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Kim Jong-un puts nuclear program front and center ahead of summit with Xi

Prosecution indicts 27 in 'revenge-for-hire' cases

South Korean prosecutors said Friday they have indicted all 27 individuals accused this year of committing paid revenge crimes. So-called "proxy revenge" is a novel form of crime that has spread among Koreans recently, where individuals pay others to vandalize or harass people with whom they have personal disputes. "We realize the severity of the 'proxy revenge' cases that occurred recently, and have indicted all of those held responsible while seizing the profits that they have earned (through

[스피킹이 강해지는 영어] put on airs

S. Korea, New Zealand hold vice-ministerial talks to discuss energy ties, regional security

Vice foreign ministers of South Korea and New Zealand met in Seoul on Thursday and discussed ways to boost cooperation in energy and other fields of mutual interest amid the conflict in the Middle East, Seoul's foreign ministry said. During the meeting, South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo and New Zealand Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Bede Corry exchanged views on major regional and international issues, including the Middle East conflict, and developments on t

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

Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal before city hosts Russian economic forum

Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over the city where Russian President Vladimir Putin was born as it hosts Russia's leading event for attracting foreign capital. The drones flew more than 1,000 kilometers to hit the terminal in Russia's second-largest city, Zelenskyy said on social media, a day after Moscow launched a major drone and missile attack on Kyiv and ot

Ballot shortage adds to election watchdog’s woes

The country's election watchdog is defending itself against a national furor after a ballot shortage on Wednesday forced a temporary suspension of voting at some polling stations and left some voters waiting for hours. The unprecedented incident was the latest in a series of mishaps and disputes surrounding the National Election Commission, which has faced criticism over what some call poor election management. A separate incident during Wednesday’s local elections occurred when a Seoul voter wa

파두, 컴퓨텍스서 차세대 SSD 컨트롤러 공개…아시아 시장 공략 나선다

파두가 2일부터 5일까지 대만 타이베이에서 열리는 아시아 최대 정보통신(IT) 박람회 ‘컴퓨텍스(COMPUTEX) 2026’ 기간 동안 아시아 지역 데이터센터 및 서버 시장 공략에 나선다고 4일 밝혔다. 올해 컴퓨텍스는 ‘AI 투게더(Together)’라는 주제와 함께 ▲AI 및 컴퓨팅 ▲로보틱스 및 모빌리티 ▲차세대 기술 등 3대 핵심 키워드로 개최됐으며

Exit polls put Jung Geun-sik on course for second term as Seoul education chief

Incumbent Seoul Superintendent Jung Geun-sik was projected to secure a second term Wednesday, leading the city’s education chief race as vote counting continued. “I don’t think this is my victory. Rather, it was possible because Seoul citizens understood and trusted the major policies of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education over the past year and a half,” Jung said after learning of the exit poll results Wednesday. “I believe I will have to build an integrated Seoul education curriculum th

Ballot shortage sparks protest at Seoul polling station

A ballot shortage at a polling station in Seoul's Songpa-gu triggered a tense standoff late Wednesday, turning an election management failure into a dispute over voting rights as counting got underway in Korea's local elections. Crowds gathered at one of Jamsil’s polling stations after voting there was extended because of a shortage of ballots, Yonhap News Agency reported. Some protesters demanded that ballots cast at the station be invalidated and that the ballot box not be removed from the sit

Ruling party set for landslide with wins in Seoul, Busan: exit polls

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea is projected to take at least 11 top executive posts out of the 16 for metropolitan cities and provinces that were at stake, exit polls showed Wednesday. Only one People Power Party incumbent of 12 was clearly projected to be reelected in the key municipalities. Nationwide exit polls put the left-leaning party's candidates ahead of conservative rivals in the mayoral races for Daejeon, Gwangju, Incheon, Seoul, Sejong and Ulsan. For gubernatorial elections, the

Chong Won-o projected to win Seoul mayoral race: exit poll

Chong Won-o of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea was projected Wednesday to unseat four-term Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, putting the capital on course for its first liberal mayor in six years. The ruling party was projected to score a nationwide victory over the PPP in local elections, but victory in Seoul, the country's most politically important local administration, would be a symbolic win for President Lee Jae Myung's party. Chong led Oh of the main opposition People Power Party 51.4 percent

South Korea has 70% chance of reaching World Cup knockout stage

Will South Korea become the first Korean team to reach the knockout stage at consecutive World Cups played outside the country? According to projections from Opta's supercomputer, the odds are in its favor. Opta, a sports analytics company, said Monday it ran 10,000 simulations of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and projected the expected performance of all 48 teams in the tournament. The simulations gave South Korea a 70.35 percent chance of advancing from the group stage and a 33.52 percent chance of

Why Nvidia is betting on Korea for physical AI

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is putting South Korea's physical AI potential in the spotlight, with robotics set to top the agenda during his planned visit to Seoul from Thursday. "I think that robotics is very important to Korea, and I hope to be able to contribute to robotics in Korea," Huang said during Nvidia's "Korea Partner Night," held for the first time on the sidelines of the Computex event in Taiwan on Tuesday. "We would always consider investments in Korea, (it has) such a great ecosystem,

Ji Chang-wook of 'Colony' hit by tax probe

Actor Ji Chang-wook has been assessed billions of won in additional taxes following an audit by South Korea's National Tax Service, the latest in a series of high-profile tax disputes involving popular Korean entertainers, including Cha Eun-woo and Kim Seon-ho. According to local reports published Tuesday, the Seoul Regional Tax Office imposed additional taxes after allegedly identifying issues related to underreported or improperly handled taxes during a nonroutine audit conducted around March.

SK chief looks beyond chips to AI factories

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said Tuesday that the conglomerate aims to move beyond supplying AI memory chips and eventually build "AI factories," while doubling wafer production capacity within five years to meet surging demand from the artificial intelligence boom. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Computex 2026 in Taipei, Chey said SK's ambitions extend beyond its current role as a key supplier of memory chips for AI systems. "Today we produce memory chips for AI, but I want to chal

서큘러스, 대만 'COMPUTEX 2026'서 로보틱스 기술 선봬

피지컬 AI(인공지능) 및 휴머노이드 로봇 기술 기업 서큘러스(대표 박종건)가 오는 5일까지 대만에서 열리는 'COMPUTEX(컴퓨텍스) 2026'에서 로보틱스 기술을 선보인다고 3일 밝혔다. 컴퓨텍스는 아시아 최대 규모의 ICT(정보통신기술) 전시회다. 이번 행사는 AI 컴퓨팅, 로보틱스 및 스마트 모빌리티 등을 중심으로 개최된다. 엔비디아, 인텔, AMD 등 글로벌 반도체 기업과 AI·로보틱스 기업 약 1500개 사가 참가한다. 서큘러스는 이번 행사에서 인텔과 협력, 엣지 AI 및 피지컬 AI 기반 로보틱스 기술 사례를 공유한다. 앞서 개최된 인텔 엣지 AI 심포지엄에서 국내 기업 중 유일하게 산업 현장 적용 사례를 소개한 바 있다....

Nvidia chief, SK Group's Chey meet in Taipei to discuss AI memory chip cooperation

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of US chip giant Nvidia, met with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won in Taipei to discuss the future of cooperation in artificial intelligence memory, SK Group said Tuesday. The meeting took place in Taipei on Monday, according to a post on SK Group's Facebook account. Both executives were in the Taiwanese capital to attend Computex, one of Asia's largest technology trade shows. "With SK hynix reaching a market capitalization of US$1 trillion, the executives of

엠에이치에스, 차세대 AI 수랭 솔루션 '르네상스' 공개

[이 기사에 나온 스타트업에 대한 보다 다양한 기업정보는 유니콘팩토리 빅데이터 플랫폼 ‘데이터랩’에서 볼 수 있습니다.] ICT 전시회 '컴퓨텍스(COMPUTEX) 2026'에서 엠에이치에스(MHS)가 자체 개발한 수랭식 냉각 기술 'MACS(Micro Aqua Cooling System)'를 적용한 차세대 AI(인공지능) 반도체 냉각 솔루션을 공개한다고 2일 밝혔다. MACS는 매우 얇은 통로를 통해 반도체에서 발생하는 열을 식힐 수 있도록 설계된 엠에이치에스의 독자 기술이다. 최근 AI 반도체의 성능이 높아지면서 전력 사용량과 발열도 크게 늘어났다. 엠에이치에스는 냉각 기술이 반도체 성능을 결정하는 중요한 요소로 떠오를 것을 대비해 관련 기술 개발을 지속해왔다....

Homeplus sounds out Alibaba, Temu in survival sale

Homeplus has put its remaining operations up for sale after agreeing to dispose of its supermarket arm, industry sources said Tuesday, courting domestic and foreign buyers as the debt-laden retailer seeks funding ahead of a court-imposed restructuring deadline. According to the sources, Homeplus's sales adviser, PwC Korea, has sent teaser materials to more than 10 domestic and overseas strategic investors as part of a sale process for the retailer's hypermarket and online businesses. Potential b