South Korea test-flies its first domestically developed hypersonic weaponOn Thursday, South Korea conducted its first flight test of a domestically developed hypersonic weapon. The weapon is designed to travel at...
08 Oct, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
Samsung expects 780% quarterly operating profit jump on AI boomSamsung Electronics anticipates a remarkable surge in its third-quarter operating profit, fueled by soaring memory chip prices. With an est...
08 Oct, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
Global Market: EMs see first foreign outflow since June as Fed turns hawkishForeign investors pulled $26.3 billion from emerging-market stocks and bonds in September, marking the first monthly outflow since June, ac...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.03 AM IST
Suspect behind South Korea bank hacks may be 26-year-old in China, CrowdStrike saysThe suspect behind recent cyberattacks targeting South Korea's financial sector may be a 26-year-old based in China's Guangdong province, U...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.03 AM IST
Global Market: South Korean stocks decline as Samsung falls, oil prices fuel inflation fearsSouth Korean shares trade lower as chip stocks weaken, and rising oil prices fuel inflation concerns, putting the KOSPI on course for a sec...
08 Oct, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
South Korean megachurches probe suspected AI-linked cyberattacksTwo South Korean megachurches are investigating suspected cyberattacks that may have exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of ...
07 Oct, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Global Market: South Korean shares fall as investors await Samsung Electronics earningsSouth Korean shares declined as investors turned cautious ahead of Samsung Electronics' third-quarter earnings report, with markets seeking...
07 Oct, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
World's first floating hotel cost $45 million, helped thaw relations between North and South Korea, but its journey ended with tragedyThe Four Seasons Barrier Reef Resort opened in March 1988 as the world’s first floating hotel off the coast of Australia. But it faced chal...
06 Oct, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
South Korean shares end lower as chipmakers fall, with Samsung earnings in focus"Samsung Electronics' earnings will be positive because memory chip prices have been rising continuously, but high bond yields weigh on the...
06 Oct, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Global Market: Kospi slips as Samsung, SK Hynix decline before earningsSouth Korean shares fell after the holiday break, with the KOSPI declining 0.49% as chipmakers weakened ahead of Samsung Electronics’ third...
06 Oct, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
South Korea's Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacksSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday that AI models are believed to have been used in some recent hacking incidents against...
06 Oct, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
South Korean president orders probe into data leaks across financial industryFinancial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Lee Eog-weon convened an emergency meeting with financial industry associations, regulators an...
04 Oct, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
North Korea test-fires ballistic missile as tensions grow over border mine blastsNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew over 700 kilometers into the sea. This launch followed heightened tensions due to land mine...
03 Oct, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Trump says he did not 'jump the gun' on South Korea Alaska LNG investment announcementTrump recently stated that he did not prematurely announce a South Korean investment in Alaska's LNG project. The $200 billion investment p...
03 Oct, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
AI tools suspected in Korea’s Shinhan Bank hack, Yonhap SaysAttackers probably used sophisticated AI agents to probe for vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to a service used by loan recruit...
02 Oct, 2026, 11.45 AM IST
Global Market: Bank of Korea steps up won support with $9.6 billion saleSouth Korea’s central bank sold a net $9.612 billion in foreign currency during the second quarter to support the weakening won, marking it...
30 Sep, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Global Market: KOSPI drops over 2% as Samsung, SK Hynix slide on yield concernsSouth Korean shares fell over 2% as higher bond yields weighed on risk appetite after a two-day holiday break. The KOSPI declined 2.13%, le...
28 Sep, 2026, 10.26 AM IST