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U.S. Reaper drone crashes into sea between Korea and China, cause unknown

A U.S. Reaper drone crashed into the Yellow Sea during a routine mission near Gunsan, prompting an investigation and raising questions about potential technical issues.

Wealthy business couple executed in Pyongyang over ‘arrogant behavior’

A business couple in Pyongyang was reportedly executed after North Korean authorities accused them of anti-state acts linked to their profitable bicycle repair and rental shop. The public execution was described as a warning aimed at tightening control over private enterprise.

Hyundai bets on Nvidia’s Blackwell to go wheel to wheel with Tesla

Hyundai’s partnership with Nvidia around 50,000 Blackwell GPUs and a $3 billion AI data center aims to close the gap with Tesla in autonomous driving and extend the company’s AI ambitions into humanoid robots.

Korea Wins Lone Star Appeal Democrats Tried to Block – Undermining the PM’s Attempt to Claim Credit

Korea secured a rare full annulment of an ICSID damages order, voiding $216.5 million previously awarded to Lone Star Funds in the long-running KEB dispute.

North Korea warns of ‘necessary countermeasures,’ condemns U.S.–South Korea fact sheet

North Korea condemned the latest U.S.–Korea summit fact sheet and SCM joint statement, warning it will take “realistic countermeasures” as it accuses both countries of escalating confrontation.

Samsung, Hyundai to invest $400B at home as Korea-U.S. trade deal sparks outflow concerns

Samsung, Hyundai and other major conglomerates pledged massive new domestic investments and hiring after Korea’s latest tariff deal with the United States, even as the agreement ties lower U.S. tariffs to a $350 billion American investment package and strict performance conditions.

North Korea deploys 1,000 demining experts to Russia’s Kursk region

Russia has confirmed that North Korean military engineers have begun clearing mines in the Kursk region, working with Russian forces to remove hundreds of explosive devices left by Ukrainian troops.

The Korea-U.S. fact sheet and what it means for tariffs, troops and submarines

South Korea and the United States have finalized a sweeping fact sheet that lowers tariffs, unlocks nuclear submarine cooperation and reshapes U.S. troop planning, while building in safeguards for Korea’s financial markets and outlining a coordinated approach to North Korea and China.

Samsung lags behind TSMC in chips. So why is Musk making a $16.5B bet on it?

Elon Musk split AI5 and AI6 chip orders between Samsung Electronics and TSMC to boost capacity and control costs, while advancing a mega-fab vision. The current Samsung contract totals $16.5 billion, with mass production of AI5 targeted for 2027 and AI6 for 2028.

Mass AI cheating scandal uncovered at Yonsei University, hundreds of students reportedly involved

Hundreds of Yonsei University students are accused of using ChatGPT to cheat on a midterm exam, highlighting the lack of AI use guidelines in Korean higher education.