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Korea ‘second-tier’ in addressing human trafficking, U.S. report says

Korea was again stamped as second-tier in the annual human trafficking report by the United States released Thursday, for its "inadequate" efforts to prevent...

High labor costs lead owners in Korea to choose unmanned shops

Unmanned ice cream shops, which proliferated during the pandemic, are easy targets for thieves. But high labor costs mean owners would rather have a...

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday evening. The missiles were launched...

Tourism businesses welcome surge of Korean tourists to U.S. for first summer season after the pandemic

As the number of Koreans visiting the United States for the first summer vacation season since the end of the pandemic is expected to...

Samsung SDI, GM to build $3 billion battery plant in Indiana

Samsung SDI and General Motors (GM) will jointly invest at least $3 billion to build an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Indiana, the...

Korean, Chinese consumers show hostility as tensions rise

With the relations between China and South Korea hitting new lows almost on a daily basis, consumers in each country are avoiding one another's...

Activists warn U.S. Congress that North Koreans could get repatriated from China

Almost 2,000 North Koreans held in detention centers in China could be forcibly repatriated once Pyongyang opens its borders, human rights activists told a...

Atomic Wallet hack losses more than double

North Korean hackers made off with more than $100 million from users of a decentralized cryptocurrency wallet system, which is more than double the...

IBM to release updated AI system called ‘watsonx’ in July

IBM will release its updated AI system called "watsonx" in July both at home and abroad, targeting the fast-growing demand for large-scale, generative AI. The...

U.S. will extend chip exemptions for Samsung, SK hynix

A high-ranking U.S. Commerce Department official has indicated that Samsung Electronics and SK hynix can maintain their chip business in China, at least for...