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El Salvador and South Korea Boost Economic Cooperation at Business Forum
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) held the Korea–El Salvador Business Forum, an event designed to strengthen economic cooperation and promote bilateral trade opportunities. Led by...
Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Global Market Forecast to 2030: Expansion Fueled by Outsourcing for GLP-1, ADC Approvals and Programs, and Loss of Exclusivity for Blockbuster Biologics - ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 17, 2025-- The "Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Market by Service (Drug Development, Pharmaceutical (API, FDF - Parenteral, Tablet, Capsule), Biologics (API, FDF), Packaging & Labelling, Fill-finish), Molecule...

New PM Takaichi vows economic stimulus to fight inflation
Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that her government will draw up a stimulus package to address rising living costs. Speaking at a press conference, Takaichi, who was elected Japan's first female minister earlier in...

Industrial policy for the Philippines
(Part 1) Industrial policy formulation or industrial strategy is very much the rage all over the global economy today. It has gone much beyond its earliest form in the middle of the last century when the governments of what countries that...
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Blake Shelton and Keith Urban Worry Contestant Cody Hibbard Is 'Singing Sharp' in The Road Sneak Peek (Exclusive) By Desiree Anello
NEED TO KNOW In PEOPLE's exclusive sneak peek of the Oct. 26 episode of The Road, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban worry contestant Cody Hibbard is "singing a little bit sharp" The country artist performs his original song, "Dying Breed," as part of...

8 Fairs and Events to Visit During Paris Art Week
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Schweinfurth Art Center opens 43rd annual quilt exhibition featuring 64 artists
Auburn — Award-winning garden and landscape designer Sheree Rasmussen of Castleton, Ontario, Canada, finds a lot of similarities between her garden designs and her textile art. “When one designs a garden, one is forced to ‘imagine’ in the...

Bugonia Review: Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest will be divisive
PLOT: A conspiracy-obsessed beekeeper (Jesse Plemons) becomes convinced that the CEO (Emma Stone) of a pharmaceutical company is actually an alien whose species is about to destroy the planet. REVIEW: For such an ambitious auteur, Yorgos Lanthimos...

State land board approves 53,000-acre northwest Montana conservation easement
The Montana Land Board voted 4-1 to approve a conservation easement across a more than 50,000-acre swath of land spanning three counties in northwest Montana, permanently providing public access and protecting wildlife habitat. Phase Two of the...

US Commission Condemns CCP for Deaths of Falun Gong Practitioners in Custody in China
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Vicky Hartzler on Oct. 16 condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the recent deaths of Falun Gong practitioners in the regime’s custody. “The treatment of Falun Gong...

10 Fast Turbocharged Cars Under $15,000
Ever since the dark arts of turbocharging entered the mainstream after solid success in the world of motorsport, it has become a performance cheat code for car manufacturers. Of course, this comes at the cost of added components and increased...

Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Scotland: 4 Foodie Films to Watch at HIFF
Photo: Courtesy of Hawai‘i International Film Festival Foodie films run the gamut—from indelible classics like Babette’s Feast, Big Night and Eat Drink Man Woman to rom-coms and documentaries. This year, the Hawai‘i International Film Festival,...

Australian battery recycling hopeful raises cash to beef up operations
A battery recycling company has raised cash to sort out a supply chain bottleneck in Victoria, but talks are still underway to match a federal grant offered in February. ASX-listed Livium raised $4.5 million from investors last week at the mini...

South Korean embassy launches fundraising for Gen...
KATHMANDU, Oct 14: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Kathmandu held a solemn memorial on October 11, 2025, honouring those affected by the Gen Z movement of September 8–9. Leading the Korean community in Nepal, the embassy expressed deep...

Why is gold down today? Possible reasons for the price drop
Gold prices plunged on Tuesday, October 21, marking one of the steepest single-day declines in years, as investors booked profits after the metal’s record-breaking rally in the last session. Why is gold down today? Rising dollar, optimism over...

Holding the narco-enabling nations accountable
Democrats are furious that President Donald Trump has sent U.S. military forces to sink at least five drug boats from Venezuela over the past few weeks. I would imagine that, by contrast, most Americans are cheering. Taking out the cartels’...

Indonesia Highlights South Korea's Role in Supporting Economic Transformation Ahead of APEC 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Deputy for Investment Cooperation at the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Tirta Nugraha Mursitama, outlined Indonesia’s direction in economic diplomacy in advance of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit,...

LEGOLAND Named ‘South Korea’s Leading Resort’ for Second Consecutive Year
LEGOLAND Korea Resort has been selected as South Korea’s Leading Resort for the second consecutive year at the 2025 World Travel Awards. This consecutive win in the South Korea’s Leading Resort category of the World Travel Awards solidifies...

South Korea’s PPP slammed for targeting Chinese nationals via ‘xenophobic’ bill
South Korea’s conservative opposition party is facing mounting backlash over a proposed bill that aims to tighten restrictions on Chinese nationals, with critics accusing it of stoking xenophobia to galvanise support ahead of next year’s local...

The secrets behind the South Korean cosmetics boom: K-pop, Kardashians and churn
SEOUL — Jo Min-Su was working toward a computer science doctorate at one of South Korea’s best universities when he stumbled on his calling: building a better lip gloss. The 30-year-old sat near his booth at Seoul Beauty Week, pulled out a stick...