Race to Build Vision-Language AI Heats Up in Korea Amid Global Multimodal Boom

A visually impaired person hailing a taxi using GPT-4o (Screenshot from Open AI’s YouTube channel) SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As tech giants worldwide accelerate development of vision-language models (VLMs)—AI systems capable of understanding images, …

S. Korea vows to closely monitor market following U.S. credit rating downgrade

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance ministry said Monday the recent downgrade of the United States' sovereign credit rating by global rating agency Moody's could increase volatility in global markets and it will closely monitor …

Exposing reality: North Korea’s surprising new rural drama

North Korea has unveiled its first new television drama in two years, surprisingly featuring candid portrayals of official corruption and rural discontent. “New Spring in Baekchul-beol,” which began airing on Korean Central Television last month, depicts a …

Son, who also captains the South Korea national team, joined Tottenham from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015

Massive Fire Devastates Kumho Tire's Plant In South Korea

(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, May 18 (IANS) Firefighters made all-out efforts on Sunday to extinguish a fire at Kumho Tire's plant, with the fire believed to be some 80 percent contained, according to authorities.The fire began Saturday morning at the factory …

South Korea's Kumho Tire plant production suspended due to fire

World World South Korea's Kumho Tire plant production suspended due to fire Close One employee and two firefighters have been injured so far Updated On: Sat, 17 May 2025 20:13:27 PKT SEOUL (Reuters) - Production at Kumho Tire's largest factory in …

North Korea erases 'unification' symbol at Panmunjom site

North Korea has replaced the nameplate of Tongilgak, a landmark building on its side of the Joint Security Area (JSA) at Panmunjom, with a new sign reading “Panmungwan,” according to multiple government sources. The revision, carried out in the latter half …

North Korea conducts first live test of air-to-air missile

North Korea has publicly revealed its first live fire test of an air-to-air missile launched from a fighter jet, a high-performance weapon South Korea has yet to develop. Analysts believe the advancement was likely made possible through Russian technology …

Why Japan, South Korea inch closer

For Asia’s democracies – the ones eager to work together to fend off the region’s autocratic bullies – a May 13 announcement in Tokyo was welcome news: For the first time, South Korean and Japanese troops would be operating shoulder to shoulder in a joint …

Foreign investment in Korea plunges to record low

Last year, the scale of foreign investment in South Korea shrank drastically. In particular, during the fourth quarter of last year, Korea ranked only 23rd among the top 30 countries, falling behind even war-torn Russia. According to data the Bank of Korea …