North Korea and Russia Discuss Troop Deployment Ahead of Military Alliance Treaty North Korea and Russia began discussions about deploying North Korean troops to the Russia-Ukraine war nearly a year before effectively signing a military alliance treaty. While the treaty was cited as the basis for the deployment, negotiations and requests from Russia started before the treaty was finalized. A memorial in Pyongyang records 2,288 North Korean soldiers as casualties.On September 12, Sankei Shimbun reported, citing North Korean sources, that a Russian military delegation visiting September 14, 2026

Anyang Sam Hospital Partners with SBC to Support Local Business Health and Welfare Anyang Sam Hospital, part of the Hyosan Medical Foundation, has partnered with the Smart Business Education Center (SBC) and its alumni association to enhance the health and welfare of local business leaders. According to the hospital, a memorandum of understanding was signed on September 10 with SBC and the alumni association to promote mutual development. The agreement aims to connect SBC's educational activities for local entrepreneurs and professional managers with the hospital's medica September 14, 2026

Korea Technology Guarantee Fund Implements Special Measures for SMEs Affected by Heavy Rain The Korea Technology Guarantee Fund announced on September 14 that it will implement special measures for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) affected by heavy rain in designated disaster areas.This initiative aims to prevent SMEs that have suffered from recent heavy rainfall from being classified as insolvent due to temporary management difficulties and to support their swift recovery and stable resumption of business operations.The measures apply to SMEs located in areas designated as special September 14, 2026

S2W Shares Rise Following Government AI Foundation Model Participation Cybersecurity firm S2W is experiencing a strong performance in early trading following news of its participation in a government-led project to develop a specialized artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model.As of 10:14 a.m. on September 14, S2W's shares had risen by 5.32% (790 won) to 15,640 won, with early trading seeing an increase of over 14% due to heightened buying interest.The surge in stock price is attributed to the announcement that S2W will join the 'Specialized AI Foundation Mode September 14, 2026

U.S. and South Korea to Hold KIDD Meeting in Busan from September 16-18 The South Korean Defense Ministry and the U.S. Department of Defense will hold the 29th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) from September 16 to 18 in Busan, where they will discuss key alliance issues, including the transfer of wartime operational control, joint defense posture, and shipbuilding cooperation. On September 14, the Defense Ministry announced that Kim Hong-cheol, Director of Defense Policy, and George Lee Moore, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, wi September 14, 2026

KDRT Team Leader Meets with South East Power and Doosan to Discuss Search Efforts Yoon Joo-seok, the leader of the second team of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), met with officials from Korea South East Power and Doosan over two days starting September 12 to discuss corporate-level search and rescue operations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it is working to continue search and rescue efforts within the scope of cooperation with the Nepalese government.On September 14, the ministry announced, "Team Leader Yoon arrived in Kathmandu on the morning of Septemb September 14, 2026

Europe Defeats U.S. to Regain Solheim Cup Title After Two Years The European women's golf team defeated the United States on home soil to reclaim the Solheim Cup title after two years.On September 13, local time, Europe recorded 7 wins and 5 losses in the final day of singles match play at the 2026 Solheim Cup held at Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt, Netherlands. This brought the final score to 15 points for Europe and 13 for the U.S., allowing Europe to lift the trophy.Having lost the trophy to the U.S. in the previous tournament in 2024, Europe restored its pr September 14, 2026

Jensen Huang: Next Generation AI Applications Will Focus on Cybersecurity Domestic security-related stocks showed strong performance on the KOSPI despite a decline in the market on the 14th.According to the Korea Exchange, as of 10 a.m. on the 14th, Sands Lab was trading at 6,750 won, up 1,270 won (23.05%) from the previous trading day.At the same time, Raon Secure rose 20.26% to 11,330 won, Dream Security increased by 10.31% to 2,895 won, and Xgate was up 7.16% at 10,718 won.Sands Lab specializes in cyber threat intelligence (CTI), providing services that predict cyb September 14, 2026

LG CNS Receives Award from Indonesian Tax Authority for CoreTax System LG CNS has received an award from the Indonesian Tax Authority in recognition of its contributions to the successful establishment and ongoing technical and operational support of the next-generation tax administration system, CoreTax.The award ceremony took place on September 11 in Jakarta, attended by Kim Hong-geun, Vice President of LG CNS's Digital Business Division, Bimo Wiyanto, Head of the Tax Authority, and Iwan Djuwandi, Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance.CoreTax is a next-gener September 14, 2026

President Lee: Response to Crimes Against Women and Youth Must Remain Strong President Lee Jae-myung stated on September 14, "I will ensure that the response to crimes against women and youth remains steadfast during the process of separating investigative and prosecutorial powers, and that relevant ministries are thorough in their efforts." On this day, marking the fourth anniversary of the Sindang Station stalking murder case, President Lee expressed his condolences to the victims' families and offered comfort to those living in fear. He emphasized, "When violence recu September 14, 2026