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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2026: Korea’s Full-Cycle Launchpad for Global Startups

eriinfo.com1 week ago03 mins

South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) has opened applications for K-Startup Grand Challenge 2026, a government-backed global startup acceleration program providing end-to-end support for international startups (Image: KSGC) South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) has opened applications for the K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC), the country’s premier government-backed acceleration program for international…

AI wealth must benefit the public, South Korea’s deputy PM says

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago07 mins

Bae Kyung-Hoon, South Korea’s science and ICT minister, speaks during a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, April 27, 2026. Google DeepMind is teaming up with South Korea on the country’s K-Moonshot project, which uses AI to solve complex scientific problems. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg…

South Korea’s stock market in meltdown amid US-Iran war | Financial Markets News

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Benchmark index plummets as much as 12.2 percent, eclipsing single-day plunge after 9/11 attacks in 2001. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 4 Mar 20264 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo South Korea’s stock market has suffered one of the steepest falls in…

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un re-elected as chief of Workers’ Party | Kim Jong Un News

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Kim says his party is focused on the tasks of ‘boosting economic construction and the people’s standard of living’. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 22 Feb 202622 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share ⁠North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as secretary-general of the nation’s…

LG lights up Studio V, South Korea’s new virtual production powerhouse

eriinfo.com6 months ago07 mins

LG Electronics has announced that its dedicated virtual production (VP) LED solution is powering the newly opened “Studio V”, a cutting-edge VP stage located within StudioCube in Daejeon, South Korea. StudioCube is the country’s largest public filming facility, and Studio V now stands as one of the world’s largest volume VP studios, reinforcing Korea’s growing…

South Korea’s Kospi snaps 4-session winning streak as Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed

eriinfo.com7 months ago02 mins

Pedestrians are reflected in a window as electronic boards display stock information at the Australian Securities Exchange, operated by ASX Ltd. on Aug. 6, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday in the absence of any major triggers, after two key Wall Street…

South Korea’s Kospi hits record high as Samsung and SK Hynix soar on OpenAI partnership

eriinfo.com9 months ago03 mins

The Seoul skyline. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi index jumped more than 3% Thursday to hit an all-time high, lifted by gains in heavyweight Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Shares in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which announced a partnership with OpenAI late Wednesday to supply memory chips, rose over…

North Korea’s Kim, Putin to attend parade in China marking end of WWII | Kim Jong Un News

eriinfo.com10 months ago04 mins

Beijing says 26 world leaders will attend the event in Tiananmen Square, overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Published On 28 Aug 202528 Aug 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be among world leaders attending an upcoming military parade in China to mark 80 years since the end…

Japan’s Ishiba hosts South Korea’s Lee before key Trump summit | Government News

eriinfo.com10 months ago05 mins

Lee’s visit comes two days before his crucial first summit in Washington, DC with US President Donald Trump. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has hosted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Tokyo for a visit aimed at reaffirming security cooperation and showcasing friendly ties between the two East Asian neighbours facing common challenges from…