Apgujeong Rodeo Street to host world food, music festival Sunday
A street festival featuring food and music from around the world will be held on Apgujeong Rodeo Street in Seoul’s…
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Seoul Mediacity Biennale names Irini Papadimitriou artistic director for 2027 edition
A curator whose work explores the uneasy relationship between art, technology and society will lead the 14th Seoul…
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Lee calls for proactive prevention of violent crimes to build 'supersafe' society
President Lee Jae Myung on Friday called for proactive efforts to prevent violent crimes to ensure a "supersafe"…
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New York votes to ban Central Park horse carriages after decades of debate
NEW YORK — New York's city council on Thursday voted to ban horse-drawn carriages in Central Park, signaling the end of…
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HD Hyundai, Kiewit to form JV to build shipyard in US
Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Co. said Friday it will establish a joint venture with U.S. engineering and…
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Seoul sends costumed dogs on patrol through historic alley
Dogs dressed as Joseon-era night watchmen will take to Seoul’s historic streets Saturday, bringing an unusual twist to…
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Seoul stocks trade sharply lower Friday morning on profit-taking
Korean stocks traded sharply lower late Friday morning as investors offloaded major chip shares to take profits…
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Korean shares opened sharply lower Friday, weighed down by overnight losses in U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) and…
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SK hynix halts review of US stock market listing of Solidigm
Solidigm, SK hynix’s NAND flash memory subsidiary, has decided to halt its review of potential pre-IPO fundraising and…
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Solidigm has decided to halt its review of potential pre-IPO fundraising and initial public offering (IPO) options,…
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Govts, companies take websites offline over PHP flaws
Several government, school and hospital websites across Europe and beyond were taken offline on Wednesday as…
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'No retirement from giving': Catholic priest returns to school to care for elderly
A Catholic priest in his 60s who has spent his life serving others is embarking on a new educational journey after…
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Netanyahu says 'toppling' Iran government only way to end threat
DIMONA, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the only way to remove the threat…
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France's Macron vows order, calls foreign criticism of unrest 'stupid'
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Wednesday to prevent a repeat of last weekend's violence at protests planned…
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OpenAI says its AI agents disabled their own safety monitors
WASHINGTON — OpenAI has revealed that two of its artificial intelligence agents disabled or weakened systems built to…
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Lee meets with WHO chief to discuss cooperation in healthcare
President Lee Jae Myung met with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on…
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Nasdaq climbs over 1% as SpaceX, Super Micro improve AI sentiment
The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wednesday after quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer improved…
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Websites go dark worldwide as AI exposes critical security flaws
WASHINGTON — Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites Wednesday after two critical flaws…
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Nvidia adds Samsung Electro-Mechanics to substrate supply chain, plans capacity expansion in S. Korea
WASHINGTON — U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp. said Wednesday that South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. is joining…
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What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline?
Government websites across Europe went dark on Wednesday as operators raced to patch two critical vulnerabilities in…
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Putin agrees to resume 3-way talks with Kyiv and Washington
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Wednesday to resume three-way negotiations next month with Washington and Kyiv…
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Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo’s doctors say that final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed that his lung cancer was…
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Trump says 'closest we've been' to ending Ukraine war
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believed an end to Russia's war on Ukraine could be closer…
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US 8th Army chief stresses readiness for threats beyond Korean Peninsula: report
WASHINGTON — The commander of the U.S. Eighth Army in South Korea has said his troops must be prepared to respond to…
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Publishers seek safeguards over suspected AI book-buying spree
Korean publishers are calling for stronger copyright protections and compensation as bulk book purchase requests…
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Korea's int'l student boom puts universities to new test
SINGAPORE, LONDON, SEOUL — Korea reached its goal of attracting 300,000 international students ahead of schedule. Now…
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Kentucky bourbon master eyes global expansion with Korean bartenders
Jefferson’s Bourbon founder Trey Zoeller was in Seoul last week for a special event in Korea, offering a unique…
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Cuba seeks closer ties with S. Korea amid prolonged US embargo: envoy
Cuba is seeking to deepen economic ties with South Korea as it has been grappling with the economic and energy crises…
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Korea, US conclude multinational maritime mine warfare exercise off Busan
WASHINGTON — South Korea and the United States have concluded a multinational maritime mine warfare exercise off…
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Scientists who laid groundwork for Korea's scientific rise
On Sept. 24, 1966, some 200 scientists and engineers from 71 academic societies gathered at the old Press Center in…
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1 person killed in attack on eastern Saudi airport, authorities say
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced that one Saudi resident was killed in attacks…
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Liberte, egalite, misery? Why France is burning
Anyone walking along the boulevards of Paris on Sunday afternoon will have sensed the “shame and anger” described by…
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Fraternity suspended at University of Arizona after female student reported assault by 2 men
The University of Arizona has suspended a fraternity's activities after a female student alleged two men sexually…
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Veterans minister to pay tribute to 2 late former presidents
Veterans Minister Kwon Oh-eul will visit the graves of two former presidents, including controversial former dictator…
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Xi reaffirms commitment to strengthening ties with N. Korea in reply to Kim Jong-un's letter
Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed Beijing's commitment to strengthening ties with North Korea, saying the two…
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Russia frees retired US schoolteacher in goodwill gesture as Putin meets Witkoff
ST PETERSBURG, Russia — Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, a retired US schoolteacher in custody since 2022, from prison on…
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