's much-hyped push to become an artificial intelligence powerhouse, its physical AI ecosystem remains fledgling, short of both scale and a homegrown supply chain. Aei Robot, one of the country's leading bipedal robot makers, is largely forced to fend for itself, mac
South Korean footballers to face Saudi after 4-1 win over Qatar SEOUL, September 16 (AJP) - South Korea will face Saudi Arabia next week in its second and final group-stage match in men's football at the Asian Games in Japan,
A South Korean arrested over 2.4 billion won ticket scalping scheme SEOUL, September 16 (AJP) - South Korean man in his 30s has been arrested for allegedly reselling nearly 9,000 concert and sports tickets.
Korea's defense min nominee faces confirmation test on Hormuz SEOUL, September 16 (AJP) - Defense Minister nominee Kang Shin-chul faces grilling from lawmakers Wednesday over contentious issues.
Koreans in Georgia immigration raid file suit vs Washington SEOUL, September 16 (AJP) - About 300 South Korean workers detained during a large-scale immigration raid in Georgia last year have begun legal action against the U.S. government, CNN reported on Tuesday.
