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Korea proposes Hyundai-led W3.4tr hydrogen project for Canada submarine bid

Korea has pitched a 3.4 trillion won ($2.2 billion) hydrogen truck investment package led by Hyundai Motor Group to the Canadian government as part of its bid to secure the country’s next-generation submarine contract. In an interview with Canada-based broadcaster CTV News on Wednesday, Chief Presidential Secretary Kang Hoon-sik revealed details of the initiative, dubbed “Project Beaver,” which aims to establish a hydrogen mobility ecosystem in Canada using technology developed by Hyundai Motor

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June to spotlight K-pop male acts in wave of comebacks

June is shaping up to be a busy month for men in K-pop, with artists ranging from fifth-generation boy bands to veteran idols returning with new music, as the industry enters the summer. The month has already opened with releases from veteran group Shinee and YG Entertainment’s Treasure, both of which returned Monday. Shinee unveiled its sixth EP, “Atmos,” while Treasure released its fourth EP, “New Wav,” helping set the tone for what is expected to be a packed month of masculine K-pop activity.

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Krafton, Nvidia chiefs to discuss physical AI in Seoul

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is expected to meet Krafton executives during his visit to Seoul this week, as the two companies explore deeper cooperation in physical AI and next-generation AI computing. According to industry sources Thursday, Huang is scheduled to hold talks with Krafton Chairman Chang Byung-gyu and other senior executives during his six-day stay in Korea. Huang is expected to arrive in Seoul on Friday. The meeting follows discussions held last year at Nvidia's California headquarters

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[Minju Chung] Korea’s Carbon Neutrality Act reforms

As a teenager, imagining the world 30 years from now no longer stirs the familiar anxiety of whether I'll land a good job or build a loving family. The fear runs deeper than that — whether the world will even be livable. With the threats of climate change mounting and political commitment to address them steadily eroding, the lives of future generations are genuinely at stake. Korea is currently attempting to protect the fundamental rights of those future generations through an ongoing reform of

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Nvidia's Vera Rubin uses 182% more capacitors, boosting Samsung Electro-Mechanics

Nvidia's Vera Rubin rollout is creating a new winner in the artificial intelligence supply chain: multilayer ceramic capacitors. A Morgan Stanley analysis estimates the MLCC content of Nvidia's next-generation VR200 NVL72 server rack at about $4,320, up 182 percent from roughly $1,530 in the previous-generation GB300 system. The sharp increase is tightening supply in a market where demand is already outpacing production, allowing manufacturers such as Samsung Electro-Mechanics to raise prices an

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Samsung reveals HBM5 mockup in bid to regain AI memory lead

Samsung Electronics unveiled a mockup of its HBM5 memory and a new heat-management technology at Computex 2026, signaling its ambition to regain momentum in the artificial intelligence memory race as competition with SK hynix intensifies. At the annual technology exhibition in Taiwan on Tuesday, Samsung showcased the planned architecture of its seventh-generation high-bandwidth memory, or HBM5, featuring a new thermal solution called Heat Path Block designed to improve heat dissipation in increa

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[Graphic News] 3 in 4 young Koreans have no religion

About 3 out of 4 South Koreans in their 20s have no religious affiliation, underscoring rising disinterest among younger generations and a broader trend of religious aging, according to survey data. A Gallup Korea survey found that 40 percent of Korean adults currently identify as religious -- 18 percent Protestant, 16 percent Buddhist and 6 percent Catholic. The share of religious adults rose from 44 percent in 1983 to a peak of 54 percent in 2004, before declining to 37 percent in 2022 and reb

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Woori Bank bets on SME succession as new growth pillar

Woori Bank is pushing into corporate succession for small and medium-sized companies as a new banking frontier, casting it as an economic issue tied to jobs, technology and supply chain stability as Korea's first-generation founders age without clear successors. At a press conference Monday in Seoul, CEO Jung Jin-wan said the bank would support what it calls "productive corporate succession" to prevent viable companies from closing or downsizing. "Corporate succession is not just a priority for

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Lee’s chief of staff visits Canada as submarine bid nears decision

Seoul is intensifying joint public-private efforts behind its bid for Canada’s next-generation submarine project, with presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik traveling to Canada as a special envoy. Kang said Sunday he was leaving for Canada as President Lee Jae Myung’s special envoy for strategic economic cooperation. The delegation includes officials from the Ministry of Trade, Energy and Resource and Foreign Ministry, along with companies and industry groups in energy, resources, supply cha

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Le Sserafim’s 2nd LP hits Billboard 200 at No. 10

Le Sserafim’s second LP debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 10, according to the chart preview published on Sunday in the US. “Pureflow pt. 1” is the group’s fifth consecutive album to make it among the top 10 on the main albums chart, a first for a fourth-generation K-pop girl group. The streak began with the LP “Unforgiven” (No. 6) and was carried on through the third to fifth EPs: “Easy” (No. 8), “Crazy” (No. 7) and “Hot” (No. 9). The group is promoting the new set without Kim Chaewon, who has su

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Chip boom sparks debate over tax windfall, profit sharing

South Korea is facing a growing debate over how to use an unprecedented windfall from the semiconductor boom, as surging chip profits feed into tax revenue, employee bonuses and broader calls for redistribution. The immediate focus is on how the government should handle the expected tax increase — whether to use it for fiscal spending, save it as a buffer or invest it for future generations. At the same time, it is also opening the door to a broader question over how the benefits of the chip sup

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해가 지지 않던 제국, 이젠 청년 100만명이 '그냥 쉬었음'…어쩌다

[WHY] "노력 아니라 기회가 부족" 정부 충격 영국에서 취업이나 교육, 훈련에 참여하지 않는 이른바 '니트'(NEET)족 청년 인구가 100만명을 넘었다는 조사가 나오자 영국이 충격에 빠졌다. NEET는 고용되지 않고 교육이나 직업훈련도 받지 않는다는 표현(Not in Education, Employment or Training)의 머릿글자를 땄다. 청년기부터 직업과 경제활동에서 배제되면 자칫 '잃어버린 세대'(lost generation)가 될 수 있다는 경고가 나왔다. AFP통신·BBC에 따르면 영국 통계청은 영국에서 올 1분기 16~24세 니트족 청년이 101만2000명으로 집계됐다고 29일(현지시간) 밝혔다. 영국 전체 청년의 13.5%에 해당한다. 12년 만에 최고 수준을 기록했다....

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Celltrion pushes beyond GLP-1 with next-generation obesity drug

Celltrion said Friday it has begun primate toxicology studies for its next-generation obesity drug candidate CT-G32, accelerating its development of a first-in-class therapy with advanced effects. According to Celltrion, the toxicology studies, which will evaluate the safety and toxicity profile of CT-G32 in 252 rats and 48 monkeys, are expected to provide critical data to support dose selection and safety evaluation for future clinical trials. The Korean biopharmaceutical firm plans to submit a

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Samsung begins supplying world's first 12-layer HBM4E samples

Samsung Electronics said Friday it has begun supplying samples of the world's first 12-layer HBM4E chip to major customers, marking its latest push to gain ground in the AI memory market. The launch comes just three months after Samsung began mass shipments of HBM4, as memory makers accelerate development of next-generation chips to serve growing demand from AI models and hyperscale data centers. Samsung said the 12-layer HBM4E supports per-pin speeds of 14 to 16 gigabits per second, more than 2

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Samsung readies next-gen AI memeory HBM4E chip

Samsung Electronics said Friday it has begun shipping samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip, the 12-layer HBM4E, marking the world's first shipment of the next-generation artificial intelligence memory product. The move comes just three months after Samsung became the first company to begin mass production and shipments of sixth-generation HBM4 chips in February, underscoring its efforts to strengthen its leadership in the rapidly growing AI memory market. According to the compa

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HD Hyundai strengthens Canadian shipyard ties ahead of submarine decision

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is stepping up efforts to win Canada’s next-generation submarine program, bolstering ties with major Canadian shipbuilders and expanding industrial cooperation ahead of a final bidder selection. The South Korean shipbuilder said Thursday its senior executives met with Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding in Ottawa on Tuesday to discuss ways to cooperate across shipbuilding and naval programs. During the meeting attended by Park Yong-yeol, head of HD HHI’s naval ship business u

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1st generation K-pop star revisits struggles of trainee years on stage

People spend their lives chasing success, hoping to reach something brighter. On that journey, there are moments when we wonder whether the light we are chasing will truly make us brighter, or whether it is too distant, merely a dream we can never reach. Singer and actor Danny Ahn described his latest stage role in the play "At the Boundary of Light and Darkness" as a reflection on this idea. The production, which wrapped on Monday at the Sejong Center in Seoul, follows two parallel figures of d

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Sweeter diets, stress fuel rise in diabetes among Korean youth

Sweet desserts and abundant food delivery options have become a source of comfort for many young Koreans navigating their increasingly competitive and stressful lives. But those habits may be taking a toll: diabetes cases among younger generations are rising faster than among older age groups. Experts stress the importance of early lifestyle management, warning that earlier onset of the disease increases the risk of complications because patients must live with the condition for longer. Accordin

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SK hynix’s iHBM tackles heat choking next-gen HBM

SK hynix on Tuesday introduced a packaging technology that builds cooling channels directly into its high-bandwidth memory chips to combat heat, one of the engineering challenges standing between today's AI memory and the next generation. High-bandwidth memory, or HBM, is the specialized memory stacked next to AI accelerator chips, and SK hynix is the world's leading supplier of it. As stacks grow taller and faster to feed AI workloads, they generate more heat, and that heat now caps how far the

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S-Oil launches AI data center cooling pilot

S-Oil said Tuesday it has launched a pilot project to test liquid immersion cooling technology for AI data centers, as surging AI workloads drive up power consumption and heat generation. The pilot, designed to replicate real-world data center conditions, aims to verify the performance and operational safety of next-generation cooling systems. S-Oil will supply its immersion cooling fluid, “S-Oil E-Cooling Solution,” and provide technical support for the project. The pilot also includes particip

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Korea proposes Hyundai-led W3.4tr hydrogen project for Canada submarine bid

June to spotlight K-pop male acts in wave of comebacks

Krafton, Nvidia chiefs to discuss physical AI in Seoul

[Minju Chung] Korea’s Carbon Neutrality Act reforms

Nvidia's Vera Rubin uses 182% more capacitors, boosting Samsung Electro-Mechanics

Samsung reveals HBM5 mockup in bid to regain AI memory lead

[Graphic News] 3 in 4 young Koreans have no religion

Woori Bank bets on SME succession as new growth pillar

Lee’s chief of staff visits Canada as submarine bid nears decision

Le Sserafim’s 2nd LP hits Billboard 200 at No. 10

Chip boom sparks debate over tax windfall, profit sharing

해가 지지 않던 제국, 이젠 청년 100만명이 '그냥 쉬었음'…어쩌다

Celltrion pushes beyond GLP-1 with next-generation obesity drug

Samsung begins supplying world's first 12-layer HBM4E samples

Samsung readies next-gen AI memeory HBM4E chip

HD Hyundai strengthens Canadian shipyard ties ahead of submarine decision

1st generation K-pop star revisits struggles of trainee years on stage

Sweeter diets, stress fuel rise in diabetes among Korean youth

SK hynix’s iHBM tackles heat choking next-gen HBM

S-Oil launches AI data center cooling pilot