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K10 Ammunition Resupply Car and K9 Thunder SPH artillery system (Captured from Hanwha Aerospace web site) Hanwha Aerospace (012450) recorded its largest quarterly efficiency within the third quarter, pushed by sturdy export efficiency of Okay-defense merchandise represented by the K9 self-propelled howitzer. This 12 months’s working revenue is very prone to surpass 3 trillion received for the primary time within the firm’s historical past. The corporate expressed confidence that large-scale orders will proceed subsequent 12 months, centered on Europe and the Center East the place protection demand is excessive. Driving on sturdy efficiency and sturdy development…
A medieval Italian tower partially collapsed whereas present process renovations in Rome, killing one employee and prompting authorities to research what occurred.Emergency responders labored for hours to avoid wasting the trapped employee after the Torre dei Conti, positioned lower than a mile from the Colosseum, partially collapsed Monday morning. The person, a Romanian nationwide, died in a hospital after being pulled alive from the rubble.
Displays on the Korean Trade in Seoul’s Yeongdeungpo District present the closing figures for the KOSPI and KOSDAQ, Korea’s two principal inventory indexes, on Nov. 3, 2025. (Yonhap) KOSPI smashed its file excessive for the second buying and selling day in a row on Monday, topping 4,200 factors for the primary time in historical past, a mere day after breaking the 4,100-point ceiling. SK Hynix additionally reached an all-time excessive of 600,000 gained, whereas Samsung Electronics soared previous the 110,000 gained mark. The 2 largest South Korean semiconductor corporations by market cap are main a bull market that doesn’t appear to…
The economic system of Columbus, Ga. may benefit from the rising presence and enterprise growth of Korean corporations if the U.S. metropolis capitalizes on its just lately signed sister-city partnership with Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, in accordance with its mayor.Mayor B.H. “Skip” Henderson III stated the town has already constructed up a historical past of alternate and coexistence with Korean universities and employees. He believes Columbus will thrive additional if its new alliance with Jinju shifts towards making a welcoming atmosphere for brand new Korean companies.“Our sister-city cope with Jinju will develop in plenty of alternative ways. An fascinating factor…
Printed: 04 Nov. 2025, 10:01 Drummer Dowoon of Ok-pop rock band DAY6 [JYP ENTERTAINMENT] Drummer Dowoon of Ok-pop rock band DAY6 donated 100 million received ($70,000) to assist pediatric sufferers on the Samsung Medical Middle, his company JYP Leisure mentioned Tuesday. The donation was made on Oct. 31, in keeping with the company. The cash will go to assist pediatric sufferers obtain surgical procedures corresponding to organ transplants. “I used to be ready to participate on this act of sharing, because of all of the love and help I’ve obtained from followers,” Dowoon mentioned in a…
Jenna Ortega teases Korean tradition cameos, guarantees extra macabre mischief for the megahit’s second season From left: Tim Burton, Jenna Ortega and Emma Myers pose for a photograph throughout a press convention held in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Monday. (Yonhap) “Wednesday” is again for a second season, with Jenna Ortega reprising her position because the sharp-tongued, deadpan Wednesday Addams.As soon as once more roaming the creepy corridors of Nevermore Academy, she and her associates — together with Emma Myers’ Enid Sinclair — unravel extra mysteries lurking inside the college’s darkest corners.Season 1 was a worldwide phenomenon, anchored by the imaginative and prescient…
Ben Mann, co-founder of Anthropic (Captured from YouTube) Ben Mann, co-founder of Anthropic, has evaluated Korea as one of the promising synthetic intelligence (AI) markets. He lately acknowledged by SK Telecom Newsroom that “(In Korea) the mix of technological infrastructure, execution pace, and excessive requirements for high quality is creating an surroundings the place AI innovation can blossom in methods which might be tough to duplicate elsewhere,” and “because the Korean authorities pursues its imaginative and prescient to grow to be one of many world’s high three AI powers, public-private cooperation is…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp ranted in opposition to quick sellers, calling out particularly Michael Burry after a submitting revealed the investor of “The Huge Quick” fame had bets in opposition to the AI software program firm, in addition to Nvidia, on the finish of the final quarter.”The 2 corporations he is shorting are those making all the cash, which is tremendous bizarre,” Karp instructed CNBC’s “Squawk Field.” “The concept that chips and ontology is what you need to quick is bats— loopy.””He is truly placing a brief on AI… It was us and Nvidia,” Karp added.When reached through e mail…
Kim Yong-nam, an influential North Korean diplomat who served since Kim Il-sung was in energy, waves to reporters as he arrives on the Sky Bay Resort in South Korea’s Gangneung in February 2018 as a part of the North Korean delegation attending the Pyeongchang Olympics. (Yonhap) Kim Yong-nam, a North Korean politician who was a fixture in North Korea’s international coverage throughout all three generations of the Kim dynasty, died on Monday. The Korean Central Information Company, North Korea’s state-run media, revealed an obituary for Kim on Tuesday, saying he had “rendered distinguished providers within the historical past of strengthening…
US President Donald Trump speaks to CBS’ “60 Minutes” information program on Oct. 31, 2025, from Mar-a-Lago in Florida. (nonetheless from YouTube) In an interview televised on the CBS program “60 Minutes” on Sunday, US President Donald Trump stated that working with China is best than making an attempt to decouple from it. Trump was describing the commerce deal he just lately reached with China following a tariff brawl that has been raging since he returned to the White Home.“I’ve at all times felt [. . .] it’s higher to get together with China than not,” Trump stated through the…