Coupang is back in the news as US-SK tariffs drama shakes tech and e-commerce. Founded in 2010 by Bom Kim, IPO-listed, Seattle HQ.
Naegohyang Women’s FC has beaten Tokyo Verdy Beleza 1-0 in the Asian Women’s Champions League final in Suwon after captain Kim Kyong Yong scored just before halftime. The North Korean club has been the first DPRK team to visit South Korea in eight years and will qualify for next year’s FIFA Women’s Champions Cup.
The story compiles multiple developments: U.S. forces in Korea are under discussion as part of a broader push to counter China; Singapore’s Balakrishnan has engaged with both Koreas, signaling continued diplomacy; Pyongyang’s posture and its constitution reflect a move toward separate statehood.
Coupang has been hit with the largest data-privacy penalty in South Korea, with the Personal Information Protection Commission fining the U.S.-listed company after a breach exposed millions of customers’ data. Coupang says it will challenge the ruling as regulators link the case to broader U.S.-South Korea tensions.