Why it mattersKorea is a global tech manufacturing powerhouse, yet it struggles to spin homegrown academic research into new companies—a gap that shapes …
The Bank of Korea says university startups can't cross the funding 'valley of death' despite world-class patents.
Read MoreWhy it mattersSouth Korea is a bellwether for food and lifestyle trends across Asia, so its rapid mainstreaming of high-protein products signals where gl…
Korean dairy makers now sell drinks with up to 60g of protein as high-protein eating goes mainstream nationwide.
Read MoreWhy it mattersBTS is one of the world's biggest acts, and the surge of fans around its concerts creates real-world economic ripples — including lodging s…
Korea Maritime University will rent 14 ocean-view guesthouse rooms at $36 a night for fans attending BTS's June 12–13 Busan concert.
Read MoreWhy it mattersTwo breaches in days at widely used Korean services show how exposed everyday consumers are, and the leaked data can fuel phishing and iden…
Hackers breached CU convenience store's parcel service, exposing users' names, phone numbers, emails, addresses and more.
Read MoreWhy it mattersSamsung is a bellwether for the global chip industry, so how it divides an AI-era windfall signals how the gains of the AI boom may be shar…
A fight over bonuses at Samsung's record AI-driven profits has reopened an old debate over labor, capital and fairness.
Read MoreWhy it mattersThese mudflats are an irreplaceable refueling stop for endangered migratory birds traveling between East Asia and Australasia, so their pro…
An advisory body has recommended UNESCO expand South Korea's Getbol tidal flats, adding four coastal areas ahead of a July vote in Busan.
Read MoreWhy it mattersA former head of state is being criminally questioned over an attempt to declare martial law in a major US ally and democracy, and over how…
Ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol faced his first questioning over orders to send US allies messages justifying his 2024 martial-law decree.
Read MoreWhy it mattersIt shows how South Korea's polarized politics filter into everyday cultural life, including which books citizens turn to after a contentiou…
A Hankyoreh editor recommends three new books for South Korean voters left uneasy by the June 3 local election results.
Read MoreWhy it mattersIt's a concrete example of how climate change is forcing scientists to rewrite the basic vocabulary they use to describe weather, not just …
South Korea has officially redefined its summer rainy season 'jangma' to reflect increasingly erratic and intense rainfall.
Read MoreWhy it mattersSouth Korea makes the high-bandwidth memory that nearly every advanced AI chip needs, so Huang's supply-chain talks here directly shape how…
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Seoul on June 5 for supply-chain talks with Korea's top chip and tech firms.
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