S. Korea, Bulgaria reaffirm economic ties, nuclear cooperation

South Korea and Bulgaria have reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation on a new nuclear power plant project in Bulgaria and discussed ways to expand bilateral economic ties at a joint committee meeting, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. The third meeting of the South Korea-Bulgaria Joint Economic Committee was held in Sofia on Monday, co-chaired by Park Jong-han, deputy minister for economic affairs, and Krasimir Yakimov, the Bulgarian deputy economic minister, according to the ministry.

2026-11-03 09:49:49:00

Foreigners' card spending in Seoul jumps nearly 58% to W8.84tr

Foreign visitors' card spending in Seoul jumped nearly 58 percent from a year earlier in the first nine months of 2026, driven by a record number of visitors, city government data showed Tuesday. Foreigners spent 8.84 trillion won ($6.57 billion) using credit and debit cards in Seoul from January to September, up 57.7 percent from the same period last year, according to the data. The figure has already surpassed the annual total of 7.94 trillion won for 2025. By sector, shopping accounted for th

2026-11-03 09:34:24:00

Evidence of red blood cells seen in dinosaur fossil from Brazil

Scientists have discovered what they consider the strongest evidence yet of blood cells in a dinosaur fossil inside bone from the right leg of a medium-sized meat-eater that prowled Brazil some 115 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. The researchers identified numerous microscopic structures in bone from the species Aratasaurus museunacionali that appear to be fossilized red blood cells. They also detected chemical evidence related to a key component of these cells — an iron-containi

2026-11-03 09:28:46:00

UK man returns home after 28-year world trek

HULL, England (Reuters) -- A British adventurer who has been walking around the world for almost three decades is due to finish his trek on Monday, ending a 50,000 kilometers journey at the house where he grew up. Karl Bushby has hacked through jungles in Central America, crossed the ice between Alaska and Russia and last month swam across the English Channel on the final stretch of a voyage made entirely under his own steam. Hundreds of cheering supporters greeted the 57-year-old in the ⁠square

2026-11-03 09:28:35:00

Binance clients pull $4.7 billion after hack as crypto world studies fallout

Binance's customers have withdrawn a net $4.72 billion ‌from the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange since it reopened, after hackers stole around $6.3 billion of crypto from the platform in what could be the largest-ever financial heist. The exchange froze withdrawals for more than two days after the hack, which the FBI said was carried out by North Korea, then started allowing customers to withdraw again on Sunday morning. The theft has underlined the vulnerability of digital assets to att

2026-11-03 09:14:51:00

US trade commission terminates Samsung chip patent probe following settlement with Netlist

The US International Trade Commission has formally terminated a patent infringement investigation involving Samsung Electronics and several major American technology companies following a settlement between the South Korean chipmaker and US chip firm Netlist, according to a federal notice published Monday. The investigation centered on certain dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices, products containing them and related components, according to the USITC notice published in the US Federal Re

2026-11-03 09:07:52:00

Seoul shares open sharply lower on AI woes ahead of US midterm elections

South Korean stocks started sharply lower Tuesday, weighed down by lingering concerns over massive spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure ahead of the US midterm elections. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 143.89 points, or 2.46 percent, to 5,715.19 at the opening bell. Overnight, US stocks closed mixed as investors were focused on the US midterm elections on Tuesday (US time). The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 closed 1.07 percent and 0.51 percent lo

2026-11-03 09:05:10:00

Consumer prices up 2.8% in Oct., remain in 2% for 2nd month

South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.8 percent in October from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday, as agricultural product prices continued to decline despite energy costs remaining elevated. According to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics, consumer price growth eased to 2.8 percent in October from 2.9 percent in September and 3.1 percent in August. The data ministry said petroleum products' prices advanced 14.9 percent on-year in October, contributing 0.56 percentage point to the mo

2026-11-03 09:04:00:00

White House cites S. Korean trade deal, Alaska gas project among Trump's fulfilled pledges

The White House on Monday highlighted US President Donald Trump's trade agreement with South Korea and a Alaska natural gas project involving Seoul among his fulfilled campaign promises, as it touted his achievements on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections. In a press release highlighting policies promised and delivered during Trump's second term, the White House listed 127 campaign pledges it said the president had fulfilled. Among them, the administration cited South Korea as one of the major

2026-11-03 09:01:48:00

N. Korea tests 'dispersal warhead' for cruise missiles following cluster bomb test

North Korea has tested a "dispersal warhead" for a strategic cruise missile, state media reported Tuesday, following its recent test of a cluster bomb for ballistic missiles. Full Gen. Kim Jong-sik, a member of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Military Commission and first vice department director of the Central Committee, oversaw Monday's tests, according to the Korean Central News Agency. "The Warhead Institute of the Missile Administration said it confirmed that the middle-sized dispersa

2026-11-03 08:59:51:00