South Korea’s government has approved its first detailed implementation plan for the 2026 National Strategic Technology Development Basic Plan, signaling a comprehensive push to turn selected technologies into market-ready assets. The decision was made at the 13th meeting of the National Strategic Technology Special Committee. The plan lays out

Widening tensions in South Korea’s political scene burst into the national spotlight as a so-called “prosecution withdrawal trade” controversy intensifies. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has pressed for party reform and has boycotted nominating applications, while Lee Jeong-hyun, the head of the People Power Party’s (PPP) nomination committee, abruptly

The Ministry of Science and ICT of South Korea hosted a roundtable in Seoul on the 13th to discuss “Agentic AI era, the software industry and talent development.” The event took place in the main conference room of the National Council for Science and Technology Advisory in Jongno-gu, a central

Eco Prime Marine Pacific has signed a memorandum of understanding with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to pursue an asset transfer of the Gunsan shipyard, marking the first step toward a potential full acquisition. A final agreement would follow after due diligence and closer inspection of the yard’s assets and

Baek Byung-dong, a leading figure in Korean modern music and a former professor at Seoul National University, died on the 12th at age 90. Born in 1936 in Manchuria, he became one of the most influential composers in Korea’s contemporary music scene. After graduating from Seoul National University’s

An early-morning note posted inside a South Korean apartment building elevator has sparked debate about how much noise is acceptable in South Korea’s dense, multi-unit housing. The note requests residents to refrain from using a blender and other similar appliances around 6:30 am, saying the sound has been

EcoPrime Marine Pacific and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries have signed a memorandum of agreement to transfer assets of the Gunsan shipyard in North Jeolla Province, a move that would flag a restart of new shipbuilding at the facility. The sale price is expected to be in the range of 700

The Korea Housing Finance Corporation (HUG) held a policy-focused meeting with the Korean Housing Construction Association and regional construction leaders in Seoul to discuss improvements to the agency’s guarantee programs intended to support housing supply. The event took place at the Seoul Housing Construction Hall and brought together HUG

The appellate trial in the Daejang-dong private developers corruption case opened today, but the proceedings looked markedly different from a typical high-profile hearing. Prosecutors decided not to pursue an appeal, leaving only a single senior prosecutor in court. Defendants Kim Man-bae, Nam Wook, and Jeong Young-hak—who were convicted in

Baek Byung-dong, a leading figure in Korean contemporary classical music, died on the 12th at age 90. Born in 1936 in Manchuria, he studied at Seoul National University’s College of Music and went on to study composition in Germany at Hannover under Yun I-sang. Over a career spanning six