Industry
Silent on Homeplus employees… MBK Chairman Michael Kim draws criticism for sudden, out-of-the-blue encouragement to scholarship students
Michael Kim, Chairman of MBK Partners (MBK), is drawing attention for sending an encouraging...
The Decisive Reason Why No One Bid on the ‘2.5 Trillion Won’ National AI Computing Center Project
Amid intensifying global competition in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), the government...
GS Retail continues to struggle with convenience store and home shopping slumps, begins ‘restructuring’ loss-making subsidiaries
GS Retail007070 has terminated the business of its subsidiary, Fresh-P, which was a core component...
POSCO E&C’s string of accidents and poor performance: What does the future hold for the pressure-mounting POSCO Chairman?
Criticism is mounting against POSCO E&C; (formerly POSCO Construction) due to a series of...
One Year Since U.S. Market Entry: A Scorecard for New Drugs from Yuhan, GC Biopharma, and Celltrion
The U.S. market performance of new drugs from Yuhan Corporation000100, GC Biopharma006280, and...
OpenAI Releases GPT-5: “7 Trillion Won in Losses, but 700 Trillion Won in Enterprise Value”
OpenAI, the leader in the AI industry, continues its aggressive moves in both technology and the...
‘Pressed for Time’ HS Hyosung Vice Chairman Cho Hyun-sang Faces Kim Keon-hee Special Prosecutor Investigation
The Kim Keon-hee special investigation team (Special Prosecutor Min Joong-ki) summoned and...
Leaving Southeast Asia for North America? Samsung and LG Mull ‘Detour Strategies’ to Mitigate Tariff Shock
As the U.S. government applies new reciprocal tariff rates for each country, changes in the global...
Military Talk
KF-21EX Secures Capability to Carry 2,000-pound ‘Bunker Buster’
KF-21EX Secures Capability to Carry 2,000-pound ‘Bunker Buster’
It has been confirmed that the KF-21EX, an improved variant of the KF-21, can carry the 2,000-pound...
‘50% Tariff Bomb’ on Non-Ferrous Metal SMEs: Nowhere to Turn
Although the Korea-US tariff negotiations have concluded, a state of emergency has been declared in...
European Startup Series
Content Startups Dreaming of Becoming the ‘Next K-Pop Demon Hunters’
Content Startups Dreaming of Becoming the ‘Next K-Pop Demon Hunters’
In the summer of 2025, the Netflix animation 'K-pop Demon Hunters' is sweeping global charts. Set...
Samsung C&T Ranks 1st in Construction Capability Evaluation for 12 Consecutive Years; Hyundai Engineering Drops to 6th
Samsung C&T;028260 has ranked first in South Korea's construction capability evaluation for 12...
Bithumb Becomes a ‘Large Business Group’: The Status of Founder Lee Jung-hoon‘s Family Companies Revealed
Bithumb, which operates a virtual asset exchange of the same name, has been designated as a 'Large...
US-Korea Tariff Negotiations Concluded, Shipbuilding Industry Emerges as ‘Biggest Beneficiary’
The tariff negotiations between South Korea and the U.S. have been concluded. The 25% tariff rate...
Desk Column
The Tariff War Started by Trump: Is the U.S. Really the ‘Winner’?
The Tariff War Started by Trump: Is the U.S. Really the ‘Winner’?
The trade negotiations led by U.S. President Donald Trump resemble nothing less than war. While he...
‘200 Billion Won at Stake’: Who Are the Top Contenders in the National AI Representative Selection?
The 10 teams that passed the preliminary round for the national representative Artificial...
On-Site
How Does Korea’s Top Design Firm Utilize AI?
How Does Korea’s Top Design Firm Utilize AI?
“AI? I tried using it because the higher-ups told me to, but it wasn’t very good.” This is a common...
Kim Keon-hee Special Counsel Team Picks Up Speed... What is the Future of Kakao Mobility?
As the special counsel team investigating Kim Keon-hee accelerates its probe, Kakao Mobility is...
Military Talk
Localizing KF-21 Armament: Why is it just a ‘Copy-Paste’ job?
Localizing KF-21 Armament: Why is it just a ‘Copy-Paste’ job?
As the development of the indigenous KF-21 fighter jet nears completion, discussions on localizing...
The Global ‘AI Money War’ with Trillions Poured In: Where Does South Korea Stand?
The Lee Jae-myung administration's plan to invest 100 trillion won in a joint public-private AI...