Economy

KOSPI Up 1.78% Friday

Written: 2025-12-05 15:46:00 / Updated: 2025-12-05 16:01:00

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index advanced 71-point-54 points, or one-point-78 percent, on Friday to close at four-thousand-100-point-05. The ...

Economy

Lee Meets SoftBank CEO, Says S. Korea Aims to Become AI-Based Society

Written: 2025-12-05 15:44:17 / Updated: 2025-12-05 18:04:47

President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that South Korea aims to build a society where everyone can use artificial intelligence(AI) as basic infrastructure, ...

Politics

Assembly to Hold Confirmation Hearing for Media Watchdog Chief Nominee Dec. 16

Written: 2025-12-05 15:33:30 / Updated: 2025-12-05 15:58:19

The National Assembly will hold a confirmation hearing later this month for its nominee to head the newly launched Korea Media and Communications ...

Politics

S. Korea, Chip Designer Arm Sign Deal to Cooperate on AI, Train Specialists

Written: 2025-12-05 15:04:39 / Updated: 2025-12-05 17:11:16

South Korea and Cambridge, UK-based semiconductor and software design company Arm Holdings have agreed to cooperate on artificial intelligence(AI), ...

International

BOK Report Highlights Brain Drain in S. Korea's AI Sector

Written: 2025-12-05 14:58:49 / Updated: 2025-12-05 14:59:59

A report by the Bank of Korea(BOK) showed that there is a brain drain of a specialized workforce in artificial intelligence(AI) seeking better professional ...

Science

KMA: Daytime Highs to Stay above Freezing on Weekend

Written: 2025-12-05 14:57:44 / Updated: 2025-12-05 15:33:14

Temperatures will remain above freezing in many parts of the country on Friday, after heavy snowfall hit the central region and northern inland ...

Politics

Drivers Stranded on Icy Seoul Roads Overnight

Written: 2025-12-05 14:47:44 / Updated: 2025-12-05 18:26:49

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Inter-Korea

N. Korean Leader Inspects Regional Factories Ahead of Openings

Written: 2025-12-05 13:41:08 / Updated: 2025-12-05 14:36:27

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected several regional industrial plants ahead of their opening and urged the construction sector to meet ...

Politics

Agency to Set Up 'Korean Desks' in Countries Known for Drug Smuggling Rate

Written: 2025-12-05 12:56:33 / Updated: 2025-12-05 14:56:13

The state customs agency will set up "Korean Desks" to conduct joint investigations and crackdowns in ten countries with high rates of drug smuggling, ...

Politics

Seoul Named One of World's Top 10 Cities for First Time

Written: 2025-12-05 12:53:16 / Updated: 2025-12-05 14:47:59

Seoul has been named one of the world's top ten cities for the first time. The South Korean capital landed at No. 10 on Euromonitor International's Top ...