Scarecrows are stood in a field at the National Agricultural Museum in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on Sept. 22.YONHAP
Good evening on this wonderful Tuesday in Seoul. Here are the stories you need to know in Korea.
In today's news, Korea has chosen a Texas gas power plant as its first project in its $200 billion U.S. investment package. Further negotiations are set to continue over the package's other projects.
In other stories, we look into the world of K-pop's smaller agencies, which are aiming to compete against the giants of Korea's music industry. We also dive into Korea's defense industry, as Hanwha Aerospace and a partnership between Hyundai Rotem and LIG D&A race to build a missile for the KF-21 fighter jet.
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Korea picks Texas gas plant as first project in $200 billion U.S. investment package
Korea has selected a $22.3 billion combined-cycle gas power plant project in Encinal, Texas, as the first project under its $200 billion investment package for the United States.
Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Kim Jung-kwan made a report on the project and two projects under consideration at the National Assembly's Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs and Startups Committee on Tuesday.
The two other projects — the construction of eight nuclear reactors in the United States and a liquefied natural gas development project in Alaska — remain undecided, with further negotiations to continue.
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Clouds, rain forecast for Chuseok holiday
Layered clouds, scattered rain and fog will arrive with the holiday, likely obscuring Friday's full moon. Read more
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No precedent for this: Courts deal with AI hallucinations in legal filings
Judges are finding nonexistent precedents in legal filings as more lawyers use AI without verifying content, causing lawmakers to consider harsher penalties and AI disclosure rules. Read more
