Dior CEO Arnault and Hotel Shilla's Lee pose for a photo Delphine Arnault, CEO of Christian Dior, poses for a photo with Lee Boo-jin, president of Hotel Shilla, after an honorary doctorate conferral ceremony at Kim Young-eui Hall at Ewha Womans University in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, November 12, 2026. November 12, 2026

NCT 127, NCT Dream to share Coachella stage SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - NCT 127 and NCT Dream will perform at next year's Coachella festival under the NCT banner, SM Entertainment said Thursday, confirming the two groups behind the festival's lineup listing. Both groups will take the stage on April 10 and 17 in Indio, California. Each will deliver its own performance before joining forces for a collaborative set, the agency said. The appearances will mark the Coachella debut of both NCT units. The festival's o November 12, 2026

S.Korea expands insurance mandate for heritage restoration SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - South Korea has made liability insurance mandatory for all cultural heritage restoration contracts signed from Thursday, extending the requirement to smaller projects and related design and supervision services. The Korea Heritage Service said the revised rules apply to heritage restoration contractors, survey and design firms, and construction supervisors. Previously, mandatory coverage was limited to contractors handling restoration projects worth at l November 12, 2026

KAIST maps memory's hidden current path, finds what guides it SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - Tiny bumps on an electrode, far too small to see, can decide where electricity flows inside a next-generation memory chip, South Korean researchers found after reconstructing the chip's inner current path in three dimensions. KAIST said Thursday that a team led by Hong Seung-bum, a professor in its Department of Materials Science and Engineering, working with fellow materials science professor Park Sang-hee's group, observed the current path insi November 12, 2026

Samsung's giving drive draws 108,000 employees across 23 affiliates SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - More than 108,000 Samsung employees across 23 affiliates took part in a two-week charity campaign, donating money, giving blood and volunteering in local communities, the conglomerate said Thursday. Samsung marked the conclusion of its annual "Sharing Week" campaign at its Hwaseong semiconductor campus, where it also held the first donation ceremony for a joint labor-management initiative that channels a portion of sales from local businesses i November 12, 2026

KOSDAQ turns lower after authorities deny stimuli SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) -South Korean authorities denied plans to announce fresh stimulus measures for the KOSDAQ on Friday, sending the junior stock index lower after two sessions of sharp gains fueled by speculation about a support package. The KOSDAQ fell 2 percent to 690.83 as of 2:40 p.m. Thursday following the denial. It had gained more than 10 percent over the previous two sessions, bucking broader market concerns over possible U.S. Federal Reserve rate hikes and risks surro November 12, 2026

Over 20 million foreign tourists arrive in South Korea this year SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - More than 20 million foreign tourists have visited South Korea so far this year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on Thursday. Foreign arrivals in South Korea reached 19.97 million as of the previous day and are estimated to have since surpassed the 20-million mark, with the daily average standing at around 64,000. It marks a major milestone for South Korea's tourism industry, which first welcomed more than 10 million foreign visitor November 12, 2026

Korea's contradictory weight-loss policy sends mixed signals SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - "Losing weight has never been so easy," said Park Eun-young, a 54-year-old resident of Busan, South Korea's southern port city. She's not exaggerating. The country's first homegrown GLP-1 obesity drug has been available for two weeks, and Korean can now bring home prescribed foreign brands bought much more cheaply in neighboring countries such as Japan. The liberalization comes even as U.S. regulators require warnings across the dr November 12, 2026

Seoul dresses for autumn color party Autumn has thrown a color party in Seoul, with warm November days adding light and joy for watchers at home and abroad Ginkgo trees arrive in gold and maples in crimson, dressing the capital’s mountain paths and palace grounds in the season’s brightest shades. From Namsan’s wooded slopes to Deoksugung’s stone walls, the city offers plenty of reasons to slow down and look up. Namsan, dressed for the occasion Above the busy streets of cen November 12, 2026

Global markets diverge amid AI concerns Q3: BOK SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) — Global stocks and currencies have diverged while foreign investors continued to unloand Korean equities in the third quarter as doubts over artificial intelligence investment fueled risk aversion, according tko the Korean central bank Thursday. The Bank of Korea (BOK) in assessment on global finance said global risk aversion persisted amid concerns about the sustainability of AI investment even as uncertainty surrounding the Middle East eased. M November 12, 2026