Nov 19, 2025 Doyoung Lim www.arabnews.com South Korea aims to join the ranks of the world’s top four defense powers by 2030, with President Lee Jae-Myung announcing a major investment for a rapid boost in weapons and military research at the upcoming country’s largest army fair on Monday. At the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2025, President Lee revealed plans for a “larger than expected budget” dedicated to defense innovation, including unmanned sy

Nov 19, 2025 Minseo Kim www.koreatimes.co.kr E-scooters, often praised for their convenience and eco-friendliness, are powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that drive a compact electric motor connected to one of the wheels. When the rider pushes the throttle, electrical energy turns into mechanical force, propelling the scooter forward. Their simple mechanism allows easy use—but also easy misuse. Across Korea, accidents involving underage riders have sharply increase

Nov 19, 2025 Woojin Nam www.football-asian.com The Korea National Football Team will play friendly matches against Bolivia and Ghana in November. Korea will face Bolivia on November 14 at Daejeon World Cup Stadium, followed by a match against Ghana on November 18 at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The national team roster for the November friendlies will be announced on November 3. Before the World Cup draw, the results of these friendly matches will determine Korea’s seeding statu

Nov 19, 2025 Junhwi Lee www.mk.co.kr On November 8, the KBO announced the list of players approved for FA in 2026. Big names like Kang Baek-ho, Jang Sung-woo, and Hwang Jae-gyun (KT), Park Chan-ho and Choi Hyung-woo (KIA), Kim Hyun-soo and Park Hae-min (LG), Son Ah-seop (Hanwha), Kang Min-ho (Samsung), Choi Won-jun (NC), and Lee Young-ha and Choi Won-jun (Doosan) all filed to test the market. Still, four days in, no one has signed—a different pace from last year, when the top

Nov 19, 2025 Seoyoung Kang theindependent.sg Recently, elderly people who had lost their eyesight have been able to see again thanks to a tiny 2mm chip. This device, implanted inside the eye, is called the "PRIMA System," and electronically converts visual signals to transmit them to the brain. It offers new hope to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) patients. The PRIMA system is a miniature computer chip that replaces the retina's function. This chip detects light when i

Nov 19, 2025 Yul So www.scientificamerican.com Using more than one language in daily life may slow biological aging in older adults, according to a study published in Nature Aging. An international team led by Professor Agustín Ibáñez of Trinity College Dublin analyzed data from more than 86,000 people across 27 European countries, with an average age of 66.5. The researchers examined the “biobehavioral age gap,” a measure that compares a person’s actual age to an age predict

Yul So Nov 19, 2025 www.unist.ac.kr Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on the 21st that Professor Baek Jong-beom’s team has developed a method to decompose nitrous oxide (N₂O), a greenhouse gas 310 times stronger than carbon dioxide, almost completely at room temperature. Using a mechanical-chemical process, the researchers broke down N₂O through the impact and friction of small beads inside a ball mill by containing nickel oxide catalysts. T