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DKSH expands exclusive distribution agreement with Exsymol in South Korea
DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials has expanded its exclusive distribution agreement with Exsymol to South Korea. Through this partnership, DKSH aims to accelerate the growth of Exsymol’s signature active ingredients, including its...

KPop Demon Hunters and the other South Korean soundtracks to have on repeat
KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix’s latest hit film, continues to make history on the Billboard charts. Just this month, its breakout track Golden – performed by the fictional girl group Huntr/x, comprising real-life singers Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei...

My mad adventure through South Korea on its new train route
Driving into central Seoul from the airport, I heard a pop song being belted out on the road beside us. One of those famous K-pop bands? No. One of the political candidates for the election. There are eight candidates and each one writes and sings...
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[Opinion] Bill Gates in Seoul — Sparking an Industry Reboot
From SMRs to Vaccines — Gates Sparks Korea’s New Playbook Yeon Choul-woong Bill Gates, chairman of the Gates Foundation, and the leaders of Korea’s major conglomerates, including Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics, Chey Tae-won of SK Group, and...

South Korea to Support Air Quality Improvement in Kyrgyzstan
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has launched a major initiative to improve air quality in Kyrgyzstan, with a particular focus on the capital, Bishkek. On August 20, Bishkek hosted the signing ceremony for the Record of...

Why This TSX Healthcare Stock Could Surprise on the Upside
Bausch Health (TSX:BHC) has been quietly putting together a string of solid quarters, and the market may be underestimating what’s possible from here. The health stock climbed over 25% in the past year, rebounding from lows of $5.91 to trade near...

Hyloris partners with Huons to introduce dental products in South Korea
Hyloris partners with Huons to introduce dental products in South Korea August 22, 2025 | Friday | News XTRAZA is a proprietary oral rinse formulated to deliver tranexamic acid for oral cavity Image credit- shutterstock Belgium's Hyloris...

Air Liquide to Buy South Korea’s DIG in $3.3 Billion Deal
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Air Liquide SA agreed to buy DIG Airgas in a 2.85 billion euro ($3.3 billion) deal as it seeks to expand in South Korea. The French industrial gases producer is acquiring the...

Study finds no links between early antibiotic exposure and autoimmune diseases
A study of more than 4 million children in South Korea found no association between antibiotic exposure during pregnancy or early infancy and increased incidence of autoimmune diseases, researchers reported yesterday in PLOS Medicine. The study,...

Attention Washington: South Korea Is Undergoing an Alarming Anti-US, Pro-CCP Drift
Next week, President Trump will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House for a bilateral summit to discuss matters relating to security, trade, shipbuilding, and technology. This comes after President Trump struck a trade deal...

South Korea's Ex-First Lady Not To Attend Saturday Questioning Due To 'Poor Health'
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, Aug 22 (IANS) South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, who is currently under arrest, will not appear for questioning by a special counsel team this weekend due to health problems, her lawyer said Friday. Kim, the wife...

French Air Liquide to acquire South Korean DIG Airgas for 2.85 billion euros
AK&M 22 August 2025 14:49 French manufacturer of industrial gases Air Liquide S.A. has signed an agreement with Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund 2 to acquire the South Korean company DIG Airgas for 2.85 billion euros or 4.6 trillion...

South Korea Rolls Back AI Textbooks After Privacy Backlash
The Ambitious Launch of AI in South Korean Classrooms In early 2025, South Korea embarked on what was touted as a groundbreaking initiative: integrating artificial intelligence-powered digital textbooks into its public school system. The plan,...

China willing to strengthen cooperation with South Korea
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning noted that the two nations are inseparable neighbors and after 33 years of establishing diplomatic ties, they have shown rapid and sustained development in all areas. Mao affirmed, “A healthy, stable, and...
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Why does South Korea still ban tattoos, and is that about to change?
For more than thirty years, South Korea has prohibited tattooing by anyone other than medical professionals. Despite the strict rules, the tattoo industry has expanded in secret, building a multibillion-won market, earning international...

South Korea moves closer to ending decades-long ban on non-medical tattoo artists
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South Korea allocates record high $25 billion for research and development in 2026
Seoul: The government here on Friday unveiled a plan to allocate a record-breaking 35.3 trillion won ($25.1 billion) for research and development (R&D) projects in 2026 in a move to enhance productivity and develop new growth engines. The decision...

South Korea Sees Economy Performing Weakest Since Pandemic Shock
Further out, Lee’s administration has unveiled a 210 trillion won fiscal plan for 2026–30, aimed at advancing his core policy pledges across innovation, economic growth, social welfare, and foreign policy. A central focus of the plan is major...

South Korea’s non-compliant digital id called into question
South Korea’s digital ID system has one major flaw, according to a Korean technology writer. Choi Youn-jin, a columnist with Hankook Ilbo who leads its Startuplab section, believes a critical problem lay with Korea’s otherwise pioneering digital...

South Korea’s card payments to reach $1 trillion in 2025
Homepage > News > Finance > South Korea’s card payments to reach $1 trillion in 2025 A new report has predicted that the South Korean payment card market will record heightened growth metrics over the next five years in a push driven by changing...