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South Korea’s Seized Bitcoin Vanishes in Major Phishing Heist – Prosecutors Probe $300M Loss
The prosecutors of South Korea are looking into the loss of a substantial sum of Bitcoin, which had been confiscated as criminal funds…
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Ford cancels EV battery deal worth 9.6 trillion won with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution said on Wednesday (Dec 17) that Ford Motor has terminated an electric vehicle (EV) battery-supply deal…
Business
Old Jeju killing falsely tied to S. Korea's visa-free policy for Chinese tourists
After South Korea began receiving Chinese tour groups under a temporary visa-free policy, a nearly decade-old photo resurfaced in posts…
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It Established South Korea’s Fashion Identity. Now, Wooyoungmi Is Ready for More
It’s a fall evening in Seoul, and a small group of Korean dancers dressed in traditional black and white robes are clanging brass gongs…
Culture
South Korea’s SK On aims to best rivals with next-generation batteries
SK Innovation’s battery unit plans to accelerate development of cutting-edge technologies in partnership with US and European carmakers,…
Culture
A 36-year-old beauty mogul is South Korea’s newest billionaire
In a 15-second TikTok clip that has racked up millions of views, Kylie Jenner glides a sleek silver device across her face, swearing by…
Culture
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution says Q2 profit likely up 152% on year
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution (LGES), an electric car battery supplier for General Motors and Tesla, on Monday (Jul 7) estimated a 152…
Business
Amazon Just Bet $4 Billion on South Korea's AI Boom -- Here's Why It Could Be a Game-Changer
Amazon Web Services (NASDAQ:AMZN) and SK Group are teaming up to build what could become South Korea's most powerful AI infrastructure…
Culture
South Korea’s Cuckoo set for Malaysia debut after scaling down IPO
A subsidiary of South Korean home-appliance maker Cuckoo Holdings is set to go public in Malaysia after a scaled-down offering that is…
Business
North Korea’s Partially Sunk Frigate Has Already Been Ceremoniously Relaunched
New satellite imagery indicates that North Korea has held a new launch ceremony or a similar event for its second Choi-Hyun class frigate,…
Business
Old photo of abandoned workplace misrepresented as S. Korea's presidential office pre-transition
After South Korea's newly elected President Lee Jae-myung likened the vacated Yongsan workspace of his impeached predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol…
Culture
South Korea’s tech exports lose growth momentum as risks rise
The outlook for chip sales is turning less optimistic this year as growth in shipments has slowed in recent months SOUTH Korea recorded a…
Fashion
South Korea’s top listing in years flops in debut as IPO fever cools
SOUTH Korea’s biggest new listing in more than two years got off to weak start as LG CNS fell on its Seoul trading debut after a 1.2…
Lifestyle
Supporters of South Korea’s Yoon storm courthouse. Some see hope in Trump's return
SEOUL — As South Korean authorities extended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention Sunday, his supporters stormed the courthouse that issued…
Business
South Korea's suspended president Yoon detained
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
Lifestyle
South Korea's far right borrows from Trump's playbook to bolster impeached Yoon
SEOUL — They gathered in subzero temperatures, waving banners that read, “Stop the steal.” Some voiced faint hope that President-elect…
Lifestyle
US sends another missile-tracking plane to watch North Korea's weapons
The United States deployed a second missile-tracking aircraft to an air base in the Western Pacific Ocean, following the nuclear-armed…
Fashion
LG CNS begins taking orders for Korea’s biggest IPO since 2022
LG CNS, whose services include cloud and warehouse management, is accepting bids until Jan 15 LG Corp’s tech-services unit started taking…
Business
South Korea’s construction deals surpass $1trn globally
South Korean construction companies have surpassed $1tn in accumulated overseas contracts, the Korea Bizwire reported, citing a domestic…
Business
Photo shows burnt out wreckage of plane collision in Japan, not South Korea's Jeju Air crash
Hours after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, killing 179 people on board in the worst aviation disaster on South…
Business
Deadly Boeing 737-800 Crash Spurs South Korea's Urgent Aviation Safety Overhaul
Following Sunday's disaster claiming 179 lives, South Korea declared its intentions to examine every Boeing 737-800 aircraft flown by…
Business
Officials seek arrest warrant for South Korea's impeached Yoon
South Korean officials have requested an arrest warrant for suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, the Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.…
Business
South Korea's impeached Yoon again ignores summons to appear
South Korea's suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has for the third time in a row failed to heed a summons to appear before the country's…
Fashion
South Korea’s central bank vows to stabilise markets amid political turmoil
SOUTH Korea’s central bank vowed to stabilise financial markets and highlighted the importance of “uninterrupted implementation” of key…