Ian Werther

POSCO FutureM, the battery materials arm of South Korea’s POSCO Group, has teamed up with U.S.-based Sila Nanotechnologies to pursue joint development of next-generation battery materials. The collaboration centers on combining POSCO FutureM’s cathode and anode materials know-how with Sila’s silicon anode technology. The memorandum

A Seoul-based robotics startup, WeRO Robotics (위로보틱스), has been named one of nine participants in the Physical AI Fellowship 2, a program led by Amazon Web Services and Nvidia and organized by Mass Robotics. The cohort spans sectors including agriculture, construction, and logistics, and is designed to refine intelligent robotic

Naver Maps is updating its service to display real-time public-transport safety information, giving users access to incidents and delays as they travel. The update aims to help commuters plan safer, more reliable routes by reflecting changes in transit conditions as they happen. The map now shows real-time alerts for disruptions

Egg prices in South Korea have surged again as avian influenza spreads, with a standard carton of 30 large eggs trading around 7,000 won at major supermarkets. The latest data show the average consumer price for a carton of 특란 (large eggs) at 7,045 won, up about 16.

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, appeared on national television on the 12th to deliver his first public message since his election, signaling a hardline stance toward the United States and Israel. The son of longtime leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was chosen as Iran’s third supreme leader after

Krafton, the South Korean game developer behind PUBG, has formed a strategic alliance with Hanwha Aerospace to pursue joint development and commercialization in the field of physical AI, including applications for defense. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on core technology, demonstrations, and the eventual establishment

NCSoft chief executive Park Byung-mu outlined a strategic pivot to diversify the company’s business away from its MMORPG core at a management strategy briefing held at the firm’s Pangyo campus in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. The company aims to reach 5 trillion won in revenue by 2030, with a

A former Seoul city council member, Kim Gyeong, is at the center of allegations over a 100 million won “nomination fund” scheme. After a pretrial detention hearing at Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District on the 3rd, Kim left the courtroom. He reportedly rejected claims by lawmaker Kang Seon-woo

The United States on the 12th announced a temporary general license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to allow the sale of Russian crude oil and petroleum products that were loaded onto ships before 12:01 a.m. local time on that day, with sales permitted through April

The U.S. Treasury has temporarily permitted purchases of Russian crude oil and oil products loaded before 12:01 a.m. on the Dec. 12 local time deadline, authorizing them for 30 days through Jan. 11. The move is framed as a narrowly targeted step to stabilize global oil markets