Ian Werther

KAIST President Lee Kwang-hyung has withdrawn his resignation and will remain in office until a successor is appointed, the university said on the 13th. The move aims to keep the university’s operations stable and minimize disruption to teaching and research while a new president is chosen. The decision reflects

Seoul’s Special Investigation Committee for the Itaewon disaster held a two-day hearing in central Seoul, but former president Yoon Suk-yeol did not attend despite a summons. The committee announced it would file a complaint with prosecutors over his absence. Committee chair Song Ki-chun said the panel had requested Yoon’

South Korea’s government will boost national strategic technology R&D to 8.6 trillion won this year, a 30 percent increase from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT). The increase underscores a sustained push to elevate the country’s leadership in key

President Lee Jae-myung spoke at a town hall in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, on March 13, 2026, titled “Listening to Chungbuk’s Heart.” He described a government discussion about whether the three neighboring regions—Chungcheongnam-do, Daejeon, and potentially Chungcheongbuk-do—should be unified into a larger framework for living conditions and

In Ulsan, UNIST unveiled its Quantum Nano-Fab, a national core research infrastructure aimed at strengthening Korea’s quantum technology capabilities. The project commits a total budget of 30 billion won and is designed to carry out the full lifecycle of quantum device development—from design through fabrication, analysis, verification, and

Nearly 2,000 people who say they were harmed by Coupang’s large-scale data breach have filed a civil damages suit against the Seoul-based e-commerce giant. The first hearing in the case, brought by 1,998 plaintiffs, was held in the Seoul Central District Court on the afternoon of the

Krafton, the South Korean game developer behind PUBG, and Hanwha Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop physical AI technologies and to pursue a joint venture aimed at rapid field deployment and commercialization across defense and other sectors. The MOU outlines collaborative R&D on core

Reports out of South Korea indicate Apple’s foldable iPhone could carry a price well above expectations, potentially near twice the price of the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The disclosures come from MacRumors, which cited leaks on storage options and pricing. According to the Chinese tech tipster Instant Digital, the

Retail investors in South Korea are increasingly moving into exchange-traded funds as market volatility grows following tensions between the United States and Iran. An image from Hana Bank’s flagship building in Seoul accompanies the account of how individual traders have shifted toward ETFs amid a backdrop of sharp swings

The leader of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP), Jang Dong-hyeok, said on March 13 that fairness is the lifeblood of party nominations. Speaking to reporters at the National Assembly, he responded to questions about Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s continued refusal to submit nomination applications, a stance