Hyundai Motor Company has temporarily halted the sale of certain specifications of its All-New Palisade large SUV after identifying a safety issue with the vehicle’s second- and third-row power seats. The company said on the 14th that under certain conditions, the seat-folding function may fail to detect contact with

Hanwha Aerospace and Krafton, the developer behind PUBG: Battlegrounds, announced on the 13th a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop “physical AI” and explore the formation of a joint venture to commercialize the results. The collaboration covers core AI research and development, with plans to pursue demonstration projects, application scenarios,

A French soldier has died in Iraq as tensions in the Middle East escalate after the broader conflict began last month, marking the first European casualty among troops deployed there. French President Emmanuel Macron said one French service member involved in the fight against ISIS was killed in an attack

South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said he met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss North Korea, during a briefing with reporters at the Korea Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., on the 13th local time. Kim said the talks with Trump at

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace and game developer Krafton announced on the 13th a strategic collaboration centered on “physical AI,” with plans to establish a joint venture and Krafton joining Hanwha Asset Management’s roughly $1 billion AI, robotics and defense investment fund. Specifics on the JV’s timing and

South Korea’s Kim Yun-ji won four medals at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Paralympics, including a gold in the women’s biathlon 12.5-kilometer event. The 19-year-old athlete was competing in her Paralympic debut and became the first Korean woman to win a Winter Paralympics gold. In

South Korea is revamping its seasonal and time-of-use electricity pricing for industrial customers to steer daytime demand toward periods when solar generation is high and to curb consumption at times when the grid is tighter. The plan, announced by the Ministry overseeing climate, energy and environment alongside Korea Electric Power

Anthropic, a U.S.-based AI startup known for stressing ethical guidelines and human-rights protections in its tools, has found itself in a high-stakes clash with the U.S. government over national security and control of powerful AI. The Department of Defense designated Anthropic as a supply-chain security risk and

A South Korean activist investor group led by GreenOak Capital and Altimeter is reported to have boosted its stake in Coupang, Inc., the U.S.-listed subsidiary of the Seoul-based e-commerce platform. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Coupang director Neil Mehta shows he bought about 7.

Seoul’s housing market is easing in the Gangnam area as the government signals a shift to tax changes aimed at curbing real estate speculation. Officials say they are preparing a reform of holding taxes that would cover ultra-high-price homes and non-resident one-home owners, a move tied to the broader