Carbon capture industry promotion bill to take effect this week: South Korea

Seoul, Feb 6 : A bill on promoting the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) industry will take effect this week, the government said on Thursday, amid growing demand for eco-friendly technologies to tackle climate change. The bill on supporting …

ASIA PACIFIC: Amogy extends global footprint to South Korea

Details Written by Lesley Bankes-Hughes Published: 06 February 2025 Clean tech firm Amogy says the opening of an office in South Korea’s Pangyo Techno Valley brings it closer to regional partners, including Samsung Heavy Industries and HD Hyundai, as well …

South Korea Ministries Block Access To China's DeepSeek On Work Computers

Seoul, South Korea: South Korea's defence and trade ministries said Thursday they had blocked DeepSeek's access to work computers, following a request from the country's data watchdog for the Chinese AI startup to clarify how it manages user …

South Korea airports to install bird detection tools

The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to Muan in South Korea's southwest on December 29 carrying 181 passengers and crew when it belly-landed at Muan airport and exploded in a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier. It was the worst-ever …

South Korea: Acting President grilled at parliamentary probe into Yoon's insurrection allegation

Seoul, Feb 6 (IANS): South Korean Acting President Choi Sang-mok was grilled on Thursday at a special parliamentary committee investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid, with Opposition lawmakers questioning him about a memo Yoon allegedly …

South Korea: Top police officials deny insurrection charges during 1st pretrial hearing

Seoul, Feb 6 (IANS): The South Korean national police chief and the former Seoul police chief accused of involvement in President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid denied charges of playing a key role in an insurrection during their first pretrial …

Thermal cameras to be deployed at South Korea's airports to prevent bird strikes following Jeju Air crash

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported a comprehensive aviation safety improvement plan to a National Assembly special committee, outlining new measures to prevent future bird strike incidents at airports. Currently, only four airports …

DeepSeek: South Korea blocks access to Chinese AI platform

South Korea’s defense ministry and the police on Thursday said they were blocking access to DeepSeek on work computers after the Chinese Artificial Intelligence, AI, startup did not respond to a data watchdog request about how it manages user information. …

South Korea gov’t blocks DeepSeek over data concerns

Dan Gudgeon: How South Korea’s language on North Korea shapes peace narrative

In this episode, we speak with Dan Gudgeon, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Vienna, about how peace narratives shape inter-Korean relations. Drawing from his research on South Korea’s Sunshine Policy era, Dan explains how national identity …