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  Mystery thriller debuts at No. 2 on Netflix's non-English chart SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - Netflix's latest South Korean series "The Price of Confession" ranked to No. 2 on the American streaming giant's chart for non-English-language shows, immediately after its release last week. Since its release on Dec. 5, the 12-episode series has racked up 2.2 million views as of Wednesday. It also made the top 10 lists in nine countries including Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. The mystery thriller starring actresses Jeon Do-ye December 10, 2025
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  Asian markets hardly move ahead of Fed decision SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - Asian markets barely budged Wednesday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision. In Seoul, the KOSPI slipped 0.2 percent to 4,135.00, extending its decline for a second session this week, while the KOSDAQ gained 0.4 percent to 935.00. Institutional investors unloaded 344.3 billion won ($234 million), offset by 296.4 billion won in foreign buying and 18.6 billion won from retail investors. Samsung Elec December 10, 2025
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  Wintry Seoul A woman bundles up against the cold as she waits from the traffic light to change at Gwanghwamun in downtown Seoul on Dec. 10, 2025 as the mercury dropped below zero.(AJP/Yoon Na-hyun) December 10, 2025
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  South Korean robotics leaders highlight rise of 'Physical AI' at COMEUP 2025 SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - A discussion on the growing convergence of robotics and artificial intelligence drew a full audience at COMEUP 2025, South Korea's largest annual startup festival, on Wednesday, as two South Korean robotics entrepreneurs described how so-called "physical AI" is reshaping the sector and opening new markets for humanoid machines. The session, titled "Physical AI: Where Robotics Meets Intelligence," brought together ROBOTIS CEO Kim B December 10, 2025
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  COMEUP 2025 COMEUP 2025, South Korea's largest annual startup festival, opened Dec. 10 for a three-day run at COEX in Seoul, drawing hundreds of founders, investors, and corporate leaders from around the world for three days of conferences, exhibitions, and business matching sessions. The event features startups from 46 countries and more than 270 companies presenting products and technologies across deep tech, AI, climate technology, gaming, mobile services an December 10, 2025
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  Coupang CEO resigns over data breach; US parent firm names interim chief SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - Coupang said on Thursday that CEO Park Dae-jun has resigned following a major data breach, taking responsibility for the incident and its fallout. The e-commerce firm said Park apologized for disappointing customers and the public, and cited a sense of accountability in stepping down. The company’s U.S.-based parent, Coupang Inc., appointed Harold Rogers as interim CEO. Rogers, a legal and compliance specialist, has he December 10, 2025
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  Korea takes more active approach to find missing persons through AI and viral media SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - Kim Tae-hee had a habit of staring at things a little longer than others, narrowing his eyes to make sense of a world blurred by poor sight. His speech was halting, shaped by a lifelong mental disability, but he could say his name and home phone number. None of it helped on April 23, 1988, when he disappeared in Seoul's Gangnam District at age 14. Thirty-seven years have passed since. Today, at 51, this is what he might look like. What once required fo December 10, 2025
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  LG Uplus accused of hindering data breach probe by destroying critical server SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has requested a police investigation into LG Uplus over allegations that the company intentionally disposed of a key server linked to a customer data breach. The ministry said the company discarded one of two APPM servers, which are critical for managing server account access and permissions, and submitted only the remaining server to a joint investigation team. “Both servers are required for an December 10, 2025
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  PPP lawmaker of American descent resigns to return to medical practice SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - Ihn Yo-han, a lawmaker from the main opposition People Power Party, announced his resignation at a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday, urging "national unity." His abrupt resignation comes amid the struggling party's internal division and conflicts in the wake of disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched Dec. 3 martial law debacle last year. The great-grandson of American missionary Eugene Bell, who was born in the liber December 10, 2025
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  AI entrepreneur draws S. Korean startups to Saudi Arabia with promise of scale and cheaper AI infrastructure SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - Tareq Amin, the CEO of Saudi Arabia's state-backed AI company HUMAIN, used his keynote at COMEUP 2025, South Korea's largest annual festival held at COEX in southern Seoul, on Wednesday to make a direct pitch to South Korean startups: consider Saudi Arabia as a place to build, scale and cut costs. Amin described a country in the middle of an economic overhaul under its Vision 2030 initiative, which aims to move Saudi Arabia beyond its traditional December 10, 2025