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Samsung, SK hynix stop selling used chipmaking equipment to China

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, have stopped selling used fabrication equipment to Chinese entities, the Financial Times reported...

Radioactive material detected in Japanese candy slated for import to Korea

A small amount of cesium, a type of radioactive material, was detected in a Japanese confectionery product slated for import to Korea, prompting the...

South Korea’s antitrust regulator takes steps to penalize Meta

Korea's antitrust watchdog is moving to penalize Meta Platforms for alleged failures to protect local consumers on Facebook and Instagram marketplaces such as counterfeit...

U.S. pushing Korea to intensify chip sanctions on China

Korea faces pressure to join a U.S-lead group in imposing chip export sanctions on China, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The U.S. government has been pressuring its...

Real or not? What to know about new ‘superconductor’ claim

The Korean scientists behind the viral, debunked superconductor LK-99 that swept the scientific community last year is going for a second run with PCPOSOS...

Korean scientists present new superconductor claim once again

A group of Korean scientists behind a viral superconductor claim that took the social media and stock market by a wild, yet short-lived, storm...

‘Don’t stab me in the back with pregnancy after promotion’: 1 in 4 Korean women face discrimination

  Approximately one in four female office workers in Korea face direct discrimination at work, particularly over pregnancy and childbirth, a recent survey showed Monday. "I'm...

Posco to source 60,000 tons of graphite from Africa in pull away from China

Posco Future M, a battery material affiliate of Posco Group, will source natural graphite, a key material for anodes, from Africa, in a deal...

Now a multibillion-dollar empire, Korean webtoons draw global fans

Elevated to a global phenomenon, Korean webtoons have captivated diverse audiences, propelling the industry into a multibillion-dollar powerhouse. In the world of Disney+'s streaming series...

Meta CEO Zuckerberg discuss online disinformation, AI cooperation in South Korea

President Yoon Suk Yeol voiced concerns that spreading disinformation on social media poses a "serious problem that threatens liberal democracy" in a meeting with...