Kim Tong-Hyung

Associated Press

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

September 30, 2025

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HII Investing in Production Facility for the U.S. Army's Laser Weapon System

October 1, 2025

A closed sign stands in front of the National Archives on the first day of a government shutdown, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington.

Government Shutdown: What Happens Now

October 1, 2025

Construction continues at the Lithium Nevada Corp. mine site Thacker Pass project, April 24, 2023, near Orovada, Nev.

U.S. Takes Stake in Company Operating One of World's Largest Lithium Mines in Nevada

October 1, 2025

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Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

September 30, 2025

A Korean Air charter plane carrying Korean workers detained in immigration raid at Georgia factory leaves Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta bound for South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

South Korean Workers Detained in Immigration Raid Leave Atlanta, Head Home

South Korea's president expects Korean companies to hesitate to make new investments in the U.S.

September 11, 2025

This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees being escorted outside the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.

Attorney Says Detained Korean Hyundai Workers Had Special Skills for Short-Term Jobs

They reportedly came to install and repair equipment that would take U.S. workers years to learn.

September 9, 2025

President Donald Trump, left, waves as he boards Air Force One with grandson Theodore, Ivanka Trump's son, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025.

Trump Says He Will Announce 25% Tariffs on All Steel, Aluminum

Including from Canada and Mexico.

February 10, 2025

The interior of a vegetable packaging plant following a report that a worker was crushed by a robot, Goseong, South Korea, Nov. 8, 2023.

Industrial Robot Crushed Worker to Death at Vegetable Packing Plant

Police said early evidence suggests that human error was likely to blame.

November 9, 2023

Ex-Samsung Exec Charged with Stealing Trade Secrets to Create Copycat Chip Factory in China

The technology allegedly stolen would have been worth at least $233 million.

June 12, 2023

Samsung to Invest $230B to Build 'Mega' Chip Cluster

It aims to attract 150 companies producing materials and components or designing high-tech chips.

March 15, 2023

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says is Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.

Fears, Questions About N. Korea's Growing Nuclear Arsenal

North Korea likely has dozens of nuclear warheads.

February 21, 2023

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong gets out of a car upon his arrival at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Samsung Electronics has officially appointed third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as executive chairman, two months after he secured a pardon of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government.

Despite Legal Troubles, Samsung Names Lee as Chair

Lee was convicted in 2017 of bribing a former president, and still faces a separate trial over stock price manipulation and auditing violations.

October 28, 2022

In this Nov. 22, 2019, file photo, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong gets out of a car at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea. A day ahead of his release on parole, billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong appeared in court Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, for an ongoing trial over charges of financial crimes, a reminder of his looming legal risks even as he leaves prison.

Samsung's Lee Appears at Trial Ahead of Parole Release

Lee, 53, is the third-generation leader of the Samsung business group that was founded by his grandfather.

August 12, 2021

A Qantas Airbus A380.

Vaccinations May Soon Be Required for International Flyers

Australia's largest airline says it will require a vaccine for traveling in and out of the country.

November 24, 2020

Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, right, greets people from the South Korean delegation in Durban, South Africa.

Lee Kun-Hee, Force Behind Samsung’s Rise, Dies at 78

Samsung became a global brand and the world’s largest maker of smartphones, televisions and memory chips under Lee.

October 26, 2020

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong.

Samsung Heir Indicted Over Controversial Merger

The billionaire is accused of stock price manipulation and other financial crimes.

September 1, 2020

Na Seung-sik, deputy minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Office of Trade and Investment.

South Korea to Reopen WTO Complaint Over Japan Trade Curbs

Japan, in return, agreed to resume talks on settling the bilateral trade dispute.

June 2, 2020

A former Samsung employee Kim Yong-hee is seen atop an 82-foot traffic camera tower in Seoul, South Korea.

Fired Samsung Worker Ends Tower Protest

The 60-year-old spent 354 days on the tower.

May 29, 2020