Korea’s ‘artificial sun’, KSTAR, recorded a plasma operation with a temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds, a new step in nuclear fusion research. Korea’s “artificial sun” broke its own record during a plasma operation in which temperatures … Read More
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (UPI) — In an effort to help South Korea revive its ultra-low fertility rate, a Seoul construction company announced it will begin offering a $75,000 bonus to employees each time they have a new baby. Seoul-based builder Booyoung … Read More
Rare footage obtained by BBC Korean shows North Korea publicly sentencing two teenage boys to 12 years of hard labour for watching K-dramas. The footage, which appears to have been filmed in 2022, shows two 16-year-old boys handcuffed in front … Read More
North Korea launched over 200 rounds of artillery shells off its west coast toward South Korea’s Yeonpyeong island between 09:00 to 11:00 local time, said Seoul’s military, the BBC reports. South Korea responded by ordering civilians on the island to … Read More
South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been stabbed in the neck during a visit to the city of Busan. Mr Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 presidential election, sustained a 1cm laceration on the left side of his neck, … Read More
Dec. 14 (UPI) — South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after Chinese and Russian military aircraft flew into its air defense identification zone, Seoul’s military said. Two Chinese and four Russian aircraft entered and departed South Korea’s air defense identification … Read More
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (UPI) — South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace said Monday it has signed a $2.6 billion deal to deliver 152 K9 self-propelled howitzers to Poland by 2027. Under the contract, the firm will also provide Poland’s Armaments Agency with 155mm … Read More
SEOUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) – South Korean authorities cited the risk of Chinese economic retaliation when they charged marine technology firm SI Innotec last year with violating trade laws for its work on Taiwan’s new military submarine program, according to … Read More
SEOUL, July 17 (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday blamed authorities’ failure to follow disaster response rules as the death toll from days of torrential rain rose to 40, including a dozen people found dead in … Read More
The data breach allegedly cost Samsung $230 million. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently declared the chip manufacturing industry to be in an “all-out war,” and the latest developments certainly support that statement. Prosecutors in the Suwon District have … Read More