Shin Jin-woo says ecosystem scale, not model scores, will shape Korea’s AI future Shin Jin-woo, the ICT endowed chair professor at the Kim Jaechul Graduate School of AI at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, speaks during a recent interview with The Korea Herald in Seoul. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald) As China accelerates…
GUANGZHOU, China, Feb. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Located at the geometric heart of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Nansha in Guangzhou is a state-level new area, the largest section of the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone, and a demonstration zone for comprehensive cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. It not only carries the earnest…
(Hong Kong Tourism Board) Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants will be unveiled in Hong Kong in March, marking the first time the prestigious culinary awards are hosted in the city. The 2026 ceremony, scheduled for March 25, will bring together leading chefs, restaurateurs and food media from across the region for a week of events culminating…
Korea is being forced to rethink how it competes, cooperates and survives as China shifts from catching up to setting the rules Containers wait for shipment at a Busan port. (Newsis) China Factor examines how China’s rise is redrawing the competitive map for Korea’s key industries, and what that means for the global supply chain…
Twice (JYP Entertainment) K-pop girl group TWICE has donated HK$1 million (US$128,458) to support recovery efforts after a devastating fire in Hong Kong, its agency said Saturday. JYP Entertainment announced via Chinese social platform Weibo that the donation was made through Hong Kong World Vision to aid affected children and families. The funds will be…
Behind Seoul’s streets awash in black, gray and white lies a quiet desire to blend in rather than stand out, a style shaped as much by practicality as by cultural psychology As morning temperatures dropped and the daily temperature gap widened on Nov. 4, people wearing thick coats cross a street near Gwanghwamun Square in…
A towering inferno ripped through one of South Korea’s largest fashion logistics centers on Saturday, leaving the E-Land facility in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, a hollowed-out shell and destroying millions of garments inside. No injuries were reported. A helicopter circles above the burning E-Land logistics center as massive plumes of black smoke billow over Cheonan,…
An electronic board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index at a dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap) South Korean stocks set a fresh record high Wednesday on hopes for the Seoul-Washington summit and a potential supply deal with Nvidia. The local currency was trading higher against the US…
W Korea’s posts showing now-deleted photos of celebrities attending this year’s Love Your W event (Instagram) Charity galas are meant to blend glamour with goodwill. But when the spotlight shifts too much toward spectacle and the funds raised fall short, public criticism often follows. That is what happened to W Korea. On Sunday, the magazine…
KT program enabling pre-arrival SIM registrations for foreign nationals criticized for lax ID checks The webpage outlines a KT mobile service plan for Nepali visa holders, allowing pre-arrival registration using a passport and before receiving a residence card. (Courtesy of Rep. Choi Hyung-du’s office) Some foreign nationals can sign up for South Korean mobile phone…