Iran’s newly elected supreme leader, Ayatollah Seyed Moztaba Hamenei, has a blue verification badge on his official X account, the platform’s paid subscription mark. The account in question, “@Rahbarenghelab_,” carries the blue check that X assigns to paying subscribers. X’s Blue subscription unlocks features such as longer

The Korea National University’s Korean Studies Center, via its Kyujanggak Archives, will publicly display the complete treasure Woljongdo (越中圖) at the Kyujanggak Exhibition Room in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. The display runs from May 16 to June 26, with the eight-panel album drawn from the institution’s storage. The work

Two weeks of Iran-related tensions and oil-price volatility weighed on U.S. equities, with New York’s three major indexes closing lower on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 46,558.47, down 0.26% from the previous session. The S&P 500 declined 0.61% to

Krafton, the South Korean game developer, and Hanwha Aerospace have formed a strategic alliance in the field of Physical AI, signing a memorandum of understanding on the 13th to pursue joint research and development and to establish a joint venture aimed at commercialization across defense and other sectors. The collaboration

South Korea’s government says the number of public health doctors, or gongboeui, is dropping rapidly due to a broad policy clash that has disrupted training for resident doctors and medical students. In response, the Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to prioritize gongboeui deployment in medically underserved areas and

Five defendants in the ongoing Daejang-dong development scandal appeared at the Seoul High Court for the first appellate hearing, marking the start of the appeal for Kim Man-bae, Yoo Dong-gyu, Nam Wook, Jeong Young-hak, and Jeong Min-yong. They face mostly the same charges that were upheld in the first trial,

Prices at South Korean gas stations fell on the morning of the 14th, the second day after the government introduced an oil price ceiling. The national average for gasoline was 1,851.9 won per liter, down 12.2 won from the previous day, while diesel averaged 1,856.1

South Korea’s tech scene this week highlighted deeper cross-border AI collaboration and a push to apply artificial intelligence to physical systems. Hanwha Aerospace is teaming with Krafton to form a joint venture focused on developing physical AI that operates in real-world environments. The arrangement includes Krafton joining an AI,

A Bloomberg News report, citing Bank of America’s chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett, says the current market backdrop—rising oil prices and concerns about private lending quality—has begun to resemble the prelude to the 2008 financial crisis. Hartnett’s investor note argued that asset-price movements in 2026 are

Samsung Electronics’ latest flagship, the Galaxy S26 Ultra, is drawing international attention for its AI features and a privacy-focused display, with favorable early reviews for the accompanying Galaxy Buds4 Pro as well. TechRadar in the United Kingdom called the S26 Ultra “the strongest leap” in the Galaxy S line to