Spiritual Asia: Beyond suffering to freedom - Buddhism as Asia's spiritual pillar This is the eighth installment of AJP’s “Spiritual Asia” series exploring the religious traditions and philosophical foundations that have shaped Asia’s spiritual consciousness. This chapter turns to the ancient texts of Hinduism — the Vedas and Upanishads — and their enduring ideas on cosmos, consciousness and the nature of existence in the emerging AI era. Humanity in the 21st century is passing through the greatest civilization shift in hi June 9, 2026

Chipmakers emerge as best companies to work for among job seekers as tech firms lose ground SEOUL, June 9 (AJP) - South Korea's two major chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics were voted the best companies to work for by job seekers, recruitment portal Job Korea said on Tuesday. In a recent survey of about 3,287 job seekers conducted by Job Korea, SK hynix ranked first among companies for which respondents said they would "start work immediately," followed by Samsung Electronics. Internet, IT and platform companies that once dominated such June 9, 2026

Huang finds the whole AI cake in Korea, every layer of it SEOUL, June 09 (AJP) - Artificial intelligence is a five-layer cake, Nvidia preaches, and its chairman Jensen Huang appears to have found the full cake in South Korea. In Nvidia's telling, AI is a composite stack: energy at the bottom, then chips, then the infrastructure that houses and serves them, then the models, and finally the applications where economic value is harvested. Every application, Huang argues, draws demand all the way down to the power plant, and supremacy i June 9, 2026

Nvidia's Jensen Huang wraps up visit to Korea with chip deal with Samsung Elec SEOUL, June 09 (AJP) - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang concluded his official four-day visit to South Korea Monday evening, securing a comprehensive, long-term memory and foundry supply roadmap with Samsung Electronics to power the next generation of artificial intelligence hardware. Huang wrapped up his multi-industry tour with a private meeting with Jun Young-hyun, Vice Chairman and Head of Samsung Electronics’ Device Solutions (DS) Division, at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul. The high June 9, 2026

Coupang slapped with 500 million won fine over misleading ads SEOUL, June 9 (AJP) - Coupang was slapped with a fine of 500 million won (US$327,000) for misleading ads about discounts offered to paid membership subscribers for one-time offers, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday. According to the watchdog, it fined the e-commerce platform the highest applicable fine and ordered corrective measures for ads run from August 2020 to May 2022 that promoted its "Wow" member prices as cheaper than regular prices while conc June 9, 2026

Korean markets quickly recoup Black Monday losses, key indexes up over 7% SEOUL, June 09 (AJP) - Korea's stock bourses roared back more than 7 percent Tuesday afternoon to retrace most of the circuit-breaker crash that had gutted it a day earlier, as a chip rally quickly resumed after the upgraded first-quarter GDP data confirmed chip-related activities more than fended the economy from external shocks. The KOSPI surged 7.4 percent to climb back above 8,000. while smaller KOSDAQ also jumped 7 percent to 977.57 as of 2:00 p.m. SK hynix led the charg June 9, 2026

Hanwha Qcells to supply tandem solar cells for NASA-funded lunar experiment SEOUL, June 09 (AJP) - Hanwha Qcells will supply its next-generation tandem solar cells for a lunar surface solar power demonstration project, the company said Tuesday, as it seeks to test the technology’s potential use in space environments. Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH, the company’s German unit, will provide samples of its perovskite-based tandem cells for the Space Science & Technology Evaluation Facility – First Flight Lunar In-Situ Solar Cell Experiment, or SSTEF- June 9, 2026

Chinese state media provide lavish coverage of Xi's trip to Pyongyang SEOUL, June 9 (AJP) - Chinese state media on Tuesday gave extensive coverage to Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea, as he began his first trip to the reclusive country in about seven years the previous day. Highlighting a friendly atmosphere between the two traditional allies, China's state-run People's Daily devoted its front pages to stories on Xi's trip, packed with images of Xi and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un smiling, shaking hands at their June 9, 2026

SeeDevice to proceed with defamation case against Korea's public broadcaster SEOUL, June 09 (AJP) - SeeDevice Inc., a California-based developer of advanced image sensor technology, said Monday its defamation lawsuit against Korean public broadcaster KBS and KBS America will proceed to trial in a U.S. federal court. The case, pending before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, stems from reports aired and published by KBS and KBS America in August 2024 that SeeDevice alleges falsely portrayed its proprietary imaging technology as June 9, 2026

British Museum to showcase collection of late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee SEOUL, June 09 (AJP) - The British Museum will stage its first major exhibition dedicated to Korean art in more than four decades this fall, featuring works from the collection donated by the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee and tracing over 2,000 years of Korea's artistic and cultural history. The British Museum said Monday that it will present Korea, an exhibition running from Oct. 1, 2026, to Jan. 31, 2027, bringing together masterpieces from the National Museum of Korea, June 9, 2026