KB News DeskHow S. Korea's youngest minister nominee became lightning rod
Yong under fire for joining DP-led electoral alliance to win election, alleged nepotism and ties with underground political party Criticism is mounting against Rep. Yong Hye-in, a left-wing lawmaker of…
Hyundai strike sends August sales to four-year low
Hyundai Motor’s global sales fell below 300,000 vehicles in August for the first time in more than four years after its first full-scale strike in a decade disrupted production. The…
SK chief’s Kioxia overture raises stakes in NAND race
Chey Tae-won weighs joint production and R&D as chipmaker seeks to challenge Samsung across memory market SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is considering building a chip plant in Japan, potentially…
MAMAMOO’s “gogobebe” Becomes Their 5th MV To Surpass 100 Million Views
MAMAMOO has hit the 100 million mark with yet another music video on YouTube! On September 2 at approximately 2 p.m. KST, the girl group’s music video for “gogobebe” officially…
Korean investors face ‘blind’ trading in popular US leveraged ETFs
Blue Ocean suspension affects 18 securities, including popular SOXL and KORU, after trading volumes hit US regulatory thresholds South Korean retail investors are trading some popular US leveraged securities without…
1 rescued after tugboat capsizes in waters off Busan
A tugboat capsized in waters off the southeastern city of Busan on Wednesday, with only one of eight crew members aboard rescued so far, the Coast Guard said. The 286-ton…
Jurisdiction takes center stage in Coupang US lawsuit
New York judge asks whether class action over 33.7 million-user data breach should be heard in Korea Jurisdiction has emerged as the key issue in a US class-action lawsuit over…
Beyond HBM: Samsung, SK hynix target AI data center storage
Surging inference workloads drive demand for faster, higher-capacity SSDs Rapid AI data center expansion is pushing Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to compete over high-capacity enterprise solid-state drives, as the…
Watch: Mark Lee Unveils Picturesque MV Teaser For New Solo Track “My Friend”
Mark Lee is gearing up to make his solo comeback following his departure from SM Entertainment! On September 2, Mark Lee’s agency announced that the artist will be releasing his…
KAIST, Caltech to jointly select, mentor postdoctoral researchers
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and the California Institute of Technology will jointly select and mentor postdoctoral researchers under a new fellowship program, KAIST said Wednesday. Under…
