#Desalination #SKorea

Of the top 30 shipbuilding groups globally in 2025, a staggering 20 are from #China, followed by #SKorea, #Japan and #Europe.

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#China leads research in Robotics & Mechatronics & Control Engineering:

China's fundamental research share in Robotics & Mechatronics & Control Engineering outpaces the #2 #US and #3 #SKorea. #India made the top 10.

#FactsMatter

An example for the world.

Let's hope its light shines brightly on the USA.

#SKorea #Korea

Ex-South Korean president found guilty of insurrection over martial law order Yoon Suk Yeol, 65, was sentenced to life in prison over his short-lived power grab, which sent the Asian democracy into political turmoil in 2024.

South Korea defends democracy and is the opposite of the U.S. response to insurrection. Now the U.S. is controlled by a fascist regime.
#insurrection #January6 #maga #trump #SKorea #democracy #fascism

#usa #gop #fascists

👉 Vote 'em Out!

Ex-South Korean president found guilty of insurrection over martial law order Yoon Suk Yeol, 65, was sentenced to life in prison over his short-lived power grab, which sent the Asian democracy into political turmoil in 2024.

South Korea defends democracy and is the opposite of the U.S. response to insurrection. Now the U.S. is controlled by a fascist regime.
#insurrection #January6 #maga #trump #SKorea #democracy #fascism

https://tinyurl.com/2krn2cb2

South Korea defends democracy and is the opposite of the U.S. response to insurrection. Now the U.S. is controlled by a fascist regime.
#insurrection #January6 #maga #trump #SKorea #democracy #fascism

tinyurl.com/2krn2cb2

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Why you can’t use #Google Maps in #SKorea: It’s not a ban
"Google🇰🇷 reported just 387bil won in 2024 revenue, paying 17bil won in corp tax. But estimates presented to #NationalAssembly place te co’s actual 🇰🇷earnings fr YouTube, PlayStore & advertising at 4.8-11tril won, figs derived fr US SEC […]

How the Korean DMZ Turned Into a Wildlife Sanctuary In the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the absence of human activity allowed nature and wildlife to flourish.

Peaceful and safe #nature #wildlife haven - the Demilitarized Zone between North and South #Korea 🌍

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#Environment #NKorea #SKorea #Ecology

South Korea’s economy grew just 1% in 2025, lowest in five years South Korea logged its slowest growth in half a decade in 2025, the country’s central bank said Thursday, while exports rose on the back of a boom in artificial intelligence. Asia’s fourth-largest economy has struggled with sluggish demand, a troubled housing market and the fallout of former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration, which plunged […] The post South Korea’s economy grew just 1% in 2025, lowest in five years appeared first on Digital Journal.

Ballistic Missile With Absolutely Massive Bunker-Buster Warhead Fielded By South Korea: Report The mysterious Hyunmoo-5 short-range ballistic missile is estimated to carry a monstrous conventional warhead weighing over 17,000 pounds. The mysterious Hyunmoo-5 is understood to carry a monstrous c...

ANALYSIS TIME - The WarZone's Thomas Newdick presents:

Ballistic Missile With Absolutely Massive Bunker-Buster Warhead Fielded By #SKorea called the Hyunmoo-5: Report

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South Korea, Italy agree to deepen AI, defence cooperation South Korea and Italy agreed Monday to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence, space and the defence industry, pledging to confront “global challenges” at a bilateral summit in Seoul. President Lee Jae Myung hosted Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for the summit at his office in the first visit by an Italian leader to South Korea in […] The post South Korea, Italy agree to deepen AI, defence cooperation appeared first on Digital Journal.

The first of these has been rolled out. For obstructing arrest, Yoon is sentenced to five years, which is half of what the SP asked for. Word on the ground is that it is too lenient given that he has shown no repentance at all. First of many, anyway.

I probably need to keep track of this. #SKorea

South Korea’s ex-leader Yoon faces first court verdict over martial law chaos A South Korean court will rule Friday on whether former president Yoon Suk Yeol obstructed justice during his disastrous martial law declaration and in its chaotic aftermath, the first in a series of verdicts for the disgraced ex-leader. Yoon briefly suspended civilian rule in South Korea for the first time in more than four decades […] The post South Korea’s ex-leader Yoon faces first court verdict over martial law chaos appeared first on Digital Journal.

South Korea’s Lee says urged Xi to help curb North’s nukes South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he had urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him curb Pyongyang’s nuclear programme and suggested a freeze in its development of weapons of mass destruction was “feasible” with the right conditions. Lee’s visit this week was the first by a South Korean leader to China in […] The post South Korea’s Lee says urged Xi to help curb North’s nukes appeared first on Digital Journal.

South Korea’s Lee to meet Xi with trade, Pyongyang on the agenda South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Monday with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, with closer economic ties as well as the recalcitrant North on the agenda. Lee is the first South Korean leader to visit Beijing in six years and his meeting with Xi comes a day after the nuclear-armed North fired […] The post South Korea’s Lee to meet Xi with trade, Pyongyang on the agenda appeared first on Digital Journal.

S. Korean president heads to China, hoping to sidestep Taiwan tensions South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung left for China on Sunday, eager to boost economic ties with Seoul’s largest trading partner while keeping a lid on potentially explosive issues such as Taiwan. Lee is the first South Korean leader to visit Beijing in six years and his four-day trip comes less than a week after […] The post S. Korean president heads to China, hoping to sidestep Taiwan tensions appeared first on Digital Journal.

North Korea fires ballistic missiles in first test of 2026 North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, its first launch of the year just hours before South Korea’s leader heads to China for a summit. Sunday’s launch follows a US military operation against Pyongyang’s socialist ally Venezuela that snatched President Nicolas Maduro out of his country — […] The post North Korea fires ballistic missiles in first test of 2026 appeared first on Digital Journal.

AI, chips boom sent South Korea exports soaring in 2025 Soaring global demand for semiconductors fuelled by a boom in artificial intelligence sent South Korea’s exports to their highest-ever level in 2025, official data showed Thursday. Total exports last year were valued at over $700 billion, according to data from Seoul’s industry ministry, up 3.8 percent from the previous year. The worldwide surge in interest […] The post AI, chips boom sent South Korea exports soaring in 2025 appeared first on Digital Journal.

Hanwha KSS-III Canadian Patrol Submarine

TECH TIME - Hanwa Technologies Ltd. presents:

Hanwa Technologies Ltd. of #SKorea Has Created A Website Just For #Canadians That Want to Learn About Their New KSS-III Diesel-Electric Submarine on Offer to Purchase.

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North Korean POWs in Ukraine seeking ‘new life’ in South Two North Korean prisoners of war held by Ukraine have said they hope to start a “new life” in South Korea, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday. Previous reports have indicated that the two men, held captive by Kyiv since January after sustaining injuries on the battlefield, were seeking to defect to […] The post North Korean POWs in Ukraine seeking ‘new life’ in South appeared first on Digital Journal.

Families want answers a year after South Korea’s deadliest plane crash Grieving mother Lee Hyo-eun returns every weekend to the airport where her daughter and 178 others died last year, desperate for the truth about South Korea’s deadliest airline disaster. Jeju Air Flight 2216 was coming in to land at Muan International Airport from Thailand when it struck a flock of birds and was forced to […] The post Families want answers a year after South Korea’s deadliest plane crash appeared first on Digital Journal.

South Korea chip giant SK hynix mulls US stock market listing South Korean chip giant SK hynix said on Wednesday it was considering a US stock market listing using treasury shares as part of efforts to boost shareholder value. SK hynix is one of the world’s leading memory chip makers — along with Samsung Electronics — manufacturing chips essential for artificial intelligence products and the data […] The post South Korea chip giant SK hynix mulls US stock market listing appeared first on Digital Journal.

Softbank’s Son says super AI could make humans like fish, win Nobel Prize SoftBank CEO and AI investor Masayoshi Son said Friday that advanced artificial intelligence could surpass humans to the extent that “we become fish” and could even win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul, Son, whose SoftBank is a major backer of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, described a future […] The post Softbank’s Son says super AI could make humans like fish, win Nobel Prize appeared first on Digital Journal.

Softbank’s Son says super AI could make humans like fish, win Nobel Prize Softbank CEO and AI investor Masayoshi Son said Friday that advanced artificial intelligence could surpass humans to the extent that “we become fish” and could even win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul, Son, whose SoftBank is a major backer of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, described a future […] The post Softbank’s Son says super AI could make humans like fish, win Nobel Prize appeared first on Digital Journal.

South Korean prosecutors demand 15 years for former first lady South Korean prosecutors demanded Wednesday a 15-year prison term for former first lady Kim Keon Hee for alleged stock fraud and corruption crimes. Kim, the wife of disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, was arrested in August and is under investigation for an alleged stock manipulation scheme and for accepting gifts from a religious organisation widely […] The post South Korean prosecutors demand 15 years for former first lady appeared first on Digital Journal.

Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn. The post Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices appeared first on Digital Journal.

Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices

Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres hoover up...

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Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices

Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn. The post Memory chip crunch ...

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