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North Korean tech workers, South Korean gangsters team up on illegal online gambling

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said on Wednesday it uncovered a North Korean group running illicit cyber activities cooperating with several South Korean criminal...

Son Heung-min injured after Asian Cup tussle with Lee Kang-in: Reports

Son Heung-min injured his finger in a tussle with Lee Kang-in ahead of Korea’s loss to Jordan in the semifinals of the Asian Cup...

Student population in South Korea expected to fall below 5 million by 2026

Korea's total number of students in elementary, middle, and high school is expected to fall below 5 million by 2026. According to a report released...

EU conditionally approves Korean Air’s acquisition of Asiana Airlines

The European Union (EU)'s antitrust regulators have given conditional approval for Korean Air's acquisition of its smaller rival, Asiana Airlines. To secure approval from the...

North unveils GPS-guided rockets with ‘enhanced precision’

North Korea on Monday claimed the successful development of a new “controllable shell and ballistic control system” for multiple rocket launchers, which purportedly enhances...

Sky race gathers pace as ‘flying cars’ hover ever nearer

Flying cars from sci-fi films like “Back to the Future” and “Blade Runner” are no longer a vision of a very distant future. With the...

Chinese e-commerce giants overtake U.S. in Korea’s online shopping market

China has clinched the top spot in Korea's overseas direct purchasing market, toppling the United States for the first time since 2014. This surge...

Korea bars 40 universities from admitting international students

  The Ministry of Education is restricting 40 universities from admitting international students to select programs in a one-year ban. A total of 20 universities will...

Indonesian engineers may have stolen key fighter jet technologies

An investigation is in full swing after the recent revelation that Indonesian engineers dispatched to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for joint development of the...

Samsung chip factory in Taylor to receive occupants ‘no later than July 1’

Samsung Electronics' chip factory in Taylor, Texas, will begin operating by July this year, according to a court session in Williamson County, where the...