7 killed after South Korea-flagged tanker capsizes off Japan
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Eight dead after South Korean chemicals tanker capsizes off Japan
Eight people died after a South Korean-flagged tanker capsized off Japan on Wednesday, the coast guard said, reversing its earlier statements that they were rescued.
South Korea’s notorious child rapist gets new jail term for violating curfew
Convicted child rapist Cho Doo-soon has been placed behind bars again after receiving a three-month jail term on Wednesday, for breaking his court-mandated curfew.
CNBC Daily Open: Inflation fight gets harder in final stretch
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Samsung soars more than 5% after report of Nvidia considering its next-gen chips
Shares of South Korean heavyweight Samsung Electronics soared more than 5% Wednesday after reports of interest from chip giant Nvidia.
South Korean tanker capsizes off southwestern Japan, 4 crewmembers rescued and 7 missing
TOKYO (AP) — A South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwestern Japan early Wednesday, and the coast guard said it had rescued four crew members and was still searching for seven who were missing.
No explosives found at Seoul stadium in police search following bomb threat against Ohtani
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said they’ve found no explosives at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome after searching the site Wednesday following a reported bomb threat against Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.
Nvidia looks to procure high-bandwidth memory chips from Samsung
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Nvidia plans to procure high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, a crucial component in AI processors, from Samsung as the South Korean electronics giant tries to catch up with rival SK Hynix, which recently started mass production of its next-generation HBM chip.