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Samsung leans on ASML alliance as AI chip race heats up SEOUL, September 08 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics fighting on two fronts — SK hynix in advanced memory and Chinese rivals in legacy chips — is leaning on ASML's near-monopoly in cutting-edge lithography to keep its manufacturing edge in the AI race.
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AI makes Korea richer, but leaves its youth behind SEOUL, September 08 (AJP) - On paper, South Korea has rarely looked richer. For its young people, it has rarely been harder to get a foothold.
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Seoul beats back fine dust, and the next test: ozone SEOUL, September 8 (AJP) - Ozone has become a bigger pollution headache than fine dust for South Korea. Its capital has sharply reduced particulate air pollution over the past decade.
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Korea's data breaches get personal as latest exposes cosmetic choices
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UPDATE: South Korea sees per-capita GNI top $40,000 this year
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Hormuz contribution stays undecided as Iran warns Seoul SEOUL, September 08 (AJP) - The government does not accept the assessment that its own handling of an attack on a South Korean cargo ship in May left an opening for Iran's warning to Seoul this week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday. -
Lee second-term question looms over Assembly session SEOUL, September 08 (AJP) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung may be in France this week, but back home the political heat is rising over a question the opposition wants him to answer himself. Will he rule out another presidential run if constitutional reform moves forward? -
More jobseekers eligible for support as age limit rises to 34 SEOUL, September 8 (AJP) - More young adults in South Korea will become eligible for job-related support as the government decided to raise the age limit from 29 to 34. -
HMM lands $3.5 billion long-term shipping contract with Vale SEOUL, September 08 (AJP) - HMM has signed a 4.7 trillion won ($3.5 billion) long-term shipping contract with Brazilian mining giant Vale, locking in cargo for eight new bulk carriers for 25 years as South Korea's largest container shipper expands stable earnings outside its mainstay container business.
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How social media is rewriting presidential politics SEOUL, September 8 (AJP) - Donald Trump did not need a podium or a press conference to dominate the political conversation over the U.S. Labor Day weekend. He needed his social media account. The U.S. president posted more than 60 times on Truth Social on Sunday alone, filling his feed with political messages, memes and AI-generated images. Some mocked foreign countries and political opponents, while others depicted Trump in exaggerated or imaginary scenes. An independent archive tracking his by Joonha Yoo
Seoul's Hormuz dilemma puts Tokyo on notice
SEOUL, September 07 (AJP) - The heat from Washington is rising on Seoul to contribute to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and Tokyo is increasingly feeling it too as Japan braces for the possibility that it could be next in line for a U.S. call to act. South Korea has yet to decide whether to send military assets to the strategic waterway, but the Trump administration has become increasingly explicit in demanding support from an ally heavily dependent on Middle Eastern energy. The dilemma is be
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Seoul's nuclear sub project reaches IAEA, yet nowhere with Washington SEOUL, September 08 (AJP) - South Korea has moved to clear a major safeguards hurdle for its nuclear-powered submarine program, formally opening consultations with the International Atomic Energy Agency. But substantive negotiations cannot advance far until Washington provides clearer guidance on how Seoul can secure nuclear fuel for the submarines. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said Monday that South Korea "has formally notified the Secretariat of its intention to start consultatio
Robotics may be the destination for Louisiana steel mill
SEOUL, September 07 (AJP) - The $5.8 billion Louisiana mill backed by South Korea's two biggest steelmakers is designed primarily to feed America's auto industry, but its largest customer and investor Hyundai Motor Group has a deeper ambition for the metal — robotics. Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun said Sept. 4 that steel from Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel (HPLS) should eventually find its way into Atlas, the humanoid robot being developed by group-owned Boston Dynamic
