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2026-08-20 (Thu)

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Intel Announces 10% Price Hike on CPUs: PC Manufacturers Bracing for Massive Production Cost Spikes
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Record-Breaking Deluge Batters Chiba: 8 Dead, Thousands Stranded in Night of Chaos
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U.S. Trade Court Strikes Down Trump’s ‘Global 10% Tariff,’ Citing Executive Overreach

SK Hynix Announces Record-Breaking 40 Trillion Won Share Buyback and Cancellation to Maximize Shareholder Value

SEOUL — SK Hynix has unveiled an unprecedented shareholder return policy, announcing plans to acquire and cancel 40 trillion won ($30 billion) worth of its own shares. This marks the largest sha

AI is a Winner-Take-All Game… Fall Behind and Risk Becoming a "Subcontractor Nation"

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) acquires physical bodies and arms, "Physical AI" is rapidly permeating industrial sectors at an unprecedented pace. A fierce global race is underway to seiz

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Jensen Huang’s Strategic Alliance with South Korea: Redefining the Global Physical AI Landscape: As the artificial intelligence industry pivots from text-based chatbots to "physical AI"—AI integrated with hardware that operates directly within the physical world—NVIDIA CEO

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Semiconductor Boom Lifts Growth Outlook, Yet Job Creation Falters: South Korea’s economic landscape is experiencing a sharp divergence, characterized by a surging macroeconomic growth rate driven by a powerful semiconductor boom, contrasted with a sluggish labo

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Unlocking the Mystery of 'Beat Signals' in Quantum Materials: Korean Researchers Reveal the Hidden Cause: South Korean researchers have successfully identified the origin of "beat signals," a long-standing obstacle in interpreting quantum signals within quantum materials. This breakthrough is

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KT Launches "KT NPU LLM Station": A Breakthrough Enterprise Sovereign AI Appliance Combining Domestic Chips and LLM: KT has officially unveiled the "KT NPU LLM Station," a corporate sovereign AI appliance that integrates South Korean-developed artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors and a proprietary

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Fashion Runway Show 2026

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Let’s recycle the old blankets in Jeju Island’s closet instead of incinerating them.: [Global Economic Times] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is the first in the country to implement a ‘used blanket circular economy pilot project’. Jeju Island signed a business agreem

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Naver Webtoon Launches Triple IP Expansion Strategy Across Short-Form Video, Animation, and Games

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POSCO Group Expands Battery Materials Partnership with China’s Ronbay Group, Forging Ahead into the Chinese Market

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Beyond Semiconductors: China Accused of Copying US Robot Designs

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Won-Dollar Exchange Rate Falls Below 1,400 Won, Returning to 1,300 Range After 11 Months

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South Korean Police Officer Suspended for Stealing AirPods at Gym, Caught via Bluetooth

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"Family Photos for 49,000 Won"—The Outrageous 7.15 Million Won Studio Bill That Shocked Korea

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KOMSCO Launches Official Commemorative Medals for the 150th Birth Anniversary of Baekbeom Kim Koo, Designated as a UNESCO Anniversary Year

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President Lee Proposes New Peace Vision for Korean Peninsula on 81st Liberation Day

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NHRCK Rules Gender-Based Bathhouse Fees Discriminatory

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South Korea to Revive Pro-Japanese Asset Recovery: New Law Targets "Disposed" Property

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Applied Materials Shatters Records with Q3 2026 Earnings Driven by AI Surge

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HD Hyundai and TerraPower Accelerate Cooperation for Next-Generation SMR Commercialization

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Real-Life 'Catch Me If You Can': Former Flight Attendant Admits to Multi-Year Pilot Impersonation Scheme

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Joonggonara Enters 'Doorstep Courier' Arena as South Korean Re-Commerce Last-Mile Battle Escalates

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K-Medical Aesthetics Soar as Exports Fuel Record-Breaking Earnings

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(CCEI Chungnam) Chungnam Center for Creative Economy & Innovation Supports 5 Companies Participating in ‘2026 Vietfood & Beverage’

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Geoje Shipyards Resume Normal Operations After Record Flooding

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The Battle for the Luxury SUV Crown: Audi Q9 Joins the Fray as Genesis Readies GV90

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Samsung Electronics Enters a Strong Recovery Phase, Eyeing a Potential Rebound Past Recent Lows

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LG and NVIDIA Forge "Physical AI" Alliance to Lead Future Robotics and AI Infrastructure

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Trump Clears Path for Foreign Shipbuilders to Construct U.S. Navy Vessels; Hanwha Ocean Poised for Opportunity

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Anthropic CEO's Wife Under Scrutiny: Past Ties to Jeffrey Epstein Emerge

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2: Goldman Sachs Maintains KOSPI Target at 12,000, Citing "Excessive Market Fear"

3: Nable Communications Secures 5G Private Network Upgrade Deal with LG Uplus

4: 'Delisting Countdown' Becomes Reality as Mass Administrative Stock Designations Hit Listed Companies

5: TSMC Accelerates 3nm Capacity Expansion: Monthly Output Set to Exceed 180,000 Wafers by Year-End

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Coupang’s ‘Chameleon Management’ Arbitrarily Switching Its Nationality

The Fall of Korean Football: Questioning the Weight of Responsibility

The True Face of Our Politics After Stripping Away the Mask of Fairness

A Feast of Algae Created by 21.5 Billion Won in Taxes: Where Has Public Accountability Gone?

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LG Electronics and NVIDIA Partner to Train 12 Years Worth of Robot Data Within the Year

Anthropic Achieves First Quarterly Profit Amid Massive Revenue Growth

Samsung’s "3M" Innovation: Why Gen Z and Millennials Are Flocking to the Galaxy Z8 Series

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Moody's Upgrades South Korea's 2026 Growth Forecast to 3.5% on Semiconductor Boom

KOSPI Nears 7,000 Milestone with a 2.4% Surge, Riding a Five-Day Winning Streak Market Overview: A Powerful Weekly Rally

"No to Tech Duopoly, No to Leverage": Foreign Investors Ditch $6.2 Billion in South Korea for Taiwan's Stability

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