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The horrifying health issue affecting young female K-pop stars in South Korea's brutal music industry
South Korea is infamous for being brutally strict when it comes to training K-pop idols. K-pop brings in billions of dollars for South Korea's economy each year, so it's no surprise that nothing less than complete perfection is expected from the...
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Airbus Deepens Ties With South Korea, Citing Partnership in Aerospace and Defense Growth
The KC-330, the first aerial refueling aircraft in the South Korean Air Force, built by Airbus, is ready to be deployed into the field, where it was refuel aircraft in the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ). (Image provided by the...
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Cambodia Will Deport 59 South Koreans Linked To Scam Centres — Police
Cambodia will deport on Friday 59 South Koreans who worked in cyberscam schemes, police said, after Seoul sent a team to investigate the fate of dozens of its nationals. South Korea banned its citizens on Wednesday from travelling to parts of...
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D-Wave Quantum Faces Reality Check as Hype Fades and Fundamentals Take Hold
Quantum computing giant D-Wave Quantum Inc. seems to be at its latest inflection point. Shares have nearly quadrupled in value this year, but as of the middle of October, it appears D-Wave could be reversing course. The stock has fallen after...
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Gabriel India partners with South Korea's SK Enmove to diversify product range
Auto components maker Gabriel India on Thursday said it has formed a joint venture with South Korea's SK Enmove in order to diversify its product portfolio to include lubricants and engine oils. The strategic partnership represents a significant...
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China starts charging special port fees on US ships as countermeasure
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Global Times
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The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Photo: VCG China on Tuesday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the US move of imposing port fees and other restrictive measures on China's maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors, a...
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Gabriel India forms JV with South Korea’s SK Enmove to enter lubricants, EV fluids market
The partnership positions the company to tap into India’s rapidly expanding ₹40,000 crore lubricants and EV fluids market, driven by rising vehicle and EV adoption.Auto components maker Gabriel India on Thursday announced a joint venture with...
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Police say Cambodia will deport 59 South Koreans linked to scam centres
Online scams. — File photo: © AFP Cambodia will deport on Friday 59 South Koreans who worked in cyberscam schemes, police said, after Seoul sent a team to investigate the fate of dozens of its nationals. South Korea banned its citizens on...
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Trump says U.S. has 'done well' in negotiations with Korea, Japan, EU thanks to tariffs
Published: 22 Oct. 2025, 08:48 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a lunch with Republican Senators on the Rose Garden patio at the White House on Oct. 21 in Washington. [AP/YONHAP] U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the...
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Regular direct container shipping route between Qingdao, South Korea's Jeju launched in China's Shandong
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Xinhua News Agency
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A drone photo taken on Oct. 16, 2025 shows the "SMC RIZHAO" ship performing the maiden voyage of the Qingdao-Jeju container shipping route berthing at the Qingdao International Cruise Terminal in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. A regular...
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"Cambodian mango quality is expected to improve significantly next month"
The Cambodian mango season has started later than usual this year due to frequent rainfall. The new season began in late September and early October and is now entering the main harvest and export phase. Liaoning Zhongshang International Trade,...
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Evening Brief: Trump-Putin Budapest Meeting Put on Hold, Chinese Fighter Jet Releases Flares Near Australian Patrol Aircraft
Evening rundown for Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Trump-Putin Meeting in Budapest Put on Hold Amid Diplomatic Tensions Over Ukraine A planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest has been postponed,...
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U.S.-Canada trade talks progressing but more work needs to be done: LeBlanc
LeBlanc told reporters in Ottawa on Oct. 21 that he was surprised by a news report which said a deal with the Trump administration could be finalized in the next few days. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Canada continues to make...
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South Korea resumes war remains excavation project at DMZ battle site
Published: 15 Oct. 2025, 14:59 Officials take part in a project to retrieve the remains of soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War at Arrow Head Ridge in Cheorwon, Gangwon, on April 10, 2020. [KOREA HERITAGE SERVICE] The military on Wednesday...
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Presidential chief of staff travels to Europe in defense export push
Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff for President Lee Jae Myung, said Sunday that he would be flying to undisclosed European countries, as the administration seeks to win more defense contracts in the highly competitive industry on the continent. Kang's...
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Death of kidnapped South Korean student spurs talks with Cambodia to tackle online scams
PHNOM PENH – South Korean and Cambodian officials met Thursday to coordinate a response to online scams, following the death of a South Korean student who was reportedly trafficked and forced to work in a scam center in Cambodia. A South Korean...
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The Latest: Trump hosts GOP senators at White House as shutdown drags on
Senate Republicans projected a unified front at the White House Rose Garden Tuesday, arriving at President Donald Trump ’s invitation as they refuse to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds into the fourth week of the government...
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Energy Transfer Delays Lake Charles LNG Project Decision to 2026
Energy Transfer LP has pushed back its targeted final investment decision for the proposed Lake Charles liquefied natural gas export project in Louisiana to the first quarter of 2026 from the end of this year, according to people familiar with the...
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Warner joins race to develop K-drama with South Korea streaming deal
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The Business Times Singapore
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US media giant will host streaming service TVING on its HBO Max platform across 17 Asian markets [SEOUL] Warner Bros Discovery is entering a race to produce original Korean content by teaming up with one of the country’s biggest media...
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