Ian Werther

Former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon spoke at a Talk Concert 2026 event in Seoul on the 8th, held at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in the Songpa district. He addressed questions about whether he betrayed the country by entering politics or by his stance toward President Yoon Suk-yeol, insisting that

South Korea’s broad money supply, known as M2, rose in January, continuing a three-month upward trend. The Bank of Korea (BOK) said M2 averaged 4,108.9 trillion won for January, up 0.7% from December, equivalent to an increase of about 27.7 trillion won. The BOK explained

Baek Byung-dong, a composer long regarded as a pioneer of Korea’s modern music and a former professor at Seoul National University, has died on the 12th at age 90. A student of Yun Isang, he was a leading figure in shaping Korea’s postwar contemporary music scene. Born in

Seoul — VeslAI announced on the 12th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with domestic AI semiconductor maker Ribelion to collaborate on cloud infrastructure built around a domestically produced neural processing unit (NPU) and an AI software platform, as part of a broader “K-AI full-stack” initiative. The agreement aims

Adobe reported a record quarterly revenue for its fiscal first quarter, signaling resilience in a software market wary of AI-driven disruption. The company posted revenue of $6.4 billion, up 12% from a year earlier and above market expectations of about $6.28 billion. The growth was broad-based across major

KG Mobility (KGM) disclosed that it held a strategic meeting with FUTA Group’s automotive unit, Kim Long Motors (KLMH), in Da Nang, Vietnam, to review the KD production site and discuss detailed collaboration for local assembly ahead of a broader Vietnam market entry. The meeting, held at FUTA Group’

Netflix has formalized a multi-year exclusive animation writing and directing partnership with Korean-Canadian co-director Maggie (Mei) Kang and director Chris Appelhans to develop a sequel to the animated feature K-Pop Demon Hunters. The project is in the early stages of production, and a release date has not been announced. Kang

Seoul — South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) hosted an expert briefing on how the software industry and workforce development should adapt to an era of Agency AI, autonomous artificial intelligence that acts on behalf of humans. Agency AI refers to systems that go beyond generating text or

Daegu City’s Office of Education announced that the 2025 nationwide survey on private education expenditures showed the Daegu region recorded the largest drop in private tutoring participation, shrinking by 6.5 percentage points. The average monthly per-student spending on private tutoring fell by 31,000 won, a significant decline

South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, who is visiting the United States, held a meeting with the U.S. Vice President on the afternoon of the 12th local time. The Korean prime minister used the session to highlight a new investment measure, noting that yesterday the Special Act on