A business couple in Pyongyang was reportedly executed after North Korean authorities accused them of anti-state acts linked to their profitable bicycle repair and rental shop. The public execution was described as a warning aimed at tightening control over private enterprise.
Hyundai’s partnership with Nvidia around 50,000 Blackwell GPUs and a $3 billion AI data center aims to close the gap with Tesla in autonomous driving and extend the company’s AI ambitions into humanoid robots.
Korea secured a rare full annulment of an ICSID damages order, voiding $216.5 million previously awarded to Lone Star Funds in the long-running KEB dispute.
North Korea condemned the latest U.S.–Korea summit fact sheet and SCM joint statement, warning it will take “realistic countermeasures” as it accuses both countries of escalating confrontation.
IRS Raises Retirement Contribution Limits for 2026: 401(k) Cap Increases to $24,500
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that contribution limits for workplace retirement accounts...
Samsung, Hyundai and other major conglomerates pledged massive new domestic investments and hiring after Korea’s latest tariff deal with the United States, even as the agreement ties lower U.S. tariffs to a $350 billion American investment package and strict performance conditions.
Russia has confirmed that North Korean military engineers have begun clearing mines in the Kursk region, working with Russian forces to remove hundreds of explosive devices left by Ukrainian troops.
CHA Hospital has opened a major infertility center in Seoul that combines artificial intelligence with decades of reproductive-medicine expertise, expanding access to precision fertility care with support from leading specialists.
South Korea and the United States have finalized a sweeping fact sheet that lowers tariffs, unlocks nuclear submarine cooperation and reshapes U.S. troop planning, while building in safeguards for Korea’s financial markets and outlining a coordinated approach to North Korea and China.
Elon Musk split AI5 and AI6 chip orders between Samsung Electronics and TSMC to boost capacity and control costs, while advancing a mega-fab vision. The current Samsung contract totals $16.5 billion, with mass production of AI5 targeted for 2027 and AI6 for 2028.
