SEOUL, February 03 (AJP) - U.S. President Donald Trump is notorious for overnight social-media barrages — posting more than 160 times in a single day as recently as Dec. 1 — and for spending hours on Truth Social. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is a relative newcomer to such digital excess, but he appears to be embracing the medium with equal enthusiasm. On Sunday, Lee posted a reflective yet firm message on X, formerly Twitter, calling for a national debate on a p

SEOUL, February 03 (AJP) - Nearly four years after stepping away as a full group for mandatory military service, BTS is returning with a touring footprint that underlines just how much ground it covered — and how much leverage it still holds — in the global live music economy. A yearlong world tour spanning 80-plus stadium shows in roughly 30 cities across five continents is taking shape, positioning BTS’s comeback as one of the largest live music undert

SEOUL, February 03 (AJP) - Demand for U.S. equities among South Korean investors remains strong despite a sharp rally in domestic markets, with holdings of American shares staying at record levels, according to data released Tuesday by the Korea Securities Depository. The benchmark KOSPI has climbed above 5,000 this year and the tech-heavy KOSDAQ has risen past 1,000. Yet South Korean investors’ holdings of U.S. stocks continued to grow. The data showed domestic investo

SEOUL, February 3 (AJP) - A fire broke out at confectionery company SPC Samlip's factory in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday. According to fire authorities, the fire broke out at around 3 p.m., and about 70 firefighters, along with approximately 50 vehicles including pump trucks and other equipment, were deployed to extinguish the fire. Three workers including a woman in her 40s were treated for minor symptoms after inhaling smoke. Another worker became trapped on the ro

SEOUL, February 03 (AJP) - Korea Midland Power Co. (KOMIPO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a U.S.-based power plant operations and maintenance (O&M) specialist to cooperate on gas combined-cycle power projects in the United States. The agreement, signed on Jan. 29 local time, aims to combine KOMIPO’s plant operating experience with the U.S. partner’s workforce management and engineering capabilities, KOMIPO said Tuesday. The companies plan broad

SEOUL, February 03 (AJP) - Memory chip prices are expected to continue rising in the first quarter, with momentum that began in DRAM now spreading to the NAND flash market as supply struggles to keep pace with demand, according to industry analyses. Counterpoint Research forecasts NAND flash prices will rise more than 40 percent quarter-on-quarter in the January–March period, following sharp gains already seen in DRAM during the fourth quarter amid tight supply conditions.

SEOUL, February 3 (AJP) - China has completed the removal of a structure installed along the West Sea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here said on Tuesday. The completion comes about a week after Beijing began removing it last Tuesday, as a follow-up measure after President Lee Jae Myung discussed the matter during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing early last month. But it was just one of a couple of steel structures on the submerged shelf of Ieodo in the

SEOUL, February 03 (AJP) - Vietnam will begin accepting scores from the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) for university admissions starting this year, becoming the latest nation to formally recognize the language amid surging worldwide interest driven by employment opportunities and cultural exports. The Southeast Asian nation becomes the second country to adopt TOPIK results for higher education enrollment after Hong Kong in 2025, South Korea's Ministry of Education said

SEOUL, February 3 (AJP) - Hundreds of North Korean soldiers were seen "practicing marching formations" in Pyongyang, in what appeared to be preparations for a military parade, according to 38 North, a website formerly run by Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Based on an analysis of Planet Labs' commercial satellite images showing "formations of the hammer, sickle, and brush symbol" of the isolated country's Wo