Thailand uses South Korean precision bombs in border fight

Thailand’s Air Force has conducted its first known combat use of South Korea’s KGGB precision guidance kits, adapting standard Mk.82 bombs for long-range strikes during ongoing clashes with Cambodian forces. According to reports, a Royal Thai Air Force ( …

South Korea cracks down on payment firms tied to illegal gambling

South Korea’s top financial regulator has launched enforcement action against six domestic payment gateway (PG) firms accused of facilitating illegal gambling, fraud, and drug-related transactions through their platforms. The Financial Supervisory Service …

Thai F-16 Shown with South Korean KGGB Bomb Before Strikes Against Cambodia

Hostilities between Thailand and Cambodia continue for the third consecutive day, with reports about clashes in the southern Thai region of Trat. Thailand warned that the situation could erupt into a full-scale war, after a lingering border dispute …

South Korea minister meets US commerce secretary in effort to reach tariff deal

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan met U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for talks on Thursday in Washington and reaffirmed a commitment to reach a trade deal on tariffs by the August 1 deadline, South Korea's …

US postpones tariff talks with South Korea, compressing timeline for a deal

With just one week until 25% tariffs take effect, Seoul now scrambles to adjust without rice, beef or data concessions South Korea’s finance ministry announced Thursday that high-level tariff negotiations with the U.S. have been postponed due to an “urgent …

Decades later, South Korea exonerates victims of wrongful convictions

In 1964, Choi Mal-ja, then 18, was walking her friends home when a stranger abruptly sexually assaulted her. The man knocked her to the ground and attempted to kiss her. As Choi fought back, she bit off about 1.5 centimeters of his tongue. A year later, a …

South Korea's PIPC conducts preliminary sweep of several mobile apps

South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission conducted a preliminary inspection of five popular mobile apps. The PIPC recommended the apps take steps to improve their security, including measures such as access rights management when …

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South Korea develops AI-controlled drone to fly with KF-21 fighter

South Korea is moving closer to deploying a next-generation unmanned aerial system designed to fly alongside its KF-21 Boramae fighter jet, aiming to expand the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF) air combat capabilities through human-machine teaming. A …

Leesburg Taekwondo Academy Hosts Students from Gangneung, South Korea

Leesburg’s U.S. Taekwondo Martial Arts Academy [USTMA] yesterday hosted a welcoming party for the Gangneung Youth Leadership Program [GYL] and the top two student leaders from each high school in Gangneung City, South Korea. During the five-day program, …