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South Korea’s card payments to reach $1 trillion in 2025
Coingeek
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August 22, 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...
Air Liquide to buy South Korea’s DIG Airgas for $3.3 billion to bolster Asia footprint
Channel News Asia
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August 22, 2025
Air Liquide has signed a binding deal to buy South Korea’s DIG Airgas from Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund 2, valuing it at 2.85 billion euros ($3.30 billion), the French industrial gases group said on Friday. The group, which supplies...
Kim Kardashian fans concerned as she undergoes strange beauty treatments in South Korea
The Mirror US
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August 22, 2025
Kim Kardashian has left fans bewildered with her latest Instagram post, where she revealed photos of bizarre beauty treatments she underwent during her vacation in South Korea. The 44-year-old reality TV mogul was accompanied by her sister Khloe...
Kim Kardashian's bizarre beauty treatments in South Korea spark concern among fans
Daily Star
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August 22, 2025
Kim Kardashian has left her followers utterly baffled with her most recent Instagram upload, showcasing snapshots of outlandish beauty procedures she experienced whilst holidaying in South Korea. The 44 year old reality television star was joined...
Brain Disease Breakthrough May Help Fight Alzheimer's, Aging and More
Newsweek
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August 22, 2025
Hemoglobin could hold the key to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. The protein found in red blood cells that transports oxygen in the body could play a potentially game-changing—and previously overlooked—antioxidant role in the brain,...
Attract's 13 billion won lawsuit opens against former fifty fifty trio in closed-door seoul hearing
The Times of India
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A high-stakes case reaches the courtroom Attract's 13 billion won (INR 81 crore) damages claim against former 'FIFTY FIFTY' members Saena, Aran, and Sio-along with parents and related associates-entered its first session at the Seoul Central...
“Will always be the standard”: Fans ecstatic as South Korean president Lee Jae-myung expresses desire for more groups like TWICE
Sportskeeda
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August 21, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung recently praised the well-known girl group TWICE. The president, along with TWICE members Jihyo and Jeongyeon, appeared on Arirang TV’s special program K-Pop: The Next Chapter, which aired on August 20, 2025....
CEO of South Korea’s Kookmin Bank Pledges to Help Eliminate Youth Gambling
Casino Beats
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August 21, 2025
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South Korea seeks to revise nuclear energy pact with US, eyeing enrichment and reprocessing
Hankyoreh
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August 21, 2025
President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea and US President Donald Trump. (pool photo; AP/Yonhap) South Korea is seeking to revise its civil nuclear energy agreement with the US in the name of bilateral cooperation on nuclear energy. Multiple...
Legalisation of non-medical tattooing clears first hurdle in South Korean Parliament
The Straits Times
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August 21, 2025
SEOUL – South Korea just took its first real step towards legalising tattoos performed by non-medical doctors after banning the practice for more than three decades. On Aug 20, a South Korean parliamentary sub-committee approved the country’s...
Homecare Clinical Nutrition Market Report 2025 Nestle, Abbott, And Danone Are Leading The Way In Offering Disease-Specific Products For Renal Health, Oncology, Diabetes, And Malabsorption Syndromes
MENAFN
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August 22, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Growth in the Homecare Clinical Nutrition Market is driven by aging populations, rising chronic diseases, and government initiatives for cost-effective healthcare. HCN products help manage malnutrition, enhance...
Seoul Industry Minister Meets Bill Gates To Discuss Energy Cooperation
MENAFN
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August 22, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, Aug 22 (IANS) Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan met with Bill Gates, chair of the Gates Foundation and Microsoft co-founder, in Seoul on Friday to discuss cooperation in the field of energy, Kim's office said.According to the...
Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance Analysis of Blood Culture Isolates at a Chinese National Cardiovascular Regional Medical Center: A 7-Year Retrospective Study
Dove Medical Press
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August 22, 2025
Introduction Bloodstream infections (BSIs) represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both hospital and community settings. The escalating global burden of BSIs is driven by an aging population and an increasing prevalence of...
South Korea: Lee Vows National Interest-Focused Diplomacy Ahead Of Summits With Trump, Ishiba
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, Aug 21 (IANS) South Korea President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that he will spare no effort to achieve mutually-beneficial diplomacy by putting national interests as the top priority, ahead of high-stakes summit talks with...
Ex-first lady not to attend Saturday questioning due to 'poor health'
Yonhap News Agency
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August 22, 2025
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- 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 of ousted President Yoon...
SK Bioscience evaluates partnership with Gates Foundation for next-gen preventive medicines
Biospectrum Asia
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August 21, 2025
SK Bioscience evaluates partnership with Gates Foundation for next-gen preventive medicines August 22, 2025 | Friday | News Aims to advance global public health and expand equitable access to vaccines worldwide SK bioscience, a global innovative...
Teen with rare disease left in vegetative state after hospital error; family demands answers
Korea Biomedical Review
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August 22, 2025
Kim Joo-hee, a first-year high school student suffering from the rare disease “Distal 10q trisomy syndrome,” fell into a vegetative state last year due to a medical accident. However, the hospital has been leaving Joo-hee and her family into...
Global Health Cooperation as a Foundation for Trust on the Korean Peninsula
38 North
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August 21, 2025
(Source: Korean Central News Agency) The Korea Health Policy Project (KHPP), a policy research group focused on healthcare on the Korean Peninsula, recently concluded a four-part webinar series to better understand the approach and attitude of...
Chhattisgarh CM Sai begins 10-day Japan, South Korea visit to attract investments
Hindustan Times
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August 21, 2025
Raipur: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday left for a 10-day trip to Japan and South Korea to draw investments in key sectors, including electronics, automobiles, and food processing, officials aware of the matter said....
Kim Kardashian gets a taste of K-beauty during recent Seoul visit
Korea JoungAng Daily
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August 22, 2025
Published: 22 Aug. 2025, 09:48 Updated: 22 Aug. 2025, 15:11 Kim Kardashian offered a glimpse into her recent stay in Korea through a series of photos on Instagram on Aug. 21. [SCREEN CAPTURE] Kim Kardashian offered a glimpse into her recent stay...