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South Korea wants to stockpile 10,000 GPUs as AI becomes a geopolitical contest

The country’s acting president said the AI rivalry has moved on from being solely between companies to a contest among nations.

Fortune

South Korean Actor Kim Sae-Ron's Tragic Death Sparks Outcry

The passing of South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron prompts reflection on celebrity treatment and online culture, urging a more compassionate approach.

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Kim Sae-ron: Death of South Korean actor sparks calls for change to how celebrities are treated online

Kim Sae-ron’s death has triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for changes to the way celebrities are treated

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South Korean Blockbuster 'JSA' Strikes A Chord 25 Years On

Twenty-five years ago, director Park Chan-wook risked jail to make a movie about friendship between North and South Korean soldiers, striking box office gold and beginning his actors' ascent to global stardom.

International Business Times

DeepSeek usage a ‘personal choice’ for public, Government says

It comes after South Korea became the latest nation to limit access to the China-based AI chatbot.

Evening Standard

DeepSeek blocked from app stores in South Korea

South Korean officials have temporarily restricted new downloads of DeepSeek.

TechRadar

DeepSeek App Suspended for Local Use in South Korea

South Korea's privacy commission removed the DeepSeek app from local app stores over data privacy concerns. Authorities are reviewing the app’s data

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A holiday to North Korea is ‘like a school trip’ says operator behind new tour as isolated nation reopens

Exclusive: ‘You enjoy and endure a trip to North Korea in equal measure,’ says Simon Cockerell of Koryo Tours

The Independent UK

South Korea becomes latest country to ban DeepSeek

Chinese AI app is facing global pushback over security, privacy and ethics concerns

The Independent UK

Jesse Lingard: ‘Mourinho was so chilled, he FaceTimed me from his hotel room’

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Exclusive interview: The former Manchester United and West Ham star tells Miguel Delaney how life at FC Seoul in South Korea has revitalised his career

The Independent UK

The Kia EV4 Is Here. It Looks Exactly Like The Concept

This is the all-new Kia EV4 in hatchback and sedan forms. The photos were published by Kia today, despite the South Korean automaker saying yesterday that it would reveal the EV4 alongside the EV2 and PV5 on February 27 during its annual EV Day event.

InsideEVs

South Korea removes DeepSeek from app stores pending privacy review

Personal Information Protection Commission says Chinese start-up accepted proposal to suspend downloads of AI chatbot.

Al Jazeera

Downloads of DeepSeek's AI apps paused in South Korea over privacy concerns

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns, according to South Korean officials on Monday

The Independent UK

We'll Finally See Kia's Most Affordable EV Yet In Two Weeks

While other automakers welcome global policy shifts as a chance to back off their electric vehicle investments, Korea's Hyundai Motor Group is on a roll lately—and doesn't seem intent on losing momentum. And in two weeks' time, we'll see more all-electric offerings from Kia, including of the more affordable sort.

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International Business Times

Trump Tariffs Loom Large In South Korea's 'Steel City'

Smoke billows from chimneys as factories churn in South Korea's steelmaking heartland, now under threat from Washington's swingeing new tariffs on the port city's largest export.

The Guardian - UK

Presenter Sara Cox looks back: ‘Clare and I met when we were teen models in Korea. I got sent home for bad behaviour’

The radio and television presenter and her best friend, Clare Hamilton, on behaving badly on shoots, hanging out with the stars after The Girlie Show, and a major wardrobe malfunction

The Independent UK

Footballer handed suspended jail term for filming sexual encounter with woman

Hwang Ui-jo was indicted for secretly filming two women without their consent on four occasions but the court convicted him in one case and acquitted him in the other

Al Jazeera

Ex-Premier League footballer gets suspended jail term for secret sex video

Former Nottingham Forest and South Korea striker Hwang Ui-jo gets suspended jail term in sex video scandal.

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Al Jazeera

At least 6 killed in fire at South Korean hotel construction site

Casualty figures and damages are still being assessed after firefighters rescued workers from the blaze in Busan city.

The Independent UK

Philippines wins its first Asian Winter Games medal, a curling gold

The Philippines curling team has been rocking it in Harbin, China, claiming the tropical country’s first Asian Winter Games medal with a victory in the men’s final against South Korea

The Independent UK

Construction site catches fire in South Korea, leaving at least 4 dead

A fire broke out at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan on Friday, killing at least four people, fire officials said

Bangkok Post

Korean arrested near Pattaya with meth

Police on Thursday arrested a South Korean drug suspect and seized a quantity of methamphetamine with books hollowed out to hide drugs.

Motor1

There are only 1,160 hydrogen refuelling stations worldwide

In 2024, around 125 new hydrogen refuelling stations were opened worldwide: 42 in Europe, around 30 in China, 25 in South Korea, 8 in Japan and 13 in North America. This is the result of an analysis by H2stations.org. 45 countries now have a hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in operation or…

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North Korea Dismantles Facility At Mount Kumgang Resort

North Korea's dismantling of Mount Kumgang facility escalates tensions with South Korea, while potential tourism reopening emerges.

Al Jazeera

As Trump vows ‘no exceptions’ on tariffs, US allies hope to change his mind

Japan, South Korea and Australia are lobbying the mercurial US president for exemptions on tariffs.

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