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NC AI has introduced its Barco Game AI solution, announcing a new development ecosystem that connects game creation with global market entry. The aim is to establish a virtuous cycle that stretches from game制作 to market validation and publishing, creating an integrated flow that supports developers at every stage. The

Former Democratic Party of Korea leader Song Young-gil has criticized YouTube host Kim Eo-jun, who runs a pro‑favored channel, for discussing what he called a rumor about a deal to drop charges against Lee Jae-myung. Song spoke on CBS Radio’s program Park Jae-hong’s One Round Battle on

Netflix has announced a sequel to the animated feature K-Pop Demon Hunters, in a move that underscores the global reach of Korean content. Bloomberg News reports that on the 12th local time, Netflix formalized a multi-year exclusive partnership with co-directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans to produce the follow-up. The

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced on December 12 that it has opened a Section 301 investigation into 60 trading partners to determine whether imports into the United States are produced with forced labor, a move that includes South Korea among the countries under review. Among the 60 countries

Hanwha Aerospace and Krafton have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop AI technology for physical systems and to explore establishing a joint venture. The agreement covers core research and development of physical AI, feasibility testing, and building technical and operational structures, with the goal of eventually commercializing the成果

The Democratic Party of Korea has named four candidates for the Chungcheongbuk-do (Chungbuk) governor race in the June 3 local elections. The contenders are No Yeong-min, a former chief of staff to the president; Song Gi-seop, a former Jincheon County head; Shin Yong-han, vice chairman of the Presidential Committee for

A two-day hearing of the Special Investigation Commission to uncover the truth about the Itaewon disaster opened on the 12th in central Seoul’s Banking Hall building. The session, focused on the Oct. 29, 2022 crowd crush in Itaewon, brought testimony from former Yongsan Police Station chief Lee Im-jae and

The People Power Party’s (PPP) Nomination Management Committee, led by chair Lee Jung-hyun, announced the results of the party’s candidate screening and the schedule for remaining tasks at the party’s central headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 11th. On the 13th, Lee said in a statement that

Iran's purported new leadership, Sayyed Mojtaba Hamenei, said in a first official statement carried by state television on the 12th that Iran must keep using the leverage of blocking the Strait of Hormuz and has begun examining the formation of a “second front” to extend its pressure against

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s long-serving Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was elected as the country’s next supreme leader on Sept. 9. On Sept. 12, local time, state television broadcast his first public remarks, with an anchor reading the message because Khamenei has not appeared in public since