A fishing vessel operating under Hanrim Shipping caught fire in the morning on the sea about 90 kilometers southwest of Chaegu Island, off Jeju Island. The 29-ton A-ho, with 10 crew aboard, was reported in distress near Hankyeong-myeon’s Chaegu-do. The Jeju Coast Guard said the incident was reported around

A team of researchers from Shenzhen’s Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) has developed a wearable robotic platform designed to help people carry heavy loads more easily, evoking a centaur-like hybrid of human and machine. The work was highlighted by the science outlet Interesting Engineering and published in

South Korea is expected to experience a pronounced day-to-night temperature swing this Saturday the 14th, with mild daytime warmth and chilly mornings. The Korea Meteorological Administration says skies will be mostly cloudy nationwide, and some southern inland areas could see frost during dawn to morning hours. Officials also noted that

Krafton, the South Korean game maker behind PUBG, announced on the 13th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hanwha Aerospace to jointly develop Physical AI and to establish a venture aimed at taking the work from research into commercialization. The agreement signals a strategic shift from entertainment

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong returned to Seoul on the 13th, arriving at the Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center. He had wrapped up a European business trip focused on expanding collaboration in Samsung SDI’s electric vehicle battery business and potential new orders with European automakers. Lee’s arrival at

U.S. stocks extended their losses as trading wrapped up in New York on Tuesday, with renewed caution over the Iran-Israel conflict and the global outlook for inflation dampening investor sentiment. The market broader move came even as there were no decisive shifts in the battlefield dynamics; the Hormuz Strait

Kakao Mobility disclosed that CEO Ryoo Geun-seon outlined a shift to a physical AI-based future mobility company in a letter to all employees dated the 12th, with the company publicly reporting the plan on the 13th. The move signals a strategic reorientation beyond traditional ride-hailing and service operations. The company

Seoul — Lee Jeong-hyun, chairman of the People Power Party’s (PPP) Nomination Management Committee, announced on March 11 at the PPP’s Yeouido headquarters the results and schedule of the party’s nomination screening. A few days later, on March 13, he disclosed his intention to step down as head

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace and game developer Krafton announced on the 13th that they will jointly develop physical AI technology and establish a joint venture to commercialize the results. The memorandum of understanding outlines a path to co-develop core physical AI capabilities and to form a JV to bring

South Korea’s Ministry of Education on Tuesday unveiled a plan to allocate medical school quotas for the 2027–2031 academic years, a move that regional universities in Daegu welcomed as a step to strengthen local healthcare capacity. The plan aims to address persistent regional medical workforce shortages and to