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SK Inc. and SK Innovation invest $250 million in TerraPower

SK Inc. and 33.4-percent-owned SK Innovation have invested $250 million into TerraPower, a Bellevue, Washington company that develops nuclear reactors.The two companies are part...

Hyundai Motor, affiliates invest more in robots

Friday August 12, 2022 Hyundai Motor and its affiliates announced an investment of $424 million Friday to build a research center for robots in the...

Samsung Vice Chairman facing key tests following pardon

Friday August 12, 2022 After being granted a special presidential pardon, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong now faces critical tests of weathering unfavorable market...

Kim declares ‘shining victory’ over Covid in North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared a "shining victory" over Covid-19, while his powerful sister blamed the country's outbreak on contaminated propaganda leaflets sent...

iPhone’s Siri seems to be stuck in the colonial era

Apple came under fire after Siri, it's AI personal assistant, put its foot in its digital mouth by describing modern Korea as a land...

Park tries to assuage Wang on chips in Qingdao

Wednesday August 10, 2022 If Korea meets with the United States to discuss semiconductors, it is not meant to isolate any specific country, Foreign Minister...

Samsung Electronics unveils Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4

Samsung Electronics introduced its foldable duo — the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 — in New York on Wednesday, hoping that...

Korea joining ‘Chip 4’ meeting despite Beijing’s opposition

Korea is joining "Chip 4," Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang said Monday. "We have decided to take part in a preliminary meeting...

Cars strewn about and totaled, insurers count flood losses

On the roof of a Genesis and surrounded by flood waters, a man stares at his smartphone. He has been named the "Wiseman of...

Danuri heads to the moon and takes Korea into space club

A Korean spacecraft is on its way to the moon after successfully launching and reaching a slingshot trajectory.It is the country's first step into...