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Koreans excited, confused as new age calculator kicks in

Excitement and confusion remained among Koreans on Wednesday, the first day the country adopted the international method of counting age. Some were excited to become...

Two Korean men shot critically wounded in Mexico

Two Korean men were shot critically wounded in Mexico on June 26. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea on June 27,...

Hyundai Mobis unveils displays for the car of tomorrow

Sit down in the driver's seat and tell your vehicle your destination. Let the vehicle drive itself, while you activate a 30-inch in-car display...

Korea inks $213M nuclear deal with Romania

Korea secured a 195-million-euro ($213.4 million) nuclear facility deal with Romania. It is Korea’s biggest deal ever for a single nuclear facility, according to the...

Minimum wage rise in Korea could spark up to ‘470,000 job losses’

With umbrella unions refusing to have further wage-setting talks Tuesday after demanding a 26.9 percent rise in next year’s minimum wage, a major business...

Korea is all hands on deck for AI chip race

  The government will invest 826.2 billion won ($632 million) to shape an AI ecosystem in Korea by 2030 with indigenous high-end AI chips. A pre-launch...

Only some local chipmakers will qualify for U.S. subsidies

Only a few Korean chipmakers will be able to receive subsidies for chip materials and equipment facilities, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry...

Korea, France to hold first ever joint air exercise as early as next month

Korea and France will hold their first-ever joint air exercise as early as the end of July, according to the French defense ministry. The exercise...

Koreans get a year younger as traditional age methods scrapped

Starting Wednesday, all Koreans will become at least a year younger as the country largely scraps its traditional system of counting age. “Adopting the international...

Korea, Vietnam to further cooperate on supply of key minerals

Korea and Vietnam agreed to cooperate more closely in commerce, technology, and the mineral supply chain, forging more than 100 preliminary business agreements Friday...