Amazon’s New Anthropic Commitment Sharpens Split Market View Ahead of IPOs Market sentiment is sharply diverging over two AI giants expected to pursue IPOs, a split underscored by Amazon’s latest move involving Anthropic. Amazon has agreed to a conditional commitment of up to $25 billion in additional investment in Anthropic, according to the IT industry on Monday. The amount is more than triple Amazon’s existing $8 billion investment, but it is not a finalized disbursement. Investor demand for Anthropic has already become visible. In February, the company r April 21, 2026

Lotte Chilsung Says It Cut Plastic Use by About 3,000 Tons Last Year Lotte Chilsung Beverage said Tuesday it reduced plastic emissions by about 3,000 tons last year by lowering the environmental impact of packaging across its production process under its ESG (environmental, social and governance) management approach. The company said its main strategy was to make containers lighter and expand the use of recycled materials. For bottled water, it introduced an ET-CAP with a lower bottle-neck height, cutting container weight by up to 12% and saving about 810 April 21, 2026

Yuhan, Huino Begin Commercial Rollout of AI Telemetry System MemoCue Yuhan Corp. said Tuesday it has begun commercializing an artificial intelligence telemetry solution, MemoCue, with digital health care company Huino. The system will be supplied to H Plus Yangji Hospital and applied to about 100 beds in key departments where cardiac monitoring is essential, the company said. MemoCue analyzes hospitalized patients’ electrocardiogram data in real time to detect abnormal signs early and support clinicians’ decisions. It is designed to extend monitoring beyo April 21, 2026

South Korea Sees Crypto-Related Complaints Surge More Than 1,000%, Regulator Says Crypto-related complaints surged more than 1,000% in a year, driving an overall rise in financial complaints as exchange-related dissatisfaction grew alongside an investment boom. According to the Financial Supervisory Service report, “2025 Trends in Financial Complaints and Financial Counseling,” released on the 21st, crypto-related complaints totaled 4,491 last year, up 1,014.4% from the previous year. The jump was a key factor behind growth in complaints in the financial investment sec April 21, 2026

Gwangju Mayor Kang Ki-jung Vows to Wrap Up Remaining Work as City’s ‘Last Mayor’ Kang Ki-jung, mayor of Gwangju, said April 21 that he will work to properly wrap up the city’s remaining tasks as the “last mayor” of Gwangju Metropolitan City. Speaking with reporters over tea at City Hall, Kang said he had recently visited sites across Gwangju and South Jeolla Province and “once again felt the weight of integration.” He said he would closely review city affairs and “firmly bring Gwangju Metropolitan City’s history to a close.” Kang also laid out 10 key tasks he plan April 21, 2026

Jung Won-oh says one-homeowners’ tax break rights must be protected, criticizes Oh Se-hoon Jung Won-oh, the Democratic Party’s Seoul mayoral candidate, writes in the guest book after paying respects at the late President Roh Moo-hyun’s gravesite in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, on April 21. (Yonhap) Jung Won-oh, the Democratic Party’s candidate for Seoul mayor, said April 21 that the current rights of owner-occupiers who own a single home must be protected amid controversy over scrapping the long-term holding special deduction for capital gains tax. Jung also stepped up his April 21, 2026

U.S., Iran Signal Second Round of Talks as Truce Deadline Nears The United States and Iran, after days of brinkmanship ahead of a truce deadline, appear closer to a second round of negotiations. In a phone interview with Bloomberg on April 20, U.S. President Donald Trump said the two-week truce with Iran would end "Wednesday (22) evening, Washington time." Asked about extending it, he said the chances were "very small" and said a U.S. naval blockade of Iran would remain in place until an agreement is reached. The U.S. and Iran agreed to the truce on A April 21, 2026

China Recasts Coal as Power-Grid Backstop Amid Energy Security Concerns China is again elevating coal in its energy policy as surging electricity demand, the intermittency of renewables and geopolitical uncertainty sharpen concerns about energy security. Analysts say Beijing, which has promoted a shift away from coal, is redefining it as a “safety valve” to help keep the power grid stable. The direction was underscored at a recent State Council meeting. China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on April 21 that the State Council held its 19th group study April 21, 2026

Park Chan-dae to Officially Enter Incheon Mayoral Race on Tuesday Democratic Party lawmaker Park Chan-dae, the party’s candidate for Incheon mayor, said he will make his official announcement of candidacy on April 22, launching his campaign in earnest. Park told reporters on April 21 after visiting Bongha Village in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang province, and paying respects at the grave of the late President Roh Moo-hyun that he would “make the announcement tomorrow.” It will be his formal entry 49 days after the party finalized its nomination on March 4. April 21, 2026

Taiwan TV Host Dee Hsu Says She Urged Late Sister Barbie Hsu to Take Japan Trip, Feels Guilty Taiwanese TV personality Dee Hsu (Hsu Hsi-ti) has spoken publicly about her grief after the death of her older sister, the late Hsu Hsi-yuan, known as Barbie Hsu. According to Taiwan media outlets including ETtoday, Hsu said at the taping of a local variety show on Sunday that her sister’s death left “a long period” of emptiness in her life and that she felt so lost she did not even know what she was doing. She said she drank with their mother and talked about her sister, calling April 21, 2026