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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...

Suspect list grows in KF-21 fighter jet technology leak by an Indonesian engineer

Police are expanding their investigation into the potential leak of Korean fighter jet technology by an Indonesian engineer as the list of suspects grows. During...

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...

Vocational universities unite to boost international student enrollments

Presidents of 57 vocational universities formed an association with a shared goal of attracting more international students. The association, named Korean TVET University and College...

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...

North’s Kim Jong-un calls for ‘war’ preparations as South Korea, U.S. hold joint exercise

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a military training center and requested practical and strengthened preparations for "war" on Wednesday, the state-run Korea Central...

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...

Pyongyang warns that Seoul, Washington will pay ‘dear price’ as joint exercise begins

North Korea condemned on Tuesday the annual Freedom Shield exercise between South Korea and the United States that began this week, warning that a...

A year later, top court finally admits North Korea may have hacked its network

The Supreme Court admitted on Monday that a North Korean hacking group may be behind last year's cyber attack on their network. The top court's...

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...