South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with a group of scholars at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Friday to discuss cooperation on digital and bio technologies.Yoon, who is on a state visit to the United States, met with Anantha …
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Hong Kong student arrested over social media posts in Japan
Concerns about safety are rising among Hong Kong’s diaspora community after authorities in the city arrested a university student under the controversial National Security Law (NSL) when she returned from Japan last month.The 23-year-old student was a…
Yoon to give address at Harvard University
President Yoon Suk Yeol will give an address at Harvard University during his trip to the United States next week, his office said Wednesday.The address, whose title is translated as “New Journey Toward Freedom,” will make Yoon the first sitting South…
Cheon Myeong-kwan’s ‘Whale’ shortlisted for 2023 International Booker Prize
South Korean novelist Cheon Myeong-kwan’s “Whale” has been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize, the British literary awards said Tuesday.First published in South Korea in 2004, Cheon’s English-language debut, “Whale,” was among the six …
Kia urges labor union to accept scrapping hiring favors given to employees’ offspring
Kia Corp., the country’s No. 2 automaker, has asked its labor union to agree to scrapping hiring favors given to employees’ offspring, industry sources said Tuesday.Under the collective agreement with the automaker’s labor union, children of retirees a…
N.K. hacking group Lazarus infiltrated 61 S. Korean institutions last year: police
Lazarus, a North Korean cybercrime group, hacked hundreds of computers belonging to 61 South Korean institutions last year in an attempt to launch a large-scale cyberattack on the South, police said Tuesday.Since June last year, 207 computers of those …
Booking app Yanolja swings to red in 2022 on increased expenses, investments
Yanolja Co., a leading South Korean booking app operator, said Friday it swung to the red last year on acquisitions expenses and increased investments.Yanolja posted a net loss of 120.9 billion won (US$92.6 million) in 2022, compared with a net income…
N. Korea plans to send weapons, munitions to Russia in exchange for food: NSC
North Korea is working to send dozens of kinds of weapons and munitions to Russia to be used in the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine, a National Security Council (NSC) official said Thursday.John Kirby, NSC coordinator for strategic communications,…
Si Resources to raise 1.5 bln won via stock offering
Si Resources Co.on Friday announced that it will sell stock to raise 1.5 billion won (US$1.2 million). The proceeds from the stock sale will be used mainly to finance its operations.According to a regulatory filing, the company will issue some 3.31 mi…