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According to The Korea Times, postings for artificial intelligence roles in Korea rose 128 percent in the first half of this year compared to 2025. The data show an increasing portion of demand coming from nontechnical areas such as planning and content creation, as opposed to AI development. The figures were released by JobKorea, a Korean recruitment platform operated by Worxphere Corp.
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The korea times · 14m ago
The government is launching "Korea Premium Weeks," a large-scale event that will bring together corporate investor relations activities and capital market programs as part of efforts to showcase the competitiveness of Korea's stock market, officials said Wednesday. Under the theme "Gateway to Asia's Most Dynamic Capital Market," the event will be held from Sept. 28 to Oct. 16. It will bring…
In a push to retain global talent, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is selecting 75 international students for its "30 Days in Seoul" adaptation track, offering tailored career preparation and settlement support for post-graduation life. The program consists of two tracks: a beginner track for students in the early stages of studying abroad, and an adaptation track focused on employment and…
Trump opposes AI guardrails
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said a pilot program applying heat-reflective "cool roof" paint to 152 buildings housing older adults, low-income families and other vulnerable residents produced clear results this summer, cutting August electricity bills by up to 40 percent compared with a year earlier and lowering rooftop surface temperatures by more than 10 degrees Celsius. "I was worried…
Travelers living in Korea’s southern provinces have long endured a frustrating routine before most of their trips abroad: boarding a high-speed train or driving hours north just to catch a flight at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul. That geographic imbalance is now shifting. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Wednesday announced the allocation of traffic rights for…
President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating has fallen into the low 30s, according to a recent Realmeter poll. Only a few months ago, his support hovered around 60 percent. Such a sharp decline should concern the president and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) — not simply because approval ratings measure popularity, but because public confidence provides an important foundation for…
Hong Jee-sun, nominee for land, infrastructure and transport minister, said Wednesday he will mobilize all available resources to accelerate the housing supply and stabilize the market. Hong made the remarks during a parliamentary confirmation hearing amid growing public concerns over rising home prices in the Seoul metropolitan area. "I will mobilize both public and private sector resources to…
NAGOYA, Japan — Korea breezed past Jordan 114-80 to reach the semifinals of the men's basketball tournament at the Asian Games in Japan on Wednesday, moving within two wins of claiming its first gold medal in a dozen years. Korea dominated Jordan in all aspects in the blowout quarterfinal victory at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, where forward Lee Hyun-jung led the way with…
In hospital rooms and private homes across Korea, a new generation of mechanical caregivers is quietly taking over the heavy lifting of health care. These are not the humanoid automata of science fiction, but hyperspecialized robotic systems designed for the gritty, intimate realities of eldercare and disability support. At a public showcase Wednesday at the Kim Koo Museum & Library in Seoul,…
Pleading with artificial intelligence
WASHINGTON — For a third time, the U.S. House has voted to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution that would halt President Donald Trump's ability to continue military action without congressional approval. The roll call late Tuesday, 220-204, was similar to earlier efforts this summer, with a few more Republicans joining most Democrats voting to bring an end to the conflict. None…
For most Kyrgyz citizens, obtaining an official document or updating an administrative record used to mean days of legwork under a paper-based system. Physical mail between regions could take up to two weeks. That changed last year when a five-year development initiative by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) helped the Kyrgyz government build an e-government system that lets…
Korea's development aid to Central Asia, once rooted in vocational training and rural development, is pivoting toward artificial intelligence (AI) and digital governance, a shift that mirrors both the region's ambitions and Seoul's strategy to build lasting partnerships amid a fast-changing geopolitical landscape. Between 1992 and 2025, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) channeled…
한국 남자 농구 대표팀이 ‘중동 강호’ 요르단을 34점 차로 꺾고 2026 아이치·나고야 아시안게임 준결승에 진출했다.니콜라이스 마줄스(라트비아) 감독이 이끄는 농구 대표팀은 16일 일본 아이치 국제 아레나에서 열린 요르단과의 대회 8강전에서 114-80으로 이겼다.조별리그 A조에서 사우디아라비아(82-66 승), 인도네시아(102-48 승), 일본(100-83 승)을 연파하고 1위로 토너먼트에 오른 한국이 요르단까지 잡으면서 정상을 향한 여정을 이어갔다.야투 성공률 56%, 리바운드 44개로 요르단(야투 성공률 42%, 리바운드 29개)을 슛 정확도와 높이에서 압도한 게 대승으로 이어졌다.이날 주인공은 미국프로농구(NBA) 진출을 노리는 에이스 이현중이었다.내외곽에서 날카로움을 뽐낸 이현중은 자유투…
The dong A ilbo · 15m ago
Seven giraffes gather in a plaza at the center of Lost Valley. For years, visitors to the savanna-themed safari at Everland have only seen them through the windows of a vehicle. This fall, they can walk in. After sunset, another corner of the park fills with zombies who — taller than 2 meters —tower over survivors racing to catch the last train out of a doomed city. The fall festival at South…
The korea herald · 17m ago
조희대 대법원장은 16일 첫 세종법률문화상을 수여하면서 “법과 제도는 통치의 수단이 아니라 백성의 삶을 돌보고 보호하는 데 쓰여야 한다”는 세종대왕의 법치주의 정신을 강조했다.조 대법원장은 이날 오전 11시 서울 용산구 한남동 그랜드 하얏트 서울에서 세계은행과 공동으로 개최한 제1회 세종법률문화상 기념사를 통해 이같이 밝혔다.그는 “세종대왕께서는 나라의 근본을 백성에게 두는 민본사상과 백성을 사랑하는 애민정신을 바탕으로 정의롭고 공정한 사법을 구현하고자 힘쓰셨다”며 “훈민정음을 창제해 사회적 약자까지도 송사에서 억울함을 글로 호소해 정당한 권리를 보호받을 길을 열었다”고 소개했다.이어 “누구도 법과 제도가 주는 보호에서 소외돼선 안 된다”며“ 이런 (세종대왕의) 정신은 우리가 지향하는 사회적 약자 보호라는…
The dong A ilbo · 19m ago
앞으로 성비위와 금품 수수 등 중대 비위로 중징계를 받은 총경 이상 경찰 고위간부는 관서장이나 수사 부서 등 주요 보직 발령이 영구 배제된다. 경찰청은 16일 언론 공지를 통해 “경찰의 청렴성·공정성을 강화하기 위해 ‘중대 비위자 주요 보직 배제’ 시행 계획을 추진한다”고 밝혔다. 대상은 지휘권을 가진 총경부터 치안정감까지다. 특히 경무관 이상에 대해선 원칙적으로 보직 추천을 배제한다는 방침이다. 경찰청은 “수사직무 비위와 금품·향응 수수, 성비위, 음주운전, 갑질 등 준법성·도덕성을 해치는 중대 비위로 중징계 처분을 받은 경우 관서장, 수사 부서, 청문감사인권 부서와 같이 공정성·청렴성이 중시되는 주요 보직에 영구적으로 보직 발령이 제한된다”고 했다. 경찰청은 “본 계획 시행 이후 징계처분 시점부터…
The dong A ilbo · 22m ago
South Korean prosecutors have asked police to reinvestigate the death of a woman who received an incompatible blood transfusion at a Seoul hospital in 2024, after police closed the case without charges last month. The Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office asked the Seongbuk Police Station to conduct further inquiries, saying additional facts needed to be established before the case could be…
The korea herald · 23m ago
K-팝 콘서트 티켓 등을 대량 예매한 후 최대 30배 비싼 가격에 되팔아 수십 억원의 폭리를 취한 30대 남성이 경찰에 붙잡혔다. 이 남성은 암표를 판매한 수익금으로 아파트와 상가까지 사들인 것으로 파악됐다. 경기북부경찰청 사이버범죄수사2대는 업무방해 혐의로 암표업자 30대 남성을 구속 송치했다고 16일 밝혔다.이 남성은 지난 2018년 9월부터 올해 4월까지 약 7년7개월 간 매크로 프로그램과 타인의 계정을 이용해 아이돌 공연 등 인기 공연 티켓 8967매를 대량으로 예매한 뒤 고가에 되팔아 24억 원을 편취한 혐의를 받고 있다. 그는 유명 아이돌 공연, 해외 가수 내한 콘서트, 인기 트로트 가수 콘서트, 뮤지컬, 스포츠 경기 등 각종 티켓을 매크로를 이용해 표를 사들었다. 주로 자신과 가족·친척 등…
The dong A ilbo · 25m ago
A 16-year-old girl died Monday after suffering a medical emergency shortly before entering Stray Kids’ concert during the “Straycity” festival at the San Isidro Racecourse near Buenos Aires, according to Argentine media reports Tuesday. Emergency personnel at the venue treated the teenager before she was taken to San Isidro Central Hospital about 400 meters away. Doctors attempted to resuscitate…
The korea herald · 26m ago
미국 연방준비제도(Fed·연준)의 3년여 만의 금리 인상이 사실상 기정사실로 받아들여지면서 시장의 관심은 인상 여부보다 회의 결과에 담길 세부 신호로 옮겨가고 있다.이번 연방공개시장위원회(FOMC)에서는 새로 공개되는 점도표가 얼마나 매파적으로 이동하는지, 케빈 워시 연준 의장이 기자회견에서 점도표와 같은 방향의 메시지를 내놓는지, 금리 인상 결정에 반대하는 위원이 얼마나 나오는지가 핵심이다.연준은 15~16일(현지시간) FOMC 회의를 마친 뒤 오후 2시(한국시간 17일 오전 3시) 기준금리를 발표한다. 로이터가 101명의 이코노미스트에 물은 결과 85%가 현 3.50~3.75%에서 3.75~4.00%로 0.25%포인트 인상을 예상했다. 금리선물 시장의 인상 확률은 90%를 웃돈다. 이번 인상은…
The dong A ilbo · 26m ago
A poster marking the integration of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines The last administrative obstacle to the merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines has been removed, paving the way for the launch of a major airline ranking among the world’s top 10 on Dec. 17. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has given final approval to the two carriers’ mileage integration plan. According to the aviation…
Business korea · 31m ago
한국 레슬링 발전을 위해 헌신한 형제 영웅들이 전북 체육 소장품 기증식에 동참했다.16일 전북특별자치도체육회에 따르면 한국 레슬링 대부로 불리우는 안천영, 안한영 형제가 전북 체육 역사기념관 조성 사업에 힘을 보태기위해 값진 소장품을 전달했다.이들이 기증한 소장품은 세계레슬링선수권대회 은메달, 아시안게임 은메달 등 각종 대회 메달을 비롯해 상패와 기념품, 사진, 도서 등 약 200점 가량이다. 이들 형제는 전북 레슬링을 넘어 한국 레슬링 역사에 한 획을 그은 체육인이자 영웅이다.군산 출신인 안천영 전 남자레슬링 국가대표 감독은 기계 체조를 하다 고등학교를 졸업한 뒤 레슬링에 입문했다.이후 월등한 실력을 뽐내며 1968년 제19회 멕시코시티 올림픽에 국가대표로 출전하며 국제대회에서 이름을 알리기 시작했고…
The dong A ilbo · 32m ago
The Seoul High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling acquitting former President Yoon Suk Yeol of perjury over testimony he gave at the insurrection trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. The appeals court said the special counsel failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Yoon had lied when he testified that he planned to convene a Cabinet meeting before Han suggested doing so…
The korea herald · 33m ago
마크 저커버그 메타 최고경영자(CEO)가 인공지능(AI) 업계 전체가 개발 속도를 늦춰야 한다는 다리오 아모데이 앤트로픽 CEO의 주장에 반대했다. AI의 위험성에는 공감하지만 업계가 일괄적으로 속도를 늦추기보다 각 기업이 안전성을 책임지고 필요할 경우 개별적으로 개발 속도를 조절해야 한다는 주장이다.15일(현지 시간) 뉴욕타임스(NYT)와 CNBC에 따르면 저커버그 CEO는 이날 소셜미디어를 통해 “모든 연구소에는 자사의 모델을 안전하게 훈련하는 데 필요한 속도로 움직일 책임과 유인이 있다”며 “메타는 이를 약속했고 다른 연구소들도 그렇게 할 수 있다”고 밝혔다.저커버그 CEO는 아모데이나 앤트로픽을 직접 언급하지 않았지만 AI 업계 전체의 개발을 일괄적으로 늦추자는 주장은 잘못된 접근이라고…
The dong A ilbo · 33m ago
단순 매장 확장을 넘어선 새로운 프랜차이즈의 시대가 열리고 있다. 경기도사회적경제원과 동아일보가 함께 발굴한 ‘임팩트 프랜차이즈’를 소개하고, 수익성과 사회적 가치를 함께 만들어가는 창업 모델을 살펴본다.상용차(화물차·승합차·특수차) 운전자들이 하루 중에 가장 곤란한 순간은 언제일까? 바로 주차장을 찾아야 할 때다. 대형 차량이 들어설 만큼 넓은 주차 공간을 찾기가 어렵기 때문이다. 우연히 넓은 부지를 발견해도 주차장이 아니어서 이용할 수 없는 경우가 많다. 반면 넓은 땅을 보유하고도 지리적 여건 탓에 식당 등 일반적인 상업 시설로 개발하거나 임대하기 어려워 유휴부지로 방치 중인 토지주들도 있다. 이중 일부는 별다른 자산 없이 땅만 보유하고 있어 경제적 부담을 겪기도 한다.주차 공간이 필요한 상용차주와…
The dong A ilbo · 34m ago
Na Hong-jin's part go-for-broke blockbuster, part screwball farce alien epic "Hope" pulled in nearly $5 million in its first week at North American theaters, the film's Korean distributor Plus M Entertainment said Tuesday, in what amounts to a respectable start for a Korean-language release on a limited run in the region. The 156-minute creature feature debuted Sept. 9 to a $1.1 million opening…
The korea herald · 38m ago
2026 아이치·나고야 아시안게임 8강에서 낙승을 거둔 니콜라이스 마줄스(라트비아) 한국 남자 농구대표팀 감독이 ‘시스템 농구’가 자리를 잡았다며 만족감을 표했다.마줄스 감독은 16일 일본 나고야의 아이치 인터내셔널 아레나에서 열린 요르단과 대회 남자 농구 8강전에서 114-80으로 크게 이긴 뒤 “오전 10시 경기가 흔하지 않은데, 선수들이 경기의 중요성을 알고 열심히 준비했다”며 “1쿼터 시작 후 분위기를 가져오면서 우리 농구를 펼치는 게 중요했는데, 선수들이 이를 잘 수행했다”고 밝혔다.한국-요르단전은 8강 4경기 중 가장 이른 시간에 펼쳐졌다.조별리그 사우디아라비아전과 인도네시아전을 오후 4시, 일본전을 오후 7시에 치렀던 대표팀 입장에선 10시 경기 시작은 컨디션 관리 등에 어려움을 겪을 수…
The dong A ilbo · 39m ago
경찰 “중대 비위 간부는 주요 보직 영구제한 추진”
The dong A ilbo · 42m ago
[인천창조경제혁신센터 x IT동아 공동기획]중소벤처기업부와 창업진흥원, 인천창조경제혁신센터가 추진하는 ‘모두의 창업 2차’는 창업에 관심 있는 국민 누구나 아이디어를 실현하고 창업에 도전할 수 있도록 지원합니다. ‘모두의 창업 2차’를 통해 새로운 도전을 시작하는 창업가와 다양한 창업 이야기를 소개합니다.탭엔젤파트너스는 스타트업 성장의 전 과정을 지원하는 초기 기업 전문 투자사다. 2022년 민간투자주도형 기술창업지원(TIPS) 운영사로 선정된 데 이어 2026년에는 소상공인 투자연계형 성장지원(LIPS), 스케일업 TIPS 운영사로도 선정되면서 창업부터 기술사업화, 스케일업까지 스타트업 전 주기 성장지원 체계를 갖췄다.탭엔젤파트너스는 인천창조경제혁신센터를 통해 인천 지역 1차 모두의 창업 프로젝트에…
The dong A ilbo · 43m ago
The Panstar Acro, the container ship conducting the Arctic route trial voyage, entered the Arctic Ocean on August 31 and is seen navigating through it. Drifting ice can be seen in front of the vessel. [Yonhap] Panstar Group’s Akro, the first domestic container ship to embark on a trial voyage along the Arctic Route, safely arrived at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands 22 days after…
Business korea · 45m ago
South Korea aims to introduce medication abortion for pregnancies of up to nine weeks by the end of March 2027, beginning with a two-year period in which doctors would prescribe and dispense the drugs at major hospitals, the government said Wednesday. If the necessary safeguards are subsequently established, the system would switch to doctors issuing prescriptions and independent pharmacies…
The korea herald · 46m ago
Koo Byung-ki, chairperson of the Fair Trade Commission. (Yonhap) As Chairperson Ju Byung-gi of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) pushes for a bilateral consultation with the head of the United States competition authority, attention is drawn to whether the Coupang issue, which has recently emerged as a sensitive pending matter between South Korea and the United States, will be…
Business korea · 55m ago
고양이의 눈에 어느 날부터 검은색 또는 짙은 갈색 반점이 보인다면 단순한 색소 변화로 생각하기 쉽다. 하지만 각막에 나타난 검은 병변이라면 각막괴사증(각막분리증)일 가능성을 확인해야 한다. 각막괴사증은 각막 조직이 손상되고 변성되면서 갈색 또는 검은색의 병변이 나타나는 질환이다. 초기에는 작은 점처럼 보이지만 병변이 각막 깊숙이 진행하면 각막이 심하게 얇아지거나 천공으로 이어질 수 있다. 노현우 수의사(이룸안과치과동물병원)에게 고양이 각막괴사증의 원인과 치료에 대해 물었다.- 각막괴사증은 어떤 질환인가요. “각막의 일부 조직이 손상되고 변성되면서 특징적인 갈색 또는 검은색 병변을 만드는 질환입니다. 수의학적으로는 각막분리증이라고도 합니다. 보호자가 가장 쉽게 발견하는 것이 검은색 병변이지만, 실제 치료를…
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미국 하원 민주당 의원 22명이 한미 연합훈련 축소가 대비 태세와 억지력을 약화시킬 위험이 있다며 도널드 트럼프 미 대통령에게 결정을 철회하라고 촉구하는 서한을 보냈다.16일 미 하원 외교위원회 홈페이지에 따르면 위원회의 그레고리 믹스 민주당 간사를 포함해 민주당 하원의원 22명은 9일(현지 시간) 트럼프 대통령에게 공동서한을 보내 한미 ‘을지 자유의 방패’ UFS훈련 축소 결정을 철회하라고 촉구했다.의원들은 서한에서 트럼프 대통령이 한국에 사전 통보를 하지 않고 훈련을 일방적으로 중단했다며 “이로 인해 73년간 이어진 동맹이 압박받고, 한반도의 대비 태세와 안보, 억지력이 약화할 위험이 커졌다”고 지적했다. 그러면서 앞으로 한국과 양자·다자 군사훈련을 계획대로 실시하고, 훈련을 다른 양국 현안과 연계하지…
최근 오픈런이 이어질 만큼 인기를 끌고 있는 한 찹쌀떡 브랜드의 포장지를 판매한다는 글이 중고거래 사이트에 올라와 황당함을 자아냈다. 하지만 중고거래 금지 품목에 해당하는 식품 판매를 위한 우회 행태였던 것으로 뒤늦게 알려졌다. 10일 각종 커뮤니티 게시판에 따르면 ‘○○○ 먹고 남은 포장지 팝니다’라는 제목의 게시물이 잇따라 올라왔다. 이는 동네 기반 중고거래 사이트에 올라온 판매글을 캡처한 것이다. 판매자는 “우리나라 최고 과일 모찌”라며 “먹고 남은 한지종이 판다”고 했다. ‘향기까지’라고도 덧붙였다. 다만 “신메뉴 블루베리, 복숭아 요거트 찹쌀떡 포함”이라는 말도 남겼다. 소비기한은 2029년 1월 1일로 표기했다. 제시한 금액은 5만 원. 해당 찹쌀떡의 실제 판매가는 개당 6000원 안팎이다.…
보령과 한국오가논이 이상지질혈증 치료제 '아토젯'을 매개로 전략적 협력 관계를 강화한다. 양사는 최근 아토젯의 국내 공동 영업 및 마케팅을 위한 코프로모션 협약을 체결했다. 이번 협약은 지난 8월 1일부터 보령이 아토젯의 국내 유통을 전담해 온 데 이어 파트너십의 범위를 영업과 마케팅 영역까지 확대한 결과다. 양사는 각자가 보유한 역량을 결합해 국내 의료진에게 이상지질혈증 치료와 관련한 의학적 정보 및 제품 정보를 보다 효과적으로 전달한다는 방침이다. ‘아토젯 공동판매 및 유통계약 체결식’에서 ㈜보령 김정균 대표(좌)와 한국오가논 김소은 대표(우)가 계약서에 서명 후 기념사진을 촬영하고 있다. 아토젯은 에제티미브와 아토르바스타틴 성분을 조합한 지질강하복합제로, 국내 이상지질혈증 환자의…
Business korea · 1h ago
한국수출입은행은 16일 카자흐스탄 포르테뱅크와 전대금융 한도 설정 및 금융협력 확대를 위한 업무협약을 체결했다고 밝혔다. 이번 협약은 전날 열린 제1차 한-중앙아시아 정상회의를 계기로 성사됐다. 황기연 수출입은행장과 탈가트 쿠아니셰프 포르테뱅크 은행장은 7000만 달러 규모의 전대금융 한도 설정을 추진하기로 합의했다. 황기연 한국수출입은행장(오른쪽)이 15일 서울 여의도 수은 본점에서 탈가트 쿠아니셰프 포르테뱅크 은행장과 ‘전대금융 한도 설정 및 금융협력 확대를 위한 업무협약’을 체결하고 기념 촬영 중이다. 전대금융은 수출입은행이 현지 은행에 자금을 빌려주면, 해당 은행이 한국 물품을 수입하는 현지 업체에 대출을 해주는 간접금융 방식이다. 양 기관은 이번 협약을 통해 ▲푸드 ▲미용·화장품…
세종사이버대학교가 지난 13일 강원도 춘천시 남이섬과 경기도 가평 일원에서 ‘2026 외국인 서포터즈단 문화체험 및 단합 워크숍’을 성공적으로 개최했다고 16일 밝혔다. 이번 행사는 한국의 대표 명소인 남이섬 일대에서 다채로운 문화체험과 팀 빌딩 프로그램을 진행하며 서포터즈 단원 간 유대감을 다지고, 2026학년도 신입학생들의 학교생활을 지원하기 위한 결의를 다지기 위해 마련됐다고 학교 측은 설명했다. 세종사이버대학교 외국인 서포터즈단 남이섬 투어 세종사이버대학교 외국인 서포터즈단은 지난 2025년 첫 발을 내딛은 후 외국인 학생들의 국내 입학 안내부터 원활한 학사 이수, 한국 대학생활 안정화에 이르기까지 전방위적인 멘토 역할을 수행하며 대학 국제화의 핵심 가교로 자리매김해 왔다. 학교 측에…
When someone leads a blessed life, Koreans often say that person must have accumulated much virtue in a previous life. From Goguryo through Silla, Baekje and Goryeo, Buddhism stood at the center of Korean spiritual life. Royal and aristocratic families sent children into monasteries, while monks served not only as religious figures but also as scholars and social leaders. Yet Buddhist temples in…
The korea herald · 1h ago
SK하이닉스 노사가 마련한 임금·단체협약(임단협) 수정 합의안이 16일 노동조합 찬반 투표에서 가결됐다. 최초 합의안보다 성과급에서 자사주 지급 비율을 60%에서 50%로 낮추고 현금 지급 비율을 올리며 조합원 찬성이 늘었다.SK하이닉스는 수정 합의안이 15, 16일 이틀간 진행한 조합원 투표에서 57.08%(8731표) 찬성으로 최종 가결됐다고 밝혔다. 수정 합의안은 성과급 관련 기존 합의안의 현금 40%, 주식 60%의 지급비율을 현금 50%, 주식 50%로 조정했다. 현금분에 대해서는 10% 단위로 현금 대신 주식을 선택할 수 있도록 했다.SK하이닉스는 “이번 합의는 한 차례 부결에도 노사가 함께 머리를 맞대고 자발적인 보완을 통해 해결했다는 점에서 의미가 크다”며 “나아가 적자 시 임금 이연을…
Samsung Electronics’ mobile application processor (AP) ‘Exynos 2600.' (Photo provided by Samsung Electronics) Although the global foundry market grew to its largest size in the second quarter driven by demand for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors, the market share gap between TSMC and Samsung Electronics was found to have widened further. While TSMC strengthens its dominance in…
The Genesis GV80 Hyundai Motor, Kia and Genesis are rapidly narrowing the gap with established German and Japanese luxury brands, reshaping the competitive landscape of the global automotive market. CarBuzz, a U.S. automotive media outlet, recently reported that Hyundai Motor Group is quickly closing the gap with established premium brands in terms of overall vehicle appeal. CarBuzz has more…
A panoramic view of Samsung Electronics' Taylor fab, built in the Austin area of Texas, U.S. (Photo provided by Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics has commenced prototype production of Tesla’s next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) chip at its Taylor foundry (semiconductor contract manufacturing) plant in Texas, the U.S. By advancing the start of full-scale operations, originally…
GS Group Chairman Huh Tae-soo listens to technology presentations from AI data center startups at the 2026 GS Ventures Tech Day at GS Tower in Gangnam, Seoul, on Sept. 15. GS Group Chairman Huh Tae-soo plans to significantly expand collaboration with startups to address the technical challenges facing artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. The strategy is to combine innovative startup…
After a violent movie trailer frightened children at a screening of "Teenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone" in Seoul last month, South Korea's film-rating authority is taking steps to prevent age-inappropriate trailers from being shown before children's films. According to local media reports Wednesday, the Korea Media Rating Board plans to separately identify trailers requiring extra…
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Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power won the Technology Transfer Award from the Electric Power Research Institute of the United States in recognition of its technological prowess in the wind power generation sector.(Photo=Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power) Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power announced on Sep. 16 that it won the Technology Transfer Award hosted by the Electric Power Research Institute of the United…
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KT announced on Sep. 16 that it has opened South Korea’s first 400Gbps-class single international dedicated line established together with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI). This line will be utilized as the international backbone for the National Science and Technology Research Network operated by KISTI, and it plays the role of directly connecting the…
Mirae Asset Securities CI Mirae Asset Securities announced on Sep. 16 that it was selected as an outstanding investment institution in the G3 (Dollar, Euro, Yen) bonds category at the ‘2026 Best Institutional Investor Awards’ hosted by the Asian financial magazine The Asset. Following its concurrent naming as first place in the G3 bond portfolio management category and as an outstanding…
Nexa Dynamics corporate image. Nexa Dynamics is set to enter South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) graphics processing unit (GPU) server market, which is currently dominated by foreign companies. The KOSDAQ-listed company announced on Sept. 16 that full payment had been completed for a 13 billion won (approximately $9.5 million) third-party allotment to Siwon Innotech. The funding is…
Kim Jaehwan unveiled the album cover for his physical single “Love, From Here” on Wednesday via his agency WakeOne Entertainment. Due out on Oct. 7, it will be his first new music since dropping the digital single “I’ll Be There” after completing his mandatory military service earlier this year. The singer participated in writing the lyrics and melodies of the song and played guitar as well. He…
At the joint CGBioMedTech-Solendos booth at “SMISS AP 2026,” an official introduces key products in the integrated spinal surgery solution to overseas medical professionals and booth visitors. (Provided by Daewoong Pharmaceutical) CGBioMedTech, together with its subsidiary Solendos, has unveiled an integrated portfolio aimed at expanding in the Asia-Pacific spinal market. It marks the first…
A Seoul court ruled Wednesday that North Korea must pay the South Korean government more than 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) for demolishing the inter-Korean joint liaison office in Kaesong in June 2020. The ruling marked the South Korean government’s first victory in a damages suit filed directly against North Korea. How Seoul could enforce the judgment remains unclear, as there are currently…
Vicent Creux, better known by his Korean name Onyu, knows why Koreans are drawn to him. The 25-year-old from Equatorial Guinea speaks fluent Korean and sings trot — Korea’s oldest form of pop — with a depth of feeling well beyond his years. His favorite is Young Tak’s “A Glass of Makgeolli.” He jokes that a Korean grandfather may be living inside him. To many here, he can seem more Korean than…
A Seoul court ruled Wednesday that North Korea must pay about 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) in compensation to the South Korean government for the 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office building in the North's border town of Kaesong. The Seoul Central District Court issued the ruling three years and three months after the South Korean government filed its first lawsuit against North…
As the rapid development of artificial intelligence triggers a renewed debate about its risks, the US and China keep racing to develop increasingly powerful models. The US has outpaced China and other countries in AI model capabilities, research, citations and other areas. China has been rapidly catching up as an AI superpower even as US-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of…
UK climate advisers warned Wednesday that plans to expand London's Heathrow Airport are incompatible with the country's legally binding climate goals. The report by the Climate Change Committee found that the aviation industry must reach net zero emissions by 2050 if the expansion is to meet UK climate targets. "Those conditions do not exist today," said Nigel Topping, chair of the CCC, the body…
Cambricon became a PyTorch Foundation Platinum member around September 8 and joins the governing board, extending an Upstream First contribution path across seven PyTorch modules including torch.compile rather than another Day-0 product flash.
Pandaily · 3h ago
Xiaomi open-sourced Xiaomi-Robotics-U0, an autoregressive embodied world foundation model with ~4B and full-scale ~38B weight lines plus train/infer tooling, claiming FlashAR+ speedups near 83x and a top WorldArena ranking for robot-centric scene, transfer and video synthesis.
Within about 16 hours, LandSpace's Zhuque-2 Improved (Zhuque-2E) Y7 lofted 10 Qianfan polar-orbit satellites and Orienspace's Gravity-1 Y3 sea launch lofted eight Qianfan networking satellites plus one ultra-high-speed communications test craft, billed as Chinese commercial rockets' first batch constellation networking for the LEO internet system.
Shanghai startup EBKernel launched Cog-WM 1.0 at the Pujiang Innovation Forum, a JEPA-style latent world model that lifts map-free ObjectNav success from 78.5% to 86.89% versus BSC-Nav and tops pi0.5 on manipulation benchmarks by up to about 16%.
XPeng is pushing its self-developed Turing AI silicon beyond intelligent EVs into humanoid robots as part of a Physical AI stack, with IRON configurations cited at about three on-device Turing chips totaling roughly 2,250 TOPS.
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Boyagongdao displayed its BG-5 Golden Dragon Fish biomimetic AUV at CIFTIS — about 3 kg and 640 mm long, with a soft multi-joint tail, 0.6 m/s top speed and a 5-meter depth rating for propeller-free shallow inspection.
Blueworm Embodied introduced Mantis Standard, a modular wheeled humanoid starting at RMB 9,800, with 22 degrees of freedom, a 7 kg single-arm payload, an omnidirectional 3 m/s chassis and teleoperation latency under 10 ms.
DeepSeek released DeepSeek Harness, an MIT-licensed agent runtime in developer preview where models, tools, sessions, sandboxes and UI are Cordis plugins, with npm packages advancing through the v0.1.5-rc line.
At IAA Transportation 2026, Pony.ai and GAC Commercial Vehicle debuted a Gen-4 Level-4 electric heavy truck on the GAC T9 platform, aiming for volume production later in 2026 with a lower-cost automotive-grade ADK.
Axera launched its 5nm M9 ADAS SoC series — flagship M97 at about 720 TOPS and mainstream M95 at about 360 TOPS — with self-developed NPU, ISP and CVA blocks and dual-chip redundancy near 1,440 TOPS.
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Tsinghua AIR, with Domain Transform, introduced Zeva — frozen-weight in-context causal memory that raised cumulative embodied manipulation success from about 26% to 73% on Cosmos3-backed ChemLab-Evo tasks.
At the China Computing Power Conference, Tsingway and the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence open-sourced Open3D-PIMC, a programming model and framework for 3D compute chips inside the FlagOS stack.
Unitree refreshed its G1 humanoid as G1+, adding neck degrees of freedom, stronger cooler motors, dual vision plus tactile and six-mic audio, and an external power port, with the standard model listed around RMB 95,000 tax-included.
Unisound unveiled U2-Flash, a ~266B sparse MoE with ~10B active parameters, pairing post-training recursive self-improvement and latent reasoning for agent and coding workloads, now live on its MaaS platform.
Moonshot AI says Kimi K2.8 Preview is fully live for Kimi Code and Work users, with coding and agent gains near flagship K3, adjustable thinking, 1M context on all tiers, and the unchanged API ID kimi-for-coding.
642-Arab forces under Amr ibn al-'As conquer Alexandria 1683-Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is the first to report the existence of bacteria 1787-U.S. Constitution is signed by delegates at the Philadelphia Convention 1862-Battle of Antietam [Battle of Sharpsburg]: Bloodiest day in the American Civil War with 22,000 dead, wounded, or missing in the first major battle on Union soil…
A 37-year-old man was arrested at Chubu Centrair International Airport after allegedly injuring a police officer who warned him about walking two toy poodles without leashes inside the airport complex. The self-employed man from Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of obstructing official duties and causing injury. According to police, the incident occurred at around…
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A new top-tier "Supreme Class" offering fully private compartments above the level of Green Car service will debut on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen on October 1, with passengers able to experience the new seating at a demonstration booth at Shin-Osaka Station. The booth showcases a fully enclosed compartment designed for up to two passengers and equipped with features surpassing those of…
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Benchmark land prices released on September 15 showed continued gains in urban areas across Kansai, led by strong increases in central Osaka and parts of Kyoto, with experts expecting the upward trend to continue for the time being while warning of growing effects on housing costs and regional disparities. The highest-priced commercial site in Kansai was the Deka Ebisubashi Building in Osaka's…
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Kyoto City on September 15 for Ronald McDonald House Kyoto, a residential facility where children undergoing medical treatment will be able to stay together with their families. The facility is designed to provide a home-like place for children facing illness and their families while they receive medical care away from home. It is expected to serve children…
A cruise ship that will serve as an accommodation base for athletes and other participants in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games arrived at Nagoya Port on September 15, ahead of the opening of the competition this week. A commemorative event was held to mark the ship's arrival. Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura, chairman of the organizing committee, said the use of a cruise ship as accommodation is a first…
Tokyo Disney Resort will launch its annual Disney Halloween event on September 16, with a special parade previewed ahead of the opening and visitors allowed to enjoy the parks in costume during the event period. The Halloween parade was shown in advance before the official start of the event. Visitors will be permitted to dress in costume during the Halloween period, adding to the atmosphere…
Digital art projections will illuminate the Aichi Prefectural Government Office and Nagoya City Hall from September 17 through October 24 as part of celebrations surrounding the Asian Games and Asian Para Games, which will be held in September and October. The event, called Aichi-Nagoya Art & Lights, will project colorful digital artwork inspired by the region's history and culture onto the…
Japan's benchmark land prices rose for a fifth consecutive year on average, with commercial land posting stronger gains as demand for hotels and other properties remained firm in major cities, according to figures released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The nationwide average price across all land-use categories rose 1.5%, while residential land increased 1.0% and…
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government entered a decisive political week on September 15 after approving an outline for food-tax relief and household payouts without settling how the package will be funded, keeping fiscal concerns alive just days before the Bank of Japan is expected to decide whether to raise interest rates again. The cabinet-approved outline keeps the administration’s…
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft went missing over international waters about 50 kilometers north of Tottori Prefecture on September 15, with floating debris and oil later found in the area where communications were lost. According to the Air Self-Defense Force, contact with the large unmanned aircraft, which belongs to Misawa Air Base in Aomori…
Tokyo stocks ended almost unchanged on September 15, with the Nikkei 225 closing around 63,485, down about 8 points, as a rebound in SoftBank Group and selected artificial intelligence-related shares offset caution over oil above $107, rising bond yields and this week’s Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan policy meetings. The Nikkei began lower after U.S. stocks fell overnight and concerns remained…
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Tsunaki Mihara, a guitarist who rose to fame in the 1960s with the Group Sounds band Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets and remained active in music for decades, died of kidney cancer at a Tokyo hospital at 9:02 a.m. on September 11. He was 80. Mihara was born in Tokyo and became widely known as a member of the Blue Comets during the height of Japan's Group Sounds boom in the 1960s. A private…
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The Osaka prefectural and municipal governments said on September 14 that they have set a minimum sale price of 92.113 billion yen for the second-phase development area on Yumeshima, the site of the Osaka-Kansai Expo. The governments are currently seeking businesses interested in developing the former Expo grounds. The 42-hectare site is equivalent in size to about 11 Koshien Stadiums. The area…
Visitors can climb to the top of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, about 300 meters above the sea, for sweeping 360-degree views of the Akashi Strait, Kobe, Awaji Island and, in clear weather, as far as Osaka. The normally restricted tower top covers about 140 square meters and offers a perspective available only from one of the world's largest suspension bridges. Even under cloudy skies on September 11,…
A tropical depression near the Mariana Islands was moving north-northwest at about 15 kilometers per hour as of 3 a.m. on September 16 and is expected to develop into a typhoon later in the day before potentially approaching the Pacific coast of eastern and western Japan with a storm-force wind zone during the latter half of the Silver Week holiday. Its central atmospheric pressure was 1,000…
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