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Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, Watch coach on sleep, read biological age

Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Ring and other new wearables unveiled in Paris on Wednesday aim to impersonate a personal health coach through the power of...

Kim Jong-un’s luxury yacht with waterslide spotted near his villa

A luxury yacht owned by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was spotted operating near his exclusive villa in Wonsan, Gangwon Province. On July 8, Radio...

North Korean military educators head to Russia as security ties deepen

North Korean military education officials have begun a visit to Russia, state media reported Tuesday, signaling deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow. A delegation...

Texas governor visits Samsung chip facility during 3-day trip to Korea

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott paid a visit to Samsung Electronics' chip fabrication line in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi on Tuesday, meeting with key executives including the...

Sister of North Korean leader denounces South’s drills as ‘suicidal hysteria’

Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean leader's powerful sister, labeled South Korea's recent resumption of artillery drills near the border an act of "suicidal hysteria"...

Samsung Electronics union kicks off historic 3-day strike over wage dispute

Unionized workers of Samsung Electronics kicked off a historic three-day strike on Monday, raising concerns of a possible disruption in chip production, especially after...

Car hits pedestrians in Seoul on Saturday as concerns about senior drivers grow

Two people were injured on Saturday after a senior driver drove into pedestrians near Seoul Station in central Seoul. At around 9:20 a.m., the car,...

‘Prison without bars’: New book exposes the harsh realities of North Korean life

“I wanted to capture the daily struggles of the North Korean people as they endure yet another challenging day,” Professor Dongwan Kang wrote in...

Samsung projects 1,452% surge in Q2 profit on robust chip growth

Samsung Electronics forecasts a 1,452 percent yearly rise in operating profit for the second quarter, staging a dramatic recovery for its semiconductor business. In a...

‘I’m basically rewarding myself’: Korean workers embrace ‘quiet vacationing’

First, there was “quiet quitting” — the practice of doing the bare minimum at work. Then, there was “quiet firing” — demoting or transferring...