South Korea's impeached prime minister says Cabinet expressed concerns over martial law plan

Senior military officials testified in the court about their role in deploying to parliament that night. "My mission was to blockade the parliament building and the members' hall, and secure those buildings," said Army Colonel Kim Hyun-tae, …

South Korea to block access to Chinese AI DeepSeek over data concerns

Listen to article South Korea has announced plans to block access to the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) service DeepSeek, citing data collection concerns, according to Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. A finance ministry official confirmed the decision …

South Korea orders all airports to install bird detection cameras, radars

The radar will detect the size of the bird and its movement paths, and this information will be relayed to air traffic controllers who, in turn, will communicate with the pilot. The ministry also said they will "establish legal basis" to move …

South Korea’s First Alternative Stock Exchange Set to Shake Up Market in April

South Korea is set to enter a new era of capital market competition as Nextrade, the country’s first alternative trading system (ATS), begins operations (Image courtesy of Yonhap) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is set to enter a new era of …

South Korea: Catholic priests also targeted on night of martial law

Today's news: 26,000 Palestinians displaced by Israeli army operations in the West Bank; US Postal Service revokes parcel blockade from China, shipping companies protest over duty chaos; Archdiocese of Mumbai calls for immediate action against fires in …

South Korea Top Commander Testifies Against Yoon In Court

  The commander of a crack South Korean special forces unit told a court Thursday he had been asked by a superior officer how to cut electricity to parliament during last year’s failed martial law order by impeached president Yook Suk Yeol. Colonel Kim …

South Korea’s Top Financial Leader Urges Approval for Crypto ETFs—What’s at Stake?

Korea Financial Investment Association (Kofia) Chairman Seo Yoo-seok has called for the approval of cryptocurrency spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the formal recognition of security tokens. During a recent New Year’s news conference at Kofia’s Seoul …

‘Helicopter parents’ are evolving in South Korea

SEOUL (ANN/THE KOREA HERALD) – A team manager at a prominent conglomerate in South Korea, Hur, remembered a recent phone call she got after an end-of-year team dinner that confused her — a furious call made from her co-worker’s mother. “Over the phone, …

South Korea is the latest government to block China’s DeepSeek on official devices, following Australia and Taiwan

South Korea Blocks Access to DeepSeek From Government Devices

(Bloomberg) — South Korea has blocked access to DeepSeek AI services from government devices, joining a list of companies and countries taking action to limit usage of the Chinese startup’s artificial intelligence chatbot due to security concerns.Article …