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OpenAI’s Stargate locks in Korean chipmakers, boosting shares

SK Hynix and Samsung are poised to benefit from unprecedented demand for high-bandwidth memory as OpenAI embarks on its $500bn (€425bn) global AI infrastructure push.

Euronews

“They Give You Trauma and Attitude”: Woman Goes To Job Interviews In Korea And Shares Her Gift Haul

Exscuse me, you get WHAT for attending job interviews?

Bored Panda

South Korea's president apologizes over poorly managed foreign adoption programs

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has apologized for poorly managed foreign adoption programs that were rife with abuses and fraud

The Independent UK

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OpenAI Taps Samsung And SK Hynix For Massive AI Data Push, Including New Korea Data Center

Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) and SK Hynix bagged initial deals on Wednesday to supply chips and equipment for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) backed OpenAI's Stargate project, reinforcing their dominance in advanced memory chips for artificial intelligence.

Benzinga

OpenAI's Sam Altman had secret TSMC meeting over future chip supply, report claims — AI pioneer in Asia as South Korea confirms 20MW data center deal with ChatGPT maker

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly held secretive meetings with TSMC and Foxconn in Taiwan as he looks to secure chip production for future facilities and his own internal chip design plans.

Tom’s Hardware

South Korea raises cyber threat alert after datacentre fire cripples government services

Police book four people for occupational negligence as authorities scramble to restore services

The Independent UK

South Korea's president calls for more self-reliant military as questions arise about US commitment

South Korea’s president has vowed to sharply increase defense spending to introduce a variety of high-tech weapons as part of efforts to build a more self-reliant military

The Independent UK

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Emily Blunt Begs Agencies To Reject AI Actress Tilly Norwood After ‘Terrifying’ Film Festival Reveal

The AI artist phenomenon is nothing new in countries such as Japan and South Korea.

Bored Panda

Best Asian Players on EA FC 25

Most of the best-rated Asian players in EA FC 25 come from Japan and South Korea.

Sports Illustrated

North Korea vows never to give up its nuclear weapons on return to UN General Assembly

Kim Jong Un’s vice foreign minister equates nukes to North Korea’s right to existence

The Independent UK

Japan and South Korea leaders commit to closer ties in their final summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have emphasized the need for stronger cooperation between their countries

The Independent UK

South Korea raises cyber threat level after huge data centre fire sparks hacking fears

National cyber security centre raises alert level to ‘caution’ as technicians race to restore government systems after battery fire sparked nationwide chaos

The Guardian - AU

South Korea Pours More Cold Water On Trump's $350 Billion Deal, Seoul's Top Security Advisor Says Given US Track Record Currency Swap 'Won't Be Easy'

South Korea's national security chief, Wi Sung-lac, struck a cautious note on Monday, expressing concerns that securing a bilateral currency swap agreement with the United States would be hard to come by.

Benzinga

Bullying, Insulting Virtual Idols' Avatars is Actually Illegal in South Korea — Court Explains Why

Virtual idols in South Korea are actually protected by law. Bullying and insulting even just their avatars is a crime. A court explained why.

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Fortune

South Korea’s trade deal with Trump could sink its currency and trigger a financial crisis

“Our position is not a negotiating tactic. It is objectively and realistically not a level we are able to handle. We are not able to pay $350 billion in cash.”

TechRadar

Hundreds of South Korean government services go offline following data center fire

South Korean government services are still disrupted after a day-long battery fire in its data center.

The Independent UK

First batch of Chinese tourists arrives after South Korea launches visa-free entry scheme

More than 2,700 tourists arrive in Incheon on Chinese cruise liner

Benzinga

Trump Said South Korea Will Provide $350 Billion Investment 'Upfront' In Tariff Deal, But Its NSA Says 'We Are Not Able To Pay' It: Report

South Korea can’t afford to pay the $350 billion all at once, as President Donald Trump proposed, according to Seoul’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Wi Sung-lac, who spoke on Channel A News on Saturday.

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The Guardian - AU

K-cure: South Korea’s booming market for traditional (and novel) hangover remedies

Hovenia dulcis - known in Korean as heotgae – has become the cornerstone of South Korea’s booming hangover cure industry

The Independent UK

South Korea scrambles to restore services after massive fire hits central government data centre

Officials have apologised after a lithium battery fire paralysed nearly a third of government systems, leaving citizens without key digital services

The Independent UK

South Korea legalises tattooing by non-medical professionals after three decades of ban

Parliament votes overwhelmingly to regulate an industry long forced underground despite booming popularity

The Independent UK

South Korea fires warning shots as North Korean ship breaches sea border

Kim Jong Un said his country does not recognise the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea

International Business Times

New Sky Energy Celebrates Over 15 Years of Innovation in Clean Energy Under CEO and Chemist Deane Little

With 11 plants in the U.S. and patents secured in Europe and Japan, New Sky Energy is expanding rapidly. Korea and other Asian markets are next, with additional applications in Africa, Australia, Canada, and South America on the horizon.

The Independent UK

South Korean parliament votes to allow tattooists to work without a medical license

South Korea’s parliament has passed a landmark bill that would allow people to tattoos without having a medical license

The Independent UK

North Korea developing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching US, Seoul warns

South Korea’s Lee warns that Pyongyang is in the last stage of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit the US with a nuclear weapon

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