On November 12, V2 AI appointed Arseny Chernov as director of forward deployed engineering for applied AI covering Singapore and Southeast Asia. Chernov most recently led regional technical teams at HashiCorp across ASEAN, Korea, and Greater China, and previously held senior roles at Google and Data
According to Yonhap Infomac, South Korea's Fair Trade Commission imposed fines totaling 1.376 trillion won on 10 securities firms yesterday for collusion in government bond auctions. The penalties represent 18.1% of the firms' combined net profit from the previous year, more than 10 times the burden
According to Yonhapinfomax, on November 11, South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) imposed a record 1.6 trillion won fine on 15 financial institutions—10 securities firms and 5 banks—for bid-rigging in government bond auctions. The penalty marks the highest antitrust fine in the country's history
According to a South Korean presidential office official on Nov 12, Seoul confirmed its plan to expand the Cheonghae Unit's operational area from the Gulf of Aden to waters south of Oman to protect domestic vessels, ensure safe maritime passage, and secure energy supply routes. The government emphas
According to The Economist on Nov 11, toy maker Mattel (NAS:MAT) faces mounting pressures as raw material costs surge due to geopolitical tensions and structural demand for physical toys declines. Third-quarter results showed Barbie sales fell 10% year-over-year, while Hot Wheels rose 6% and Fisher-
According to Dunamu, Upbit completed its second-semester Upclass Campus lecture series on November 12, reaching a cumulative 3,200 young participants since the program's launch last year. The semester's lectures were held at KAIST, Sookmyung Women's University, and Ewha Womans University. A post-eve
According to Google, on November 11, the company launched the Gemini Decisions API, enabling developers to score up to 1,000 fixed-answer questions across text, images, audio, video, and PDFs in a single request. The API uses Gemini Decision 1 and returns probabilities and confidence scores for task
According to National Security Advisor Wi Sung-lac, President Lee Jae-myung will visit the Philippines and China from November 16 to 19 to attend ASEAN and APEC summits. Lee will participate in the Korea-ASEAN Summit in Manila on November 16 and related ASEAN meetings through November 17, followed b
According to Yonhapinfomax, Mirae Asset Securities reported a Q3 consolidated net loss of 405.6 billion won on November 12, driven by expanded valuation losses on holdings including SpaceX. Q3 pre-tax loss reached 520.6 billion won as market trading activity slowed and investment asset losses were r
According to Yonhapnews, South Korea's October exports hit a record $115.28 billion, surging 93.7% compared to the same period last year. The country's cumulative exports through October reached $900 billion for the first time, putting the nation within reach of the symbolic $1 trillion annual targe
According to Bloomberg, Polymarket recently cut staff and terminated agreements with multiple contractors as part of an organizational restructuring. The prediction market platform made the adjustments following the appointment of new senior executives, including former Amazon finance chief Warren J
According to Semafor, Democratic senators urged U.S. Secretary of State Rubio on Nov 12 to intervene diplomatically in Ethiopia's escalating crisis. The lawmakers warned that renewed fighting in the Tigray region, combined with rising tensions with Eritrea, risks sparking a multi-front conflict that
According to David Rosenberg of Rosenberg Research on November 12, the Federal Reserve is expected to take hawkish action at its December 9 meeting. Rosenberg cited the Fed's ongoing efforts to combat persistent post-pandemic inflation and its close monitoring of energy price transmission to broader
According to Austal on November 12, the Australian shipbuilder requested Hanwha Defense USA to submit a binding acquisition offer for Austal USA, advancing negotiations beyond U.S. competitor Wildcat Infrastructure. The talks have progressed to the stage of discussing binding transaction documents,
According to Xinhua News Agency, today Iran's top national security official Reza'i threatened that if the U.S. launches another military attack, European military bases involved in aggression would become legitimate targets. Reza'i stated on social media that bases from West Asia to Europe particip
According to MoneyDJ, Japanese wafer maker SUMCO reported in Q3 2026 (ended September 30) that consolidated revenue increased 18.6% year-over-year to 117.5 billion yen, driven by strong demand for 12-inch silicon wafers used in AI and data center logic chips and memory. Operating income returned to
According to ChainCatcher, Telegram introduced interactive embedded apps in chat messages with its Bot API 10.4 released on November 9, executing JavaScript via QuickJS. Security researchers have identified potential remote code execution vulnerabilities that could breach the sandbox isolation, desp
