South Korea aims laser arms at North Korea’s drones
In response to escalating tensions and recent North Korean drone incursions, South Korea announced this month its plans to deploy laser weapons to counter drone infiltrations.
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Ukraine needs shells. South Korea has millions. Will a Nato summit deal deliver?
“The types of weapons South Korea can provide Ukraine are the ones that can make breakthroughs in the current stalemate on the front lines,” said Park Won-gon, a professor at South Korea’s Ewha Womans University, specialising in international relations.
South Korea's Yoon to discuss Pyongyang's 'distinct threat' to Europe at Nato summit
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said he would discuss with Nato leaders the distinct threat North Korea poses to Europe by deepening military ties with Russia, warning that Moscow must choose between the two Koreas where its true interests lie.
Japan's AI unicorn to use Samsung's 2-nm chip production tech
TOKYO -- Japan's Preferred Networks will use Samsung Electronics's cutting-edge 2-nanometer technology for a government-backed effort to develop advanced chips for generative AI.
Man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said.
Nine dead in Seoul after car drives into crowd near city hall
SEOUL (Reuters) -- A car hit pedestrians near Seoul city hall, killing nine people and injuring at least four, South Korean media reports said, citing police and fire officials.
Over 10,000 fliers grounded by North Korea’s trash balloon blitz
The North’s balloons briefly forced a three-hour halt to flights in and out of South Korea’s Incheon airport on June 26, and the multiple balloon launches over the past month have required other flights to delay take-offs or landings, or even to divert.