Author: Seoul Reporter

MOSCOW – The Kremlin on Friday defended North Korea’s reported firing of a ballistic missile, saying Pyongyang — a key ally for Russia throughout its Ukraine marketing campaign — had the “official proper” to take action.”We’re respectful of the official proper of our buddies within the DPRK (North Korea) to make sure their safety and take measures for it,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised reporters, together with AFP, in a day by day briefing.

Because the outflow of Korea’s high science and engineering expertise accelerates, the presidential workplace has introduced the launch of a “nationwide scientists” program geared toward nurturing future leaders in synthetic intelligence (AI) and science. The initiative seeks to supply promising researchers with stronger help and nationwide recognition.Based on Ha Jung-woo, senior secretary to the president for AI and future planning, the federal government plans to pick out about 20 students yearly, totaling 100 over the following 5 years. Designated “nationwide scientists,” the recipients will obtain a presidential certificates, analysis grants and journey and institutional help to assist their work. The…

Kakao CEO Chung Shin-a mentioned Friday the corporate’s flagship cellular messenger KakaoTalk confirmed almost a ten p.c improve in customers’ common app utilization time after a Sept. 23 replace that sparked nationwide complaints, describing the change as “a constructive shift” within the app’s site visitors high quality.Throughout the firm’s earnings name for the third quarter, Chung mentioned the corporate confirmed rebounds in main indicators after the replace, with the typical each day utilization time for KakaoTalk rising from the third-quarter common of 24 minutes to just about 26 minutes after the replace.“We consider it’s significant that the utilization time has…

Korea’s exports are anticipated to stay stable within the fourth quarter, supported by sturdy semiconductor demand and restricted affect from U.S. tariff measures following a current settlement, a state-run analysis institute mentioned Friday.Exports, a key driver of Asia’s fourth-largest financial system, are projected to succeed in round $175 billion within the October-December interval, matching the extent recorded a 12 months earlier, in keeping with the Abroad Financial Analysis Institute underneath the Export-Import Financial institution of Korea (Eximbank).For the complete 12 months of 2025, exports are forecast to rise 1.7 p.c year-on-year to about $695 billion, it added.The institute attributed the…

Printed: 07 Nov. 2025, 14:48 A teaser picture for “Tiger,” a digital single by a subunit of The Boyz [ONE HUNDRED LABEL]   A subunit of The Boyz will launch the digital single “Tiger” on Tuesday, the boy band’s company One Hundred Label mentioned Friday.   The subgroup, for which a reputation has not but been introduced, consists of Hyunjae, Sunwoo and Juyeon.   “Tiger” was beforehand carried out on stage to followers throughout The Boyz’s “The Blaze” world tour.   The Boyz debuted in 2017 with the music “Boy,” within the EP “The First.” The band at present has…

A U.N. committee has adopted two South Korea-led resolutions, one on the army use of synthetic intelligence (AI) and one other on selling disarmament and nonproliferation amongst youthful generations, the international ministry stated Friday.The U.N. Common Meeting First Committee, which offers with disarmament and worldwide safety, adopted the resolutions throughout a gathering in New York on Thursday (native time), the ministry stated in a launch.The resolutions adopted by the committee will likely be submitted to the U.N. Common Meeting plenary session in December for last adoption.The decision on AI within the army area, co-led by the Netherlands and adopted for…

In early tuneups for subsequent 12 months’s World Baseball Basic (WBC), South Korea will host the Czech Republic in a pair of exhibition video games in Seoul on the weekend.Video games at Gocheok Sky Dome within the nation’s capital, every beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday and a pair of p.m. Sunday, will probably be a part of the “Ok-Baseball Collection,” launched in 2024 to provide the nationwide crew an opportunity to compete towards different international locations through the offseason within the Korea Baseball Group (KBO).The 2025 KBO season wrapped up on Oct. 31, and the nationwide crew, managed by Ryu…

As President Donald Trump sinks alleged drug boats of Venezuela and gathers U.S. forces within the area, elevating the potential of land strikes, the nation’s opposition has come to see his strategy, nonetheless dangerous, as its finest and solely path to topple the federal government of authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro.

Seoul Cyber College introduced on Friday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Anderson College, a non-public liberal arts college within the Southern U.S., on the Korean college’s campus in Seoul, Monday.Beneath the deal, the colleges will interact in educational cooperation and improve their partnership in training, tradition and expertise, whereas supporting globalization in training and strengthening their contributions to native communities within the area.Anderson College’s incumbent President Evans Whitaker and his spouse Cynthia Whitaker, in addition to the college’s former President Christopher White and his spouse Linda White, participated within the signing ceremony with their counterparts, Shinil…

The collapsed boiler tower on the Ulsan department of Korea East-West Energy Firm as seen on Nov. 6, 2025. (Yonhap) On Thursday afternoon, a boiler tower construction collapsed throughout demolition work at a thermal energy plant in Ulsan, trapping 9 folks underneath particles. As of Friday afternoon, two folks had been rescued, three had died, two have been feared useless, and two had but to be positioned. In line with fireplace authorities within the southeastern metropolis, the accident on the Ulsan department of Korea East-West Energy Firm occurred round 2:02 pm whereas the employees have been drilling holes within the tower’s…