Samsung Names Marketing Chief Lee Won-jin to Lead TV Business in Rare Midyear Shake-Up Samsung Electronics has replaced the head of its TV business in an unusual leadership change outside its typical year-end executive reshuffle. The move comes as global TV demand remains sluggish and profitability continues to weaken, prompting Samsung to push its TV strategy beyond hardware toward content and services. Samsung said on 4일 that Lee Won-jin, president and head of global marketing for its Device eXperience (DX) division, was appointed president and head of the DX division’ May 4, 2026

Coupang Play Gains Share With HBO Releases as Rivalry for No. 2 OTT Spot Intensifies In April, the user gap between South Korea’s streaming services Tving and Coupang Play widened again. Mobile Index data released on the 4th showed Tving posted 7,708,645 monthly active users, while Coupang Play had 9,101,593. The difference was about 1.39 million users. Tving’s MAU fell 3.95% from the previous month, while Coupang Play rose 0.61%. Among major platforms, Netflix logged 14,799,836 MAU, down 7.02% from the prior month. Wavve rose 1.27% to 3,897,570. Disney+ had seen its Feb May 4, 2026

Anthropic in talks with Blackstone, Goldman on $1.5B venture to expand enterprise AI Anthropic is pursuing plans to form a new company with major Wall Street investors including Blackstone and Goldman Sachs in a deal valued at $1.5 billion, or about 2.1 trillion won. The venture would help companies backed by private equity firms adopt artificial intelligence tools. The Wall Street Journal reported on May 4, citing sources, that Anthropic is in late-stage talks to set up the company with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs and General Atlantic. An announceme May 4, 2026

Unification Ministry Pledges Cooperation as North Korean Women’s Club Visits South for AFC Semifinal The Unification Ministry said it will communicate and cooperate while respecting the framework of an international tournament as North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s Football Club plans to visit South Korea to compete in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Champions League (AWCL). A ministry official told reporters on the 4th at the Government Complex Seoul that the government will provide necessary support because a North Korean team is coming. The visit will mark the first time May 4, 2026

PPP Floor Leader Song Eon-seok Slams DP Leader Over 'Oppa' Remark to Child Song Eon-seok, floor leader of the People Power Party, on May 4 criticized Democratic Party leader Jeong Cheong-rae over a campaign incident in which Jeong urged a first-grade elementary school child to call Ha Jeong-woo, the Democratic Party’s candidate in the Busan Buk-gu Gap parliamentary by-election, “oppa.” In a Facebook post, Song called it “the DNA of the ‘Democratic Molestation Party,’” and said it was “clear child sexual abuse” and “a violation of children’s rights.” He added, “T May 4, 2026

Comedian Yang Sang-guk Apologizes After Backlash Over His Behavior on YouTube Show Comedian Yang Sang-guk apologized after his remarks and attitude on the YouTube variety show 'Pinggyego' drew criticism. On May 3, a social media user wrote on Yang’s SNS that the comment section for 'Pinggyego' was “in an uproar” over how he addressed Yoo Jae-suk and over his views on dating as a “Gyeongsang-do man,” adding, “I want to keep watching you. I think you should go into humble mode.” Yang replied, “Yes. I’ll be more careful going forward.” The controversy followed May 4, 2026

Coles CEO says grocery price hikes may be unavoidable as fuel costs surge 호주 대형 슈퍼마켓 업체 콜스그룹이 연료비와 운송비 상승 여파로 일부 식료품 가격이 오를 수 있다고 밝혔다. 이란 전쟁 여파로 납품업체들의 인상 요구가 커지면서 장바구니 부담도 더 커질 수 있다는 전망이 나온다. 4일 블룸버그에 따르면 리아 웨커트 콜스 최고경영자(CEO)는 호주 멜버른에서 열린 호주주주협회 행사에서 “가격 인상이 불가피하다”고 말했다. 콜스와 납품업체들이 급등한 연료비와 물류비 부담을 함께 안고 있어 일부 품목은 가격 조정을 피하기 어렵다는 설명이다. 콜스는 앞서 지난주에도 May 4, 2026

2.47 million apply for first round of South Korea high-oil-price relief; 1.4013 trillion won paid The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Monday that 2,466,596 people had applied for the first round of the government’s “high-oil-price relief payment” as of midnight Saturday, or 76.4% of those eligible. The total amount paid was 1.4013 trillion won. By payment method, 1,076,418 applicants chose credit or debit cards, 814,481 chose prepaid cards, 508,490 chose mobile or card-based local gift certificates, and 67,207 chose paper local gift certificates, the ministry said. By region, May 4, 2026

Germany’s Merz Calls U.S. ‘Most Important Partner’ Despite Planned Troop Cuts German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed Germany’s alliance with the United States, calling Washington the most important partner in the North Atlantic alliance even after the U.S. announced plans to cut 5,000 troops stationed in Germany. According to Reuters, Merz said in an interview with German public broadcaster ARD on May 3 (local time) that while he acknowledged differences with U.S. President Donald Trump over issues including Iran, “nothing changes in the course of cooperation May 4, 2026

Seoul-Area Opposition Candidates Urge Withdrawal of Democratic Party Special Prosecutor Bill Seoul-area metropolitan candidates from opposition parties running in the June 3 local elections met Monday and denounced a Democratic Party-backed “special prosecutor bill on alleged fabricated prosecutions,” calling it an “Lee Jae-myung self-pardon special prosecutor bill.” They said they would begin a nationwide resistance campaign to stop what they described as a “judicial coup.” Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Incheon mayoral candidate Yoo Jeong-bok of the People Power Party, along with N May 4, 2026