U.S. and South Korean forces have kicked off their 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, a massive military drill designed to boost their defense capabilities against North Korea’s ever-growing nuclear threat. The drills, which feature around 19,000 South Korean troops and a series of land, air and sea exercises, are meant to prepare both nations for…

Electric vehicles (EVs) are losing value at a faster rate than their gas-powered counterparts, according to a recent investigation by the magazine “Wired.” While all vehicles depreciate over time, certain EV models are experiencing particularly sharp declines, with some losing hundreds of dollars in value every day. For most gas-powered cars, the average annual depreciation…

Products sold by online Chinese retailers like Shein and Temu may be cheap and appealing, but a new report is revealing concerns about baby and toddler items. The report found that some of these products could be deadly, and until recently, they were easy to find on sites like Temu and Shein. Some products are…

Greece is officially moving to a 6-day workweek. Workers will receive 40% overtime pay for all hours worked beyond the existing cap of 40, equating to a full day’s extra overtime pay each week. The new law goes into effect even as nations around the world are already moving in the opposite direction and transitioning…

An Army intelligence analyst has pleaded guilty to charges related to selling classified military information to China. Sgt. Korbein Schultz, who held a top-secret security clearance, admitted to the charges in a court appearance on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Schultz, 24, was arrested in March for his involvement in a scheme to exchange sensitive U.S. military…

South Korea is grappling with growing concerns over electric vehicle (EV) safety after a recent fire in the city of Incheon sparked an urgent national discussion. On Aug. 2, an EV caught fire in an underground parking garage, leading to a blaze that took more than eight hours to extinguish. The fire caused significant damage,…

Tensions are mounting on the Korean Peninsula as South Korea and the United States prepare for key annual joint military drills amid increasing nuclear threats from North Korea. The exercises, scheduled for Aug. 19-29, are designed to improve defenses against missile strikes, GPS jamming and cyber threats. North Korea often perceives these drills as preparations…

The U.S. will officially host five of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers after dolling out tens of billions of dollars in grant money. The Biden administration announced Tuesday, Aug. 6, it’s awarding hundreds of millions in grants to South Korea’s SK Hynix for its new facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. The company announced in April it…

United States Forces Japan is getting a glow up, and Japan couldn’t be happier about it. After a meeting between the U.S. secretaries of State and Defense and their Japanese counterparts, the four leaders announced a plan to upgrade the headquarters of U.S. military personnel in Japan to a joint force headquarters. “This will be…

For the first time, a pair of H-6 bombers from China were observed flying near Alaska, in a part of the skies known as the Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ. An ADIZ is not sovereign airspace, but all craft are required to identify themselves in the interest of international security. The Chinese H-6s flew…