KB News DeskBill Gates planning to visit S. Korea next month: industry sources
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is planning to visit South Korea as early as next month for meetings with Prime Minister Han Seong-sook, industry sources said Wednesday. According to the sources,…
Nat'l team shooter under police probe over allegedly keeping excessive live bullets in car
A South Korean national team trap shooter bound for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan has been under police investigation for allegedly keeping an excessive amount of live ammunition in…
UNESCO committee session in S. Korea closes with 25 new heritage sites
The first UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting held in South Korea wrapped up Wednesday after a 10-day session that added 25 new sites to the global heritage list, including Japan’s…
DP leadership candidate says National Assembly speaker was 'baited by journalists'
National Assembly Speaker Rep. Cho Jeong-sik was “baited” by journalists, Democratic Party of Korea leadership candidate Rep. Jung Chung-rae said Wednesday, adding that he would advise the speaker “to do…
KT makes telecom service easier in 20 languages
Dedicated stores and customer forums help foreign residents overcome registration and ID-verification hurdles As South Korea’s foreign resident population continues to grow, KT Corp. is expanding support for overseas customers…
Driver accused of excessive speeding proves it was police error
GPS driving log shows the driver did not speed at 178km/h as detected by police South Korean police said Wednesday that they have cleared criminal charges against a 35-year-old man…
Opposition leader calls on Lee to rule out second term or risk losing office
Main opposition People Power Party leader Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok renewed his attack on President Lee Jae Myung Wednesday, saying the president should explicitly rule out another term if he hopes…
Man in his 90s indicted for allegedly killing wife over suspected affair
A man in his 90s accused of killing his wife after suspecting she was having an affair has been sent to prosecutors while in custody, police said Wednesday. According to…
Krafton unveils audio AI model for lifelike game characters
Krafton on Wednesday released its new audio foundation model, A.X K2 Raon-Speech, on global AI platform Hugging Face. The company is part of SK Telecom’s consortium participating in the Ministry…
Celltrion to unveil obesity drug milestone before year-end
Korean biopharmaceutical firm expects to complete Phase 1 clinical trials for two of its antibody-drug conjugate candidates by end of 2026 Celltrion said Wednesday it expects a series of key…
