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Former NewJeans member Danielle Marsh speaks throughout a livestream, Monday. Captured from YouTubeFormer NewJeans member Danielle mentioned she “fought till the very finish” to stick with the group throughout a livestream Monday, marking her first public message since her company, Ador, introduced the termination of her unique contract.Talking on to the group’s official fan base, referred to as Bunnies, through YouTube and Instagram Stay, the singer mentioned she had made each effort to stay with the group.“I can say one factor very clearly. I fought till the very finish to be along with the members,” she mentioned. Whereas circumstances have…

▲ After signing the partnership settlement, commemorative picture taken at CES 2026 in Las Vegas on January 7 (native time). From left: Caleb Sylvester, Key Account Gross sales Lead, Boston Dynamics; Myungchul Jung, Chairman of ETEVERS Group. ETEVERS, a number one digital transformation (DX) firm, introduced that it has signed an official partnership settlement with world robotics chief Boston Dynamics, securing standing as an Approved Reseller and Service Companion for the quadruped robotic Spot in Korea. At CES 2026, the world’s largest IT and client electronics exhibition held in Las Vegas, ETEVERS executives visited the…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Power One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., Jan.11. Reuters-YonhapU.S. President Donald ‍Trump’s proposal to cap bank card rates of interest at 10 p.c has grabbed headlines however would require laws and has slim odds of passing, Wall Road analysts mentioned.Bank cards are a cornerstone of U.S. shopper finance, giving households versatile entry to credit score however typically at hefty charges, which may make balances expensive to hold. For banks and card issuers, these excessive charges and related charges are a significant supply of…

President Lee Jae Myung speaks throughout a luncheon with non secular leaders at Cheong Wa Dae in Jongno District, central Seoul, Monday. YonhapPresident Lee Jae Myung will host a gathering with the leaders of each the ruling and opposition events later this week to change views on main points and search their cooperation on key initiatives, Cheong Wa Dae mentioned Monday.Lee has invited the leaders of the ruling Democratic Social gathering of Korea (DPK), the primary opposition Folks Energy Social gathering (PPP) and minor events to Cheong Wa Dae on Friday, presidential secretary for political affairs Kim Byung-wook instructed reporters.In…

North Korea launched this photograph of a drone it mentioned was found in Kaesong, with a spokesperson for the Korean Folks’s Military Normal Workers claiming within the state-run KCNA that troopers had shot down South Korean drones in September 2025 and on Jan. 4. (Yonhap) The South Korean authorities and armed forces have launched an investigation into claims by North Korea that its territorial airspace was invaded by South Korean drones.With Pyongyang alluding to the potential of a retaliatory response, inter-Korean relations are being put to the check after a seeming shift towards passive peace with the arrival of the…

An digital buying and selling board at Hana Financial institution headquarters in central Seoul reveals the benchmark KOSPI gaining 0.84 p.c to succeed in an all-time closing excessive of 4,624.79 factors, Monday. The index prolonged its successful streak to a seventh consecutive session, surpassing the 4,600-point mark at closing for the primary time in historical past. YonhapThe highest 10 conglomerates listed on the KOSPI are experiencing rising polarization in market capitalization, reflecting a broader development of widening disparities now spreading amongst peer enterprise teams, in line with market watchers Monday.This polarization corresponds with international enterprise developments, with second-ranked SK Group,…

The members of Okay-pop boy band ALPHA DRIVE ONE carry out throughout a media showcase at Blue Sq. SOL Journey Corridor in Seoul’s Yongsan District, Monday. YonhapAfter months of worldwide competitors, the highest eight finalists from Mnet’s audition present “Boys II Planet” formally stepped into the Okay-pop business Monday as ALPHA DRIVE ONE (ALD1), releasing its debut mini-album, “EUPHORIA.” ALD1, consisting of members Junseo, Arno, Leo, Geonwoo, Sangwon, Xinlong, Anxin and Sanghyeon, marked the event with a media showcase at Blue Sq. SOL Journey Corridor in Seoul’s Yongsan District forward of the album’s 6 p.m. launch. “I am comfortable and…

LONDON — The person who many Ukrainians see as essentially the most credible various to President Volodymyr Zelensky lives in London, removed from the battlefields which have outlined his profession. For the previous yr and a half, retired Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s former commander in chief, has been its ambassador to Britain, a submit extensively considered a swish exile after his dismissal by Zelensky in February 2024.

Korea is reigniting long-stalled efforts to overtake its broadcasting rules, in search of to ascertain a complete media regulation that displays the speedy rise of streaming-era platforms and brings conventional broadcasting and digital streaming platforms underneath one regulatory framework. The Korea Media and Communications Fee (KMCC) is about to carry a roundtable with outdoors consultants on Jan. 19 to debate the path for a unified media authorized framework. The assembly goals to assemble views on how you can redesign the regulatory system to higher match the present market that has shifted away from digital platform convergence and on-demand viewing.The initiative,…

An indication for an early termination payment waiver is seen at a retail retailer in Seoul, Sunday. YonhapKT’s payment waiver for early contract termination within the wake of its cell cost fraud case, has triggered a speedy surge in subscriber outflows, with SK Telecom rising as the largest beneficiary. Because the waiver exemption nears its finish, the subscriber exodus has accelerated sharply, with each day churn surpassing 30,000 for the primary time over the weekend. On Saturday alone, the telecom firm misplaced about 33,300 subscribers. The vast majority of them, over 22,100, moved to SK Telecom, whereas about 8,000 joined…