Ian Werther

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has announced a strategic collaboration with Krafton, the Korean game developer behind PUBG, to jointly develop “physical AI” technologies. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on the 13th to pursue research and development, testing scenarios, and the creation of an initial joint venture,

A deadly stabbing occurred in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, when a 40s man attacked a woman in her 20s with a knife on a street in Onam-eup early on a weekday morning. The victim, identified as B, died from the wound. The assailant, A, fled the scene but was arrested about

South Korea’s Ministry of Education announced on the 13th the preliminary allocations of medical school student quotas for the 2027–2031 academic years, following a prior review by the Health and Welfare Policy Advisory Committee earlier this year. The move is part of a long-running effort to adjust the

A municipal employee in Daegu’s Suseong District was found dead on the fourth floor of the district office annex early on the morning of the 13th, police said. Officials said there were no signs of foul play at the scene, and an autopsy will be performed to determine the

During a briefing at the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, identified in the report as the former U.S. defense secretary, said Iran’s newly chosen supreme leader Mojtaba Hamenei had been wounded and may be disfigured. The claim marks the first time a high-ranking U.S. official publicly discussed the leader’

The People Power Party (PPP) will hold a “vision debate” for five governor–level preselection candidates in Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province) on the 16th at about 2 p.m. The event will take place at the PPP headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul. The debate is part of the party’s internal

South Korean actor Lee Jae-ryong has had an additional charge added by the Seoul Gangnam Police, who say he attempted to delay a drunk-driving breath test after a collision. The police added a charge of obstruction of breath testing under the Road Traffic Act. The incident dates to the night

South Korea’s latest political-media controversy centers on an alleged “deal to cancel a prosecution” involving President Lee Jae-myung. The allegation arises from statements by Jang In-su, a former MBC reporter, who appeared on broadcaster Kim Eo-jun’s YouTube program claiming a high-ranking government official told prosecutors to drop an

A missile struck the helicopter landing pad inside the U.S. Embassy complex in Baghdad early on Thursday, according to Iraqi security officials cited by AP. The blast produced dark smoke over the embassy compound, which houses one of the world’s largest U.S. diplomatic facilities. The Baghdad embassy

South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the White House in Washington, D.C., on the 12th local time. It was their second in-person meeting in roughly six weeks since Kim’s visit to the United States on January 23. According