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This article is by Park Eun-jee, Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. Huang's extended visit to Korea underscores the country's evolving status within Nvidia's ecosystem — no longer just a supplier of memory chips, but an increasingly important customer for Nvidia's advanced AI processors. His latest visit, running from Friday through Monday, centered on key demand centers ranging from gam...

Dipping green chili peppers into ssamjang — a thick, spicy-sweet paste — and piling grilled pork, scallions and kimchi onto a perilla leaf before wrapping it into a hefty bite is a familiar ritual at boozy Korean dinners, especially among middle-aged men, or ajeossi. And Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, alongside his companions SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Naver founder Lee Hae-j...

This article is by Kim Min-young and read by an artificial voice. PAJU, Gyeonggi — The heat hit first, then the dust. Cranes swung overhead against a hazy sky as concrete pump trucks idled below, and inside the half-built shell of Building 1, the air was thick with the grit of a site that is only about 20 percent finished. Workers in hard hats threaded between bare concrete columns that climb five...

Boy band TWS will release "Dream With Us," an anthem for Korea's national football team, on Thursday, according to its agency Pledis Entertainment on Friday. The song was written to cheer on the national team as it prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North and Central America. Built around the message "if we believe in miracles together, then miracles begin," the track celebrates the passion o...

If Korea hopes to build a more inclusive financial system, empowering individuals to control and utilize their own data must become a central policy priority. Kang Kyeong-hoon The author is a professor of Business Administration at Dongguk University. Kim Yong-beom, the presidential chief policy secretary, recently drew attention with a social media post highlighting problems in Korea's credit eva...

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. Korea and Canada announced a broad economic partnership spanning energy, critical minerals, hydrogen and defense, with Korean defense conglomerate Hanwha at the center of numerous proposals that could reshape both countries' industrial landscapes. The announcement followed a meeting on Tuesday in Ottawa between Canada's Minister of Energ...

The Kospi is now approaching 9,000. Yet only a minority seem truly content. Whether they have made money or not, many retail investors remain anxious. Park Su-ryon The author is the deputy editor of Content Division Three and the head of corporate research at the JoongAng Ilbo. News of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to Korea sent the stock market swinging wildly over the past week. Shares of comp...

The task of our time is not merely to redistribute power. It is to build a distinctly Korean system of governance — transparent, legitimate and dynamic — with institutions capable of meeting the demands of a new era. Cho Yoon-je The author is a special appointment professor at the Graduate School of Economics at Yonsei University. There is a saying that for every complex question, there is almost...

A notable exchange during a Cabinet meeting last month highlighted a growing debate over the government's proposed "AI for Everyone" initiative. The project is part of President Lee Jae Myung's campaign pledge to build an "AI basic society," aimed at guaranteeing a minimum level of access to AI for all citizens. When Lee asked about the program's progress, Deputy Prime Minister and Science and ICT...

Automation that lacks clear rules about when AI should stop and when human verification should begin creates a new form of waste. An uncontrolled loop is inefficiency disguised as efficiency. Park Chul-wan The author is a professor of Department of Smart Automotive Engineering and Future Mobility Master's Program at Seojeong University. The atmosphere at Silicon Valley house parties is changing. D...