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Hyundai Design Boss Asks: 'Why Do We Need a Screen?'

Simon Loasby, head of Hyundai's design center in Korea, is asking the right questions. As automakers begin to reorient interiors away from expansive screens and endless menus, designers and engineers must invent what comes next. For Hyundai, that's a future that the Concept Three previews.

Motor1

Raducanu suffers devastating Korea Open defeat as Krejcikova saves three match points in epic - live

Raducanu served for the match in the second set but Krejcikova mounted an epic comeback to win in almost three hours

The Independent UK

South Korean investigators seek arrest of leader of Unification Church in probe of ex-first lady

South Korean investigators have requested an arrest warrant for Hak Ja Han, leader of the Unification Church

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Cancel Culture Erupts in Korea: Super Junior's Choi Siwon Slammed With Calls to Leave Group After Charlie Kirk Tribute

Super Junior's Choi Siwon faces mounting criticism and calls for removal after posting a tribute to U.S. activist Charlie Kirk, sparking debate on cancel culture in Korea.

International Business Times UK

AI Unicorn FuriosaAI With $246M In Funding Teams With OpenAI To Run 120B Model On Just 2 Cards While GPUs Struggle

FuriosaAI, South Korea’s newest AI unicorn with $246 million in total funding, partnered with OpenAI at the grand opening of the AI giant’s Seoul office on Sept. 11 to deliver a live demonstration of enterprise-ready sustainable AI.

Benzinga

South Korea reveals why it wants to stop using the term ‘defectors’

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The Independent UK

How the Unification Church is linked to an investigation into South Korea's former first lady

The elderly leader of the Unification Church is the latest high-profile figure in South Korea to face an investigation in connection with criminal probes of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife

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South Korea wants people to stop using term ‘defectors’ for those who flee North Korean regime

South Korea says the current terminology for resettled North Koreans undermines social integration

The Independent UK

Park Chan-wook's Murder Comedy To Open Asia's Biggest Film Festival

Celebrated director Park Chan-wook's star-studded murder comedy will open Asia's biggest film festival Wednesday, which launches its first fully fledged competition lineup as South Korea projects its soft power worldwide.

International Business Times

South Korea's Unification Church leader appears in probe into alleged bribery of ex-first lady

The leader of South Korea’s Unification Church has appeared before a special prosecutor over allegations the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker close to him in an effort to seek business favors

The Independent UK

Under the Radar: 18 Asian Stocks That Offer Big Value in U.S. Markets

While Wall Street obsesses over the latest AI darling and retail investors pile into meme stocks, a genuine opportunity sits neglected in plain sight. Asian markets—excluding the perpetual China question mark—are trading at valuations that would make Ben Graham’s ghost weep with joy.

Benzinga

North Korean hackers generate fake South Korean military ID using ChatGPT

The ID was used in an attack on a South Korean military-related institution.

TechRadar

Because we can’t trust the U.S. government to do it, South Korea is investigating ICE

Well, unlike the U.S. president, other countries care if you hurt their citizens.

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South Korean startup, which walked away from Meta's $800M acquisition bid, partnered with OpenAI to demonstrate the future of sustainable enterprise AI without GPUs

FuriosaAI, which rejected Meta’s $800 million buyout offer, presented new sustainable AI demo with OpenAI in Seoul.

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Benzinga

Ocugen Shares Are Trading Higher Monday: What's Going On?

Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCGN) shares traded higher on Monday after the company announced a licensing agreement with Kwangdong Pharmaceutical for the exclusive Korean rights to OCU400.

International Business Times

Trump Concerned S. Korean Arrests Could 'Frighten' Investors

President Donald Trump on Sunday said foreign workers sent to the United States are "welcome" and he doesn't want to "frighten off" investors, 10 days after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested at a work site in Georgia.

InsideEVs

Hyundai And Kia Just Can't Win Under Trump

South Korea's Hyundai and Kia face intense challenges. Plus: the electric Volkswagen Golf may be delayed, and Elon Musk buys a ton of Tesla stock.

Motor1

China Loves Buick. Why Doesn't America?

For a company with more than 120 years of history under its belt, Buick is barely a blip on most people’s radar. For decades, it’s been the third or fourth option among newer, shinier alternatives from Japan and Korea. Even in GM's own portfolio, Buick is second fiddle to Cadillac.

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The Independent UK

Kim Seong-Min, defector whose radio broadcasts relayed foreign news to North Korea, dies at 63

Kim Seong-Min, a prominent North Korean defector who used radio broadcasts, USB sticks and a network of sources in the secretive country to inform the North Korean public about the truth of their authoritarian government, has died

The Conversation

Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance

If the purpose of a rare joint appearance of the leaders of Russia, North Korea and China on Sept. 3, 2025, was to foster unity among allies, then early indicators suggest its already working – just elsewhere.

Benzinga

Trump Says Foreign Experts 'Welcome' To Train Americans, Must Go Back After 'Period Of Time' As South Korea Plans Human Rights Probe

President Donald Trump clarified his stance on foreign companies bringing their experts to the U.S. to train American workers on manufacturing complex products amid South Korean dissatisfaction.

Axios

Trump says foreign experts welcome after South Korean outrage over raid

A Sept. 4 ICE raid on a plant in Georgia put tens of billions of dollars in investments at risk.

The Independent UK

Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN

Japan’s government on Monday defended its stance on wartime sexual slavery and described South Korean court rulings ordering Japanese compensation as violations of international law, after U.N. investigators criticized Tokyo for failing to ensure truth-findings and reparations for the victims

The Independent UK

Trump doesn’t want to ‘frighten’ foreign investors after mass arrest of South Korean workers

President says foreign workers ‘welcome’ in America

The Independent UK

US, South Korea and Japan open joint air and naval exercise

The United States, South Korea and Japan have begun an air and naval exercise off a South Korean island in their latest joint drill condemned by North Korea as a “reckless show of strength.”

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