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South Korea to unveil USD 650 b. mega semiconductor, AI projects in manufacturing 'great leap'

The announcement would mark President Lee Jae Myung's boldest push yet to align South Korea's AI and chip ambitions with his pledge to narrow regional disparities with a "great leap"

A view shows Samsung Electronics' chip production plant at Pyeongtaek, South Korea
A South Korean Army drone during a live fire military exercise at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 30 kilometres south of the border with North Korea, May 21, 2026.

South Korea planning to train 500,000 'drone warriors' to counter North Korea

Trading room in Seoul, South Korea

Drama in Seoul: The trading in South Korea was halted twice

North Korean propaganda village "Gijungdong" is seen from an South Korea's observation post inside the JSA during a media tour at the Joint Security Area (JSA) on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, 3 March 2023.

South Korea's military says it detained a North Korean soldier near border


Forget chopped liver: South Korean scientists convert chicken fat into energy storage devices

Recent efforts to design high-performance storage devices have taken advantage of carbon materials.

 Broiler chickens feed at Ward Family Farms in Pawnee, Oklahoma, U.S., March 22, 2020.

North Korea fires suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile

It flew about 600 km (372 miles) before falling into sea, South Korea said, while Japan's defense ministry estimated it covered a distance of 650 km (400 miles).

 Ballistic missile, said to be solid-fuel and hypersonic, launches during a test at an unspecified location in North Korea in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on January 14, 2024

Study finds that your pet pooch can help relieve stress and improve concentration

EEG scans reveal specific changes in brain activity while petting, walking, and playing with a dog.

 Tunisian woman, Houda Bouchahda, pets a dog at a house-turned-shelter where, according to her, she single-handedly cares for hundreds of injured cats and dozens of dogs, in Hammamet, Tunisia March 7, 2024.

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, KCNA says

Kim Jong Un watches North-Korean war-like practice drills after the start of annual combined military drills by the Us and South Korea.

 NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong Un inspecting nuclear warheads at an undisclosed location.

North Korea has sent 6,700 containers of munitions to Russia, South Korea says

North Korea has shipped about 6,700 containers carrying millions of munitions to Russia since July to support its war against Ukraine

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 8, 2023.

Higher than Azrieli: Looking at the next world's largest ferris wheel

The "Seoul Twin Eye" is expected to reach a height of 220 meters and accommodate more than 1,400 visitors

 Seoul Twin Eye visualization

US F-16 crashes in South Korea, pilot safely ejects

The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing experienced "an in-flight emergency" over the sea and crashed.

 An F-16 fighter jet takes off during a media day of NATO's "Air Defender 23" military exercise at Spangdahlem U.S. Air Base near the German-Belgian border in Spangdahlem, Germany June 14, 2023

North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles, KCNA says

In recent months, the North has tested an array of weapons that include ballistic missile systems that are under development and an underwater drone.

 A general view of fire assault drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea March 10, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

South Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpicks

"Their safety as food has not been verified," the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said in a posting on Wednesday on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Please do not eat (them)."

 The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. head office in Culver City, California, US, September 15, 2020.

North Korea teens get 12 years' hard labor for watching K-pop

The students were sentenced, according to the video, after being convicted of watching and spreading South Korean movies, music and music videos over three months.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 8, 2023.