International forum to explore vision for free, unified Korea

SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - The International Forum on One Korea 2024 will kick off on Friday for a three-day run at the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul in southwestern Seoul, exploring the vision and pathway toward a free and unified Korea. The event, co-hosted by Global Peace Foundation, Action for Korea United and One Korea Foundation, will bring together prominent experts, policymakers, journalists and civil society leaders from Korea, and the international community. The particip

September 26, 2024

Samsung unveils high-performance solid state drive

SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics has launched the 990 EVO Plus, a high-performance consumer solid state drive (SSD) based on PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express) 4.0 technology. This new product features 8th generation V-NAND (Vertical NAND) and a 5nm controller, delivering industry-leading performance and power efficiency. The 990 EVO Plus boasts sequential read and write speeds of up to 7,250MB/s and 6,300MB/s respectively, marking a 45 percent and 50 pe

September 26, 2024

Techtree Innovation signs partnership with Bahrain's Aeromap for spatial digital twin tech

SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) – Korean spatial digital platform developer Techtree Innovation has partnered with Bahrain-based mapping solutions provider Aeromap Technology Systems for joint studies aimed at enhancing their technological competitiveness, the companies announced on Thursday. The collaboration aims to improve aerial and ground data collection, photogrammetry and geographic information system (GIS) implementation for both companies, according to the companies. Tec

September 26, 2024

Korean businessman rescued from kidnappers in Peru

SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - A Korean businessman who was kidnapped in Peru has been safely rescued the following day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. The man in his 60s, whose name was not disclosed, was kidnapped on Tuesday in Lima shortly after meeting with an acquaintance. His family immediately contacted police after an unknown man answered his cell phone when an employee from his company tried to reach him. Peruvian police said the kidnappers, who had de

September 26, 2024

Brazilian Embassy celebrates 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Korea

SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - The Brazilian Embassy in Seoul held a reception Wednesday to celebrate 65 years of diplomatic relations with South Korea and Brazil's 202nd independence anniversary. During the event at a hotel in central Seoul, Brazilian Ambassador Marcia Donner Abreu expressed gratitude for the continued support that has strengthened Brazil-Korea relations. "Despite the geographical distance and having cultures and societies so strikingly different from each

September 26, 2024

SK hynix begins mass production of 12-layer HBM3E chips

SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - SK hynix announced Thursday that it has started mass production of the world's first 12-layer HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) 3E chips. The 36GB chip, designed for artificial intelligence chipsets, features DRAMs that are 40 percent thinner than previous versions, increasing capacity by 50 percent while maintaining the same overall thickness, according to the world's second-largest memory chip maker. Operating at 9.6 gigabits per second, a single g

September 26, 2024

Korea to launch first late-night autonomous taxi service

SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - Korea's first late-night autonomous taxi service is set to begin in southern Seoul on late Thursday. The city announced the late-night service will operate in a designated self-driving test area in Gangnam, spanning 11.7 square kilometers, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weekdays. Rides will be free before paid service begins next year. Three vehicles will be available through the Kakao T taxi-hailing app. Users will see a "Seoul Self-Driving Ca

September 26, 2024

Korean cooking show becomes most-watched non-English series on Netflix in its debut week

SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - Netflix's latest Korean show debuted as the most-watched non-English series worldwide in its first week. Reality show "Culinary Class Wars" garnered 3.8 million views about a week after its release on Sept. 17, the U.S. video-streaming site said on Wednesday. In the 12-episode survival show, 80 lesser-known chefs, referred to as "Black Spoon," compete against 20 celebrity chefs known as "White Spoon" in an intense culi

September 26, 2024

Korea, Serbia launch free trade negotiations

SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - South Korea and Serbia began free trade agreement negotiations Thursday, marking Seoul's first such pact with a Balkan country. Korean Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo and Serbian Minister of Domestic and Foreign Trade Tomislav Momirović launched talks for an Economic Partnership Agreement in Seoul. An EPA, a form of FTA, includes broader economic cooperation beyond tariff reductions. Serbia, in southeastern Europe, has significant reserves of crit

September 26, 2024

OPINION: European Union is becoming too obsessed with defense

SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - A new team of 26 leaders has been appointed to the European Commission, reflecting a carefully crafted balance of political ideologies and member states. Each will take on a different portfolio, from democracy to agriculture to innovation. And for the first time, the EU will have a dedicated defense commissioner in the form of Lithuania's Andrius Kubilius. Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has made it clear that in her second term, the prim

September 26, 2024