SEOUL, Jan. 29 (AJP) — As the countdown to BTS’s long-awaited full-group comeback hits D-51, fans have found a familiar way to pass the time: by sending the group’s solo catalog back up the charts. Across streaming platforms and social media, past releases by BTS members are enjoying a renewed surge, turning the pause before reunion into a rolling retrospective of individual careers that never truly went quiet. For V (Kim Taehyung), the moment has arrived in

SEOUL, January 29 (AJP) - South Korea’s two dominant memory-chip makers, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, have formally entered the race for next-generation high-bandwidth memory, or HBM4, as demand from artificial-intelligence chipmakers tightens an already constrained market. The companies, which together command roughly 80 percent of high-bandwidth memory used in AI accelerators, held back-to-back earnings conference calls on the same day for the first time, offering com

SEOUL, January 29 (AJP) - South Korea's largest chemical company LG Chem swung to an operating loss in the fourth quarter as its petrochemical and battery materials divisions struggled, though full-year operating profit surged 35 percent on improved performance at its energy solutions subsidiary. The company reported a consolidated operating loss of 413.3 billion won ($289.7 million) for the October to December period, reversing from a 680 billion won profit in the prior quarter

SEOUL, January 29 (AJP) - South Korea’s homegrown CubeSat, K-RadCube, will fly aboard NASA’s Artemis 2 crewed moon mission to observe the space radiation environment, marking the first time a South Korean satellite will directly measure the high-energy radiation belts encountered by astronauts. The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) said on Thursday that the satellite will study Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts at multiple altitudes, generating data that c

SEOUL, January 29 (AJP) - Hyundai Motor Company said Thursday it will spend 17.8 trillion won ($12.47 billion) throughout 2026—more than it earned last year—on new-growth areas including robotics, autonomous driving and hydrogen technology, front-loading nearly a quarter of its five-year investment plan into a single year. The South Korean automaker announced a 77.3 trillion won investment plan for 2026–2030 at its CEO Investor Day in New York last September. The 2

SEOUL, January 29 (AJP) - South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is again pushing to limit major shareholders’ stakes in cryptocurrency exchanges, arguing the platforms function as public infrastructure as they move into a fully regulated licensing system. The proposal has drawn attention over whether it will be reflected in the Digital Asset Basic Act being prepared by the ruling Democratic Party, as industry groups warn that forcing large shareholders to s

SEOUL, January 29 (AJP) -Samsung Electronics Co. hosted a gala event on Jan. 28 at the Arts and Industries Building in Washington, D.C., in partnership with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, to mark the successful run of Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared, the first U.S. exhibition of masterpieces from the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s art collection. Main hosts were the Lee founding family, including Hong Ra-hee, Director Emerita of the

SEOUL, January 29 (AJP) - Over the past eight years, relations between Uzbekistan and Türkiye have undergone a profound qualitative transformation, evolving from traditionally friendly ties into a full-fledged strategic partnership with a strong economic, investment, and industrial dimension. While the period prio

SEOUL, January 29 (AJP) -South Korea's largest automaker Hyundai Motor suffered nearly a 40 percent drop in operating profit in the quarter ended December and about 20 percent for full-year 2025 due to higher tariffs under Donald Trump presidency in its largest export market despite record sales. According to its earnings release on Thursday, consolidated operating profit reached 1.7 trillion won ($1.2 billion), down 33.2 percent from the previous quarter and 40 percent from a