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Russian Arctic LNG carrier vessel transporting liquefied natural gas

South Korea Asks UK for Exemption From New Sanctions on Russian LNG – Reports

South Korea's trade ministry formally asked London for an exemption from incoming UK restrictions on Russian LNG Wednesday, citing Korea Gas Corp's Sakhalin-2 contract running to March 2028. Seoul is seeking the

August 7, 2026

by Economy Desk

Samsung Electronics semiconductor chip technology Q2 2026 earnings record HBM AI memory demand

Samsung’s Chip Division Posts Its Best Quarter as AI Memory Demand Overwhelms Supply

Samsung Electronics posted its best quarter in company history on Thursday, with the chip division recording a more than 250-fold surge in operating profit as AI data centers competed for High Bandwidth Memory that the company cannot produce fast enough.

July 30, 2026

by Technology Desk

KAIST spray powder stops severe bleeding in one second hemostatic research 2026

KAIST’s Spray Powder Stops Severe Bleeding in One Second

A research team at KAIST has developed a sprayable powder that stops severe bleeding in roughly

AGCL spray powder development schematic and gelation performance panels from KAIST research

KAIST’s Spray Powder Stops Severe Bleeding in One Second

A research team at KAIST has developed a sprayable powder that stops severe bleeding in roughly one second by converting blood into a hydrogel barrier. Made from natural compounds, it outperformed commercial

July 5, 2026

News·Science

Cars queue at a Lukoil petrol station in Moscow during Russia's 2026 fuel crisis as Ukrainian drone strikes cripple domestic refinery capacity

Russia Turns to Japan for Jet Fuel as Ukrainian Strikes Cripple Its Refineries

Russia is arranging its first import of Japanese jet fuel since 2022 — a 200,000-barrel cargo routing through South Korea's Yeosu port — as Ukrainian drone strikes have disabled a third of

July 4, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Bafana Bafana players celebrate South Africa's 1-0 win over South Korea at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Bafana Bafana Make History: South Africa Reach World Cup Last 16 for the First Time

South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 in Monterrey, Maseko's 63rd-minute header sending Bafana Bafana into the World Cup last 16 for the first time. Hugo Broos's side end 28 years of knockout

June 26, 2026

News·Sports

Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico, venue for the South Africa vs South Korea 2026 FIFA World Cup match

Bafana Bafana Make History: South Africa Reach World Cup Round of 32 for the First Time

South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 in Monterrey, Maseko's 63rd-minute header sending Bafana Bafana into the World Cup Round of 32 for the first time. Hugo Broos's side end 28 years of

June 26, 2026

News·Sports

Nothing cancels CMF Phone 3 Pro as rising RAM prices and memory chip costs disrupt the budget smartphone market in 2026

Nothing Cancels CMF Phone 3 Pro as Soaring RAM Prices Trigger a Budget Smartphone Crisis

The budget smartphone market has suffered a major setback after Nothing confirmed that it will not launch the highly anticipated CMF Phone 3 Pro in 2026, blaming an unprecedented surge in memory

June 20, 2026

News·Technology

Official Samsung Heavy Industries rendering of its Floating Data Center concept ship for AI compute at sea

Samsung Heavy Industries Is Building AI Data Centers on Ships. Two Regulators Already Approved the Design.

Samsung Heavy Industries has signed three partnership agreements and cleared design approval from the American Bureau of Shipping and Lloyd's Register for its 50-megawatt floating data center concept — a maritime answer

June 14, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

NASA Terra MODIS image of Jeju Island Korea Strait February 19 2026 with sediment plume from Chinese coast and cloud vortices

South Korea’s Soft Corals ‘Slumped’ Off Jeju Island in 2024. Scientists Are Watching the Yangtze and the El Niño for a Repeat.

A Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology study describes an 80-kilometre stretch of Jeju Island's southern coast where soft corals 'slumped' — drooped and disintegrated in five identified stages — during

June 13, 2026

Climate·News·Science

South Korea Hands Coupang a Record $409 Million Data Privacy Fine, Five Times Bigger Than Anything the Country Has Levied Before

South Korea's privacy regulator slapped Coupang with a 624.7 billion won fine, roughly $409 million, for a breach that exposed personal data of 37.5 million customers including phone numbers and addresses. The

June 13, 2026

Business·Entertainment·Movies·News

Yoon Suk Yeol, then South Korea's president, at the Camp David trilateral summit before his downfall

Thirty More Years for Yoon, This Time for the Drones He Flew at Pyongyang

A Seoul court sentenced ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years for the October 2024 drone incursion into Pyongyang, ruling he engineered the provocation as a pretext for martial law. It is

June 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Foreign exchange dealing room at Hana Bank Seoul South Korea showing KOSPI and semiconductor stock losses on June 8 2026

Seoul’s Circuit Breaker, a Jobs Shock and Iran’s Missiles: How Three Crises Crashed Asian Markets in a Single Day

South Korea's KOSPI plunged 8.29 percent and tripped its circuit breaker on Monday as three simultaneous shocks — Iran's missile strike on Israel, Broadcom's AI guidance miss, and a blowout US jobs

June 8, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

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South Korea Asks UK for Exemption From New Sanctions on Russian LNG – Reports

Samsung’s Chip Division Posts Its Best Quarter as AI Memory Demand Overwhelms Supply

KAIST’s Spray Powder Stops Severe Bleeding in One Second

KAIST’s Spray Powder Stops Severe Bleeding in One Second

Russia Turns to Japan for Jet Fuel as Ukrainian Strikes Cripple Its Refineries

Bafana Bafana Make History: South Africa Reach World Cup Last 16 for the First Time

Bafana Bafana Make History: South Africa Reach World Cup Round of 32 for the First Time

Nothing Cancels CMF Phone 3 Pro as Soaring RAM Prices Trigger a Budget Smartphone Crisis

South Korea’s Soft Corals ‘Slumped’ Off Jeju Island in 2024. Scientists Are Watching the Yangtze and the El Niño for a Repeat.

South Korea Hands Coupang a Record $409 Million Data Privacy Fine, Five Times Bigger Than Anything the Country Has Levied Before

Thirty More Years for Yoon, This Time for the Drones He Flew at Pyongyang

Seoul’s Circuit Breaker, a Jobs Shock and Iran’s Missiles: How Three Crises Crashed Asian Markets in a Single Day

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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