South Korea’s government will boost national strategic technology R&D to 8.6 trillion won this year, a 30 percent increase from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT). The increase underscores a sustained push to elevate the country’s leadership in key

President Lee Jae-myung spoke at a town hall in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, on March 13, 2026, titled “Listening to Chungbuk’s Heart.” He described a government discussion about whether the three neighboring regions—Chungcheongnam-do, Daejeon, and potentially Chungcheongbuk-do—should be unified into a larger framework for living conditions and

In Ulsan, UNIST unveiled its Quantum Nano-Fab, a national core research infrastructure aimed at strengthening Korea’s quantum technology capabilities. The project commits a total budget of 30 billion won and is designed to carry out the full lifecycle of quantum device development—from design through fabrication, analysis, verification, and

Nearly 2,000 people who say they were harmed by Coupang’s large-scale data breach have filed a civil damages suit against the Seoul-based e-commerce giant. The first hearing in the case, brought by 1,998 plaintiffs, was held in the Seoul Central District Court on the afternoon of the

Krafton, the South Korean game developer behind PUBG, and Hanwha Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop physical AI technologies and to pursue a joint venture aimed at rapid field deployment and commercialization across defense and other sectors. The MOU outlines collaborative R&D on core

Reports out of South Korea indicate Apple’s foldable iPhone could carry a price well above expectations, potentially near twice the price of the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The disclosures come from MacRumors, which cited leaks on storage options and pricing. According to the Chinese tech tipster Instant Digital, the

Retail investors in South Korea are increasingly moving into exchange-traded funds as market volatility grows following tensions between the United States and Iran. An image from Hana Bank’s flagship building in Seoul accompanies the account of how individual traders have shifted toward ETFs amid a backdrop of sharp swings

The leader of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP), Jang Dong-hyeok, said on March 13 that fairness is the lifeblood of party nominations. Speaking to reporters at the National Assembly, he responded to questions about Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s continued refusal to submit nomination applications, a stance

CHA Biotech Group announced on the 13th that it has sold its entire stake in Soliders Investment, the group’s venture-capital arm focused on biomedicine and healthcare, to JW Holdings. The sale covers all holdings held by CHA Biotech Group subsidiaries and related entities in Soliders Investment: 46.5% in

A prominent transplant surgeon at Severance Hospital in Seoul led a complex kidney transplant for a Korean patient whose chronic kidney failure began with an apparently minor condition. Im Da-som, now in her 30s, received her father’s kidney in February 2025 after 18 months of preparation and a rare