South #Korea is going to provide its entire population with unlimited #AI with only 512 NVIDIA B200s? #news
on 02026-09-01the Viśuddhaprabhā Dhāraṇī, from the 8th century, used to be the oldest surviving woodblock print in the world, from #Korea, significant to the #history of #printing. It was printed on hanji paper, made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. More recent discoveries have found older prints in #China.
on 02026-07-30#news: #Korea had been importing 60% of its #oil via the Strait of Hormuz, but due to the #Iran war has been seeking alternatives: “‘[V]isits to four countries have secured the import of 273 million barrels of crude oil by the end of this year,’ Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff to the president, said (...) sufficient for more than three months of South Korea’s oil needs (...) after he returned from a trip to Kazakhstan, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.” Which makes no sense for two reasons: the end of the year is eight and a half months off, so this is about 35% of Korea’s oil usage, and Qatar and Oman export their oil via the Strait.
on 02026-04-14#LG and #Hyundai had 300 workers arrested and deported to #Korea from their nascent Georgia (#USA) plant for #batteries
on 02026-04-08#Xiaomanyc #humor #video in South #Korea where the people at a restaurant make joking-not-joking remarks about how he’s a spy for North Korea because he’s speaking North Korean dialect
on 02025-10-02South #Korea to probe possible #human-rights abuses in #USA raid. “ICE officials said the South Koreans had overstayed their visas or were not permitted to work in the US.
A South Korean worker who witnessed the raid told the BBC of panic and confusion as federal agents descended on the site, with some people being led away in chains.” #immigration #politics
on 02025-09-16#news on the #immigration plant raid in Georgia, #USA: “[President] Lee, who was speaking at a news conference to mark the first 100 days of his presidency, said “the situation is extremely bewildering,” while noting it is common practice for Korean firms to send workers to help set up overseas factories.
“If that’s no longer allowed, establishing manufacturing facilities in the US will only become more difficult... making companies question whether it’s worth doing at all,” he added. (...) Last week, US officials detained 475 people - more than 300 of them South Korean nationals - who they said were working illegally at the battery facility, one of the largest foreign investment projects in Georgia.
#LG Energy Solution, which operates the plant with #Hyundai, said that many of its employees who were arrested had various types of visas or were under a visa waiver programme.
A worker at the plant spoke to the BBC about the panic and confusion during the raid. The employee said the vast majority of the workers detained were mechanics installing production lines at the site, and were employed by a contractor.” #politics #Korea
on 02025-09-16#Vietnam is imposing 37.5% “anti-dumping” #tariffs on galvanized steel from some companies in #China and South #Korea starting a month ago, April 1. #politics
on 02025-04-30#news #video of the end of martial law in South #Korea after five hours or so
on 02024-12-03#video on Russia manufactured 1500 new tanks to send to #Ukraine since 2600+ of its 3000 from February 02022 have already been destroyed, and supposedly is still losing 60 per month. Marina Miron says FPV drones have been the main reason Russia is losing tanks. Also that North #Korea has 3000 tanks. #war
on 02024-06-20The May 18 Gwangju Uprising. #Korea #history
on 02021-06-04#USA B-1B flight buzzes North #Korea, accompanied by jets from #Japan and South Korea, in response to recent ICBM launch. #politics
on 02017-07-11Dennis #Rodman is visiting North #Korea, but not as an official emissary of #Trump. #USA #politics
on 02017-06-14