Korea Post Shopping launches Chuseok gift fair Broadcaster Moon Se-yoon and models pose for photos during a promotional event for the 2026 Korea Post Shopping Chuseok Gift Fair at the Seoul Central Post Office in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the morning of Sep. 8, 2026. Korea Post is holding the fair from Sep. 1 to 27, offering discounts on Chuseok gifts and holiday food items. During the event, a special promotion called “Daldal Week” offers 10 popular products at special prices each week. AJP Yoo Na-hyun September 8, 2026

Public forum discusses admission fees for royal palaces and tombs in Seoul A public forum on admission fees for royal palaces and tombs is held at an annex of the National Palace Museum of Korea in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of Sep. 8, 2026. The forum was organized to discuss ways to ensure sustainable visitor services and improve the admission fee system for royal palaces and tombs. AJP Yoo Na-hyun September 8, 2026

Samsung leans on ASML alliance as AI chip race heats up SEOUL, September 08 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics fighting on two fronts — SK hynix in advanced memory and Chinese rivals in legacy chips — is leaning on ASML's near-monopoly in cutting-edge lithography to keep its manufacturing edge in the AI race. The strategy goes beyond buying the industry's most advanced lithography machines. Samsung plans to bring High-NA EUV into advanced DRAM mass production by 2028 while joining an ASML-led effort to develop a new 12- September 8, 2026

POSCO to invest 480 billion won in new automotive steel facility SEOUL, September 8 (AJP) - POSCO will invest 480 billion won (US$357 million) to build a new facility for high-end automotive steel, the steelmaker said on Tuesday. It broke ground on the continuous galvanizing line (CGL) facility at its steel mill in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, its first new CGL in nine years. Scheduled for completion in 2028, the new facility will have an annual production capacity of 450,000 tons of hot-dip galvanized steel sheet for automotive exterior September 8, 2026

Korea's AI committee pledges results as budget nearly doubles SEOUL, September 08 (AJP) - South Korea's presidential artificial intelligence committee marked its first anniversary with a pledge to turn a year of policy blueprints into gains that businesses and households can feel, a week after the government proposed nearly doubling AI spending. "Global AI competition is spreading beyond technology development into an all-out national contest that decides industry, security and growth," said Ha Jung-woo, standing vice chair of th September 8, 2026

Citizens shop ahead of Chuseok holiday Citizens shop at Gyeongdong Market in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, September 7, 2026. September 8, 2026

Citizens shop ahead of Chuseok holiday Citizens shop at Gyeongdong Market in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, September 7, 2026. September 8, 2026

Citizens shop ahead of Chuseok holiday Citizens shop at Gyeongdong Market in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, September 7, 2026. September 8, 2026

Citizens shop ahead of Chuseok holiday Citizens shop at Gyeongdong Market in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, September 7, 2026. September 8, 2026

More jobseekers eligible for support as age limit rises to 34 SEOUL, September 8 (AJP) - More young adults in South Korea will become eligible for job-related support as the government decided to raise the age limit from 29 to 34. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the revisions to the relevant rules, approved at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, raise the upper age limit to 34, expanding the range to those aged 15 to 34, from the previous range, which defined young people as those aged 15 to 29. The ministry said the move will September 8, 2026