Asian stocks give up morning gains; KOSPI barely holds positive terrain SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - Asian markets ended a volatile Tuesday mostly lower, with Korea’s main index the lone outlier that managed to stay in positive territory despite surrendering most of its early jump. Morning gains faded as lingering doubts over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate path outweighed relief over progress toward ending the U.S. government shutdown. South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI rose 0.81 percent to 4,106.39 after surging nearly 3 percent earlie November 11, 2025

South Korea's Auros Technology to provide chipmaking tools to Samsung SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - Auros Technology, a South Korean maker of semiconductor measurement equipment, has won new contracts from Samsung Electronics to supply tools used in hybrid bonding and post-process inspection. The deal marks a notable expansion for Auros, which until recently was primarily known as a supplier to SK hynix. The company will now provide Samsung with precision tools used in both the front-end and back-end stages of chip production. According to investm November 11, 2025

Flights to be grounded for 30 minutes to reduce noise for test-takers during their crucial exam SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - All flights in South Korea will be grounded for about 35 minutes on Thursday to help students take their English listening test undisturbed, as more than 550,000 test-takers nationwide will sit for their annual university entrance exam. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, takeoffs and landings at airports nationwide will be suspended from 1:05 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. to minimize noise disruptions for students, affecting around 140 November 11, 2025

Japanese R-rated anime dominates Korean box office amid drought in Korean cinema SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - KPop Demon Hunters may have ruled the global animation scene on the small screen, but it is R-rated Japanese anime films that are pulling South Koreans back to the big screen this year. Han Suk-hee, a 27-year-old web novel writer, returned for a second viewing of "Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc" after being "bewitched" by the immersive big-screen experience and its dark, kinetic storytelling. Adapted from Tatsuki Fujimoto& November 11, 2025

Sookmyung Women's University Technology Holdings invests in livestock distribution startup Pink Packer SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - Sookmyung Women's University Technology Holdings has completed a seed investment in Pink Packer Co., a global livestock distribution tech startup. The investment was made through the "Seoul Campus Town University Startup Private Investment Association," jointly established by Sookmyung Women's University, Kookmin University, and Sogang University. Sookmyung Women's University Technology Holdings is the entity that manages the univer November 11, 2025

Hazardous towers demolished at Ulsan power plant as search for missing workers continues SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - Two large boiler towers at a thermal power plant in the southeastern city of Ulsan were blown up at around noon on Tuesday to facilitate rescue operations for four workers still missing after a similar structure collapsed during demolition work last week. The towers at the state-run utility company Korea East-West Power had posed an obstacle to search efforts due to the risk that they could also collapse. According to rescue officials, search operatio November 11, 2025

South Korea's HD Hyundai targets naval contracts in India SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - HD Hyundai Heavy Industries said Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Cochin Shipyard, India’s largest state-owned shipbuilder, to help the country modernize its maritime capabilities. The agreement centers on the Indian Navy’s Landing Platform Dock (LPD) project, part of New Delhi’s effort to strengthen domestic shipbuilding. Under the accord, the two companies will cooperate on design, construction and technology November 11, 2025

PHOTOS: Korean rivers, coasts teem with seasonal life SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - As the Korean Peninsula transitions into the late days of autumn, a familiar drama has begun to unfold along its coasts and waterways, offering a stark tableau of seasonal migration and feeding rituals. In the south, the rare spoonbill has once again been sighted along the shores of Jeju Island. Concurrently, farther north in Gangneung, photographers have gathered at Namdaecheon Stream, staking out positions to capture images of the magnificent osprey as i November 11, 2025

Budget carrier Jin Air reaches milestone of 100 million passengers SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - Jin Air has carried over 100 million passengers as of early November, the budget carrier said on Tuesday. The milestone comes roughly 17 years and four months after the airline launched its no-frills service with its first route between Gimpo and Jeju in July 2008. The accumulated number of passengers had reached approximately 99.94 million by the end of October, surpassing 100 million in early November, with 56.1 million traveling on domestic flights November 11, 2025

Korean and Japanese businesses to hold forum on bilateral FTA and economic bloc SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - South Korean and Japanese business leaders, academics and media professionals will gather next week in Seoul to discuss how Asia’s second- and fourth-largest economies can align to build a tech-driven economic bloc and better navigate global uncertainties. The Korea-Japan Business Forum, co-hosted by Aju Media Group (AJP, ABC, Aju Business Daily) and Japan’s NNA, will take place on Nov. 19 at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club. P November 11, 2025