AsiaToday Reporter Kim Min-ju = Apple has offered to pay some news organizations $50 million (about 65.1 billion won) in exchange for using their content for generative AI …
K-Power: South Korea’s emergence as ‘global pivot state’ attracts US allies
Few countries have gained as much geopolitical street cred in as many places over the last two years as South Korea.
(New Year Special) External risks, weak domestic demand stand in way of S. Korea’s exports-led recovery in 2024
The South Korean economy is expected to be on track for a recovery in 2024 on rising exports, but sluggish growth looms large as higher-for-longer interest rates and sticky inflation could further …
Vietnam tech firm VNG takes on world best
VNG co-founder Le Hong Minh’s first taste of international competition was as a gamer for Vietnam at an early e-sport tournament in South Korea.
Why China is keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea cosy up
At last month’s meeting between the foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea – their first in four years – Beijing pledged to be Northeast Asia’s “stabiliser” while opposing bloc-based …
South Korea is facing a new, younger type of criminal — the ‘MZ gangster’
Younger criminals in South Korea are focusing more on financial crimes such as online gambling, scams, and fraud, police said.
Free Bella: The fight to release a beluga whale from a South Korean mega mall’s aquarium
A barren tank with concrete walls and artificial rocks, housed in a South Korean mega mall, has been home to a female beluga whale for close to a decade.
Cambodia, South Korea foster investment with FTAs
A cambodian diplomat in South Korea affirmed that the Kingdom still possesses significant potential to attract Korean investments. The assertion comes in light of the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade …
Escaping Xi’s China by paddleboard: ‘I rushed into the water and thought if they catch me, they catch me’
Dissidents face an uncertain future in Taiwan and South Korea after fleeing
Premier encourages S.Korean semiconductor firm to maintain long-term operation in Vietnam
PM Pham Minh Chinh also expected the South Korean tech enterprise to ramp up its localization rate, accelerate technology transfer, and employ more Vietnamese workers …