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Investors have sought refuge in the US dollar amid market volatility driven by the Middle East war and AI investment frenzy, partly because of US energy independence.

Newtalk新聞 近日，韓國社群上流傳一張招募中華人民共和國公民入伍大韓民國國軍之海報。不過，韓國國防部已於本月15日澄清，該為AI生成之假海報，並強調韓國國防部並未招募外國籍人士加入大韓民國國軍。韓國國防部今（21）日表示，已經針對該AI生成之假海報進行報警處理。 根據網路上流傳之假海報，背面印有中華人民共和國國旗及穿著大韓民國軍服之人，並寫下：「兵力不足，現在一起解決！中國人也能成為大韓民國軍人！」等字樣，下面還印有大韓民國國防部等圖騰及字樣。 針對該海報在網路社群上頻傳，韓國國防部本月15日澄清相關內容並非事實，表示該該海報並非由國防部製作或發布，而是AI生成的偽造圖片，而韓國目前並未推動任何針對外國籍人士招募入伍服役的政策。韓國國防部也嚴正呼籲，立即停止製作及散布冒用國防部名義、扭曲事實的虛假及捏造之假消息。 而韓國國防部今日表示，針對召募中華人民共和國公民入伍大韓民國國軍之假海報，韓國國防部於昨日以涉嫌妨害公務等罪名，向警方報案。韓國國防部也嚴正表示，未來也將持續嚴正應對冒用國防部名義、製作及散布假消息的行為。延伸閱讀：新竹街頭多人頭髮集體飄起！網喊快跑 專家現身示警：小心有漏電中國控美獨立級濱海戰鬥艦LCS-18闖仙賓礁 近年衝突一覽仍在對峙中！中國海警船關閉AIS侵擾東沙水域 海巡強勢廣播回擊統戰言論東海、游榮吉基金會合推世界學堂 李驥領軍全家搭郵輪學AI音樂蘇丹市集交通樞紐遭無人機連環轟炸 至少 80 名返鄉民眾喪生

It is not often that a baseball player hits two home runs in a key postseason game and still gets upstaged by a teammate, but that is exactly what happened to Kia …

Seoul shares opened sharply higher Wednesday ahead of Meta Platforms' earnings results, as investors weighed concerns over profitability from artificial intelligence infrastructure. After opening 2.05 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock …

A woman has been arrested after authorities seized 20 vials of a South Korean "anti-ageing" product called Elravie Re2O, which purportedly contains purified human skin from deceased donors. The Department of Health …

Despite a downturn in Hong Kong’s food and beverage sector, foreign enterprises are still betting on the city as a fine-dining destination, with a South Korean hydroponic ginseng grower and a 123-year-old …

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WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. official said Tuesday the requirements for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea remain unchanged but stressed that the threat environment on the Korean …

The Pentagon reaffirmed Tuesday that the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea remains a conditions-based process agreed upon by Washington and Seoul, stressing that the necessary requirements must be …

South Korea's ambassador to the United Nations has been appointed as co-chair of a UN initiative aimed at promoting international cooperation on artificial intelligence governance, according to the UN website Tuesday. Ambassador …

Hiking accidents in South Korea peak in October, as fall foliage draws crowds of people to mountain trails, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The country recorded 28,624 hiking …

The government has decided to withdraw nearly half the staff at South Korea's em...

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Recently, I was amused by a Korean newspaper article about Busan, the second-largest city in Korea. The author wrote that since many young people in Busan had moved to Seoul for better …

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U.17 Việt Nam sẽ đối đầu U.17 FC Seoul ở trận giao hữu đầu tiên trong chuyến tập huấn tại Hàn Quốc vào ngày 21.10. Đội bóng trẻ Seoul sở hữu những …

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(UPDATED) FUGITIVE gambling tycoon Charlie “Atong” Ang has left the Philippines through unofficial channels and was last reported in Cambodia, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Monday, raising questions about how the …

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday lauded Mynt Inc.'s listing on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), saying more Filipinos can now invest in the stock market using their phones.Mynt, the parent …

The United States is lulling itself into a “sense of false security” over its military rivalry with China, according to a Republican senator who called for more spending on modern warfare systems …

Canada can share lessons from training Ukrainian forces to help South Korea learn how to defeat the new “ways of war” that North Korea is mastering through Russia’s war, Canada’s top military …

Mandarin is already the world's second most spoken language by total number of speakers. Here are four fun facts about learning Mandarin.

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Investors will watch this week's corporate earnings for clues on whether companies can sustain growth amid mounting macroeconomic risks.

A Seoul appeals court on Tuesday again ordered a Japanese company to compensate Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor. The appellate division of the Seoul Central District Court ruled that Mitsubishi …

South Korea vowed Tuesday to take decisive action if North Korea launches any further provocations, pushing back after Pyongyang threatened military escalation over warning shots fired by the South along the fortified …

Seoul’s defense ministry on Tuesday rejected Pyongyang’s criticism of warning shots and broadcasts along the inter-Korean border, calling them legitimate defensive measures intended to prevent North Korean troops from crossing the Military …

A man in his 70s who was arrested on suspicion of setting fires at two buildings housing patent law firms in Seoul's Gangnam district on Tuesday claimed he had been defrauded over …

South Korean police said Tuesday they plan to refer a series of hacking cases involving major banks and other financial institutions to the country's newly established Serious Crimes Investigation Agency after identifying …

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Thai singer Rada Kanjanapruk has made her K-pop debut as the only Thai member of A2O LITE, a nine-member girl group whose members come from five countries. At 15, she brings years …

North Korea on Tuesday denounced South Korea's ongoing joint military drills with the United States and a separate exercise between the US and Japan, calling them "muscle flexing" by "enemy states." In …

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The continued fallout from US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson's remark that South Korea starts from the southern fence of the Demilitarized Zone is riling up the political arena. Both Brunson’s …