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BY ESTHER CHUNG

First North Korean defector to become a full-time professor recalls starvation, hardship and danger

North Korean defector Kim Seong-ryeol, who came to the South after two attempts to flee the North, was named a professor of international studies...

Former Kakao CEO leaves company for new passions

Namkoong Whon, a former Kakao CEO who resigned after a massive service outage last year, left the company by stepping down from an advisory...

Samsung partners with Rebellions to develop AI chip

The processor, called Rebel, is due to be developed by the end of next year, according to Rebellions on Thursday. Rebel is a neural processing...

Yoon pays tribute to Korean diaspora, pledges to expand global ‘playing field’

President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Thursday to expand the "playing field" of Korean companies and people, including the diaspora around the world, and better...

Korea, Japan vow to counter North’s threats in revived strategic dialogue

Korea and Japan vowed to work closely on countering threats from North Korea in their first vice foreign ministerial strategic dialogue in nearly a...

Samsung’s Taylor plant to produce Tenstorrent’s AI processors

  Samsung Electronics' chip factory in Taylor, Texas will manufacture advanced AI processors designed by Tenstorrent, a Canadian semiconductor company, the chipmaker announced Monday. It marks...

Seoul issues warning as Pyongyang ramps up nuke rhetoric

The war of words continued between Seoul and Pyongyang on Wednesday over the North Korean regime's threats to use its nuclear weapons. “If North Korea...

Yoon warns against threat of ‘fake peace’ with North

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed Wednesday that notions of "fake peace" with North Korea pose a serious challenge to security and democracy. "Despite repeated warnings...

Japanese beer sales surge as Korean boycott fades

Sales of Japanese beer have surged to the forefront of Korea's imported beer market, with January to August import levels exceeding three times the...