Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a further increase in the size of the country’s army, boosting the number of active service members more than four-and-a-half years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The presidential decree, which was published Monday on Russia’s official legal information database, will put the size of Russia’s armed…
Demand for SK Hynix’s offering was reportedly over seven times more than the number of shares available, highlighting the strong investor appetite for a key company in the AI supply chain. Each American depositary share is equivalent to a tenth of a Seoul-traded common share, SK Hynix said. The offering gives US investors a way…
SK Hynix said on Wednesday that it plans to invest the equivalent of US$12.85-billion (R212-billion) in a new manufacturing plant in South Korea for advanced packaging, to meet rising global demand for AI memory, with construction starting this month. The Nvidia supplier, one of the world’s largest memory chip makers, has been expanding production capacity…
North Korean hackers are saturating the cryptocurrency industry with credible-sounding job offers as part of their campaign to steal digital cash, according to new research, raw data and interviews. The problem is becoming so common that job applicants now regularly screen recruiters for signs they might be acting on Pyongyang’s behalf. Twenty-five experts, victims and…
South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee arrives at the special prosecutor’s office in Seoul, South Korea, August 6, 2025. Kim Hong-Ji | Reuters South Korea on Friday indicted its former first lady, Kim Keon Hee, on charges of bribery and market manipulation. She was indicted for amassing over 1 billion won (about $720,000)…
North Korean state media has said two new air defence missiles have been fired in a test overseen by the country’s leader Kim Jong Un. The weapons had “superior combat capability” and used a “unique technology”, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, without adding details. The launches, carried out on Saturday, “proved that the…
The unarmed man was found in the central-west border section before being led to safety by South Korean troops. A North Korean man has crossed the heavily fortified land border with South Korea and is now being held in custody, the South Korean military has confirmed. The unarmed individual was located on Thursday in the…
Editor’s Note: Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. CNN — Bringing the second day of this year’s Coachella to a close, K-Pop girl group Blackpink made history Saturday night when they became…
