A Korean-language book, titled Robots and the People Who Love Them, surveys how social robots are moving from novelty to everyday life and why that shift matters beyond Korea. Written by a science writer, the work argues that as artificial intelligence and robotics advance, social robots are increasingly embedded in

Kiwoom Asset Management reported that its exchange-traded fund focused on U.S. energy companies, the KIWOOM U.S. Oil & Energy Companies ETF, has surpassed 52.8 billion won in net assets as of February 11, rising from 7.7 billion won at year’s end. The fund’s assets

China’s top legislature and its advisory body approved a draft law aimed at promoting ethnic unity and “progress,” with provisions that would standardize schooling in Putonghua and restrict minority languages. At the closing ceremony of the annual session, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s

A South Korean court has issued a mixed ruling in the case of a sitting lawmaker from the ruling Democratic Party, confirming part of the charges while sending others back for retrial. The Supreme Court’s third division, led by Justice Lee Heung-gu, ruled on July 12 that the lawmaker,

South Korea is forecast to be mostly cloudy on Thursday, with Jeju Island as the exception. In the morning, rain or snow is expected along Gangwon Province’s east coast and in the mountainous areas, with some Gangwon highlands likely to see heavy snowfall of up to 20 centimeters. From

A veteran South Korean stage star, Nam Kyung-ju, has been forwarded to prosecutors on charges of rape by force after a police investigation into a sexual assault allegation, police said. The alleged incident is said to have occurred in Seoul late last year, when a woman reported to emergency services

South Korea’s broadcasting and communications regulator is weighing the creation of a new national institute aimed at promoting broadcasting, media, and communications. The proposal would place a Korea Broadcasting Media and Communications Promotion Institute under the Commission on Broadcasting, Media and Communications (the 방미통위) and would dissolve two existing

Cloudy skies brought scattered rain across much of South Korea today. The northeastern mountains and the East Sea coast are forecast to see rain or snow through tomorrow. Ulleungdo and Dokdo, the islets in the East Sea, remain under a blizzard advisory with up to 8 centimeters of snow expected.

An investigation into last year’s data breach at Lotte Card has found that sensitive information was exposed after the company failed to properly encrypt logs from its online payment system. The breach, disclosed in August, affected about 2.97 million cardholders, with card numbers and expiration dates leaked, according

NCSoft has unveiled a strategy to lift annual sales to 5 trillion won and achieve an return on equity of 15% by 2030, centering on upgrading its legacy IP and securing new intellectual property. Co-CEO Park Byung-mu outlined the plan at the company’s management strategy briefing on the 12th,