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Package containing 20kg of ketamine wash ashore on popular South Korean resort island
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Watch: Malaysia PM greets Luxon, tries haka at major summit
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“This will be your new market and we would like to welcome any halal product from New Zealand,” he told attendees at an event in Kuala Lumpur today. He said “halal is not just for Muslim, halal is for every religion”. The so-called halal economy...
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Military Suicide Lifts Lid on Widespread Gambling Epidemic in South Korean Army
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South Korea heightens cyber alert after data-center blaze disrupts state services
The authorities of South Korea increased the national level of cyber threat to the level of attention and the level of caution after a massive fire in one of the largest government data centers in Daejeon that immobilized 647 vital state systems....
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Disabilities ministry leader questioned why God didn’t heal her completely. Then He gave her an answer
Cinthia Hieber, president and CEO of the Paraguayan Stuttering Association, shares her testimony and calls for radical inclusion of people with disabilities during the second panel at the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly in Seoul, South...
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Jimmy Lai’s son sends message to Trump before key summit: Please convince Xi Jinping to free my father
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The son of British media tycoon Jimmy Lai has thanked Donald Trump for promising to raise the matter of his father’s incarceration when he meets Chinese president Xi Jinping on Thursday. Mr Lai, the 77-year-old founder of the now-shuttered Apple...
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US and China seek to strike a deal over rare earths, tariffs and soybeans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China are not going to resolve all the issues that divide them before presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet Thursday in Busan, South Korea. But they are likely to make enough progress on China’s...
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KAIST Researchers Develop IoT-Based Mental Health Monitoring System for Single-Person Households
A research team led by Professor Lee Eui-jin from the School of Computing (Image courtesy of KAIST) DAEJEON, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea’s single-person households surpass 8 million, researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of...
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Severance Hospital to host national cerebral palsy registry performance meeting
Highlighting its pivotal role in advancing cerebral palsy research in Korea, Severance Hospital will host the “Korean Cerebral Palsy Registry (KCPR) Three-Year Performance Meeting” on Friday at Room G of the Grand Hyatt Incheon. The event will...
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South Korea: Public insurance for underprivileged children and youth
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In an effort to help reduce country's medical burden and improve access to healthcare the Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCCC) and its affiliated foundation will fully cover insurance premiums for 477 underprivileged children...
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House in Seoul, big company job — 'The Dream Life of Mr. Kim' asks what success means
Star of 'Moving' and 'Extreme Job' returns to TV after 15 years, capturing humor and tragedy JTBC’s new series “The Dream Life of Mr. Kim” arrives with a Korean title as attention-grabbing as it is telling: “The Story of General Manager Kim Who...
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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...
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Best Messa (Kira Kitazato) Build in Persona 5: The Phantom X
Kira Kitazato (codename: Messa) is the newest limited character released in Version 2.3 of Persona 5: The Phantom X. Messa is another Assassin unit who specializes in two damage types: Physical DPS and Damage Over Time (DoT). He is the third...
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North-Asian education unions mobilised for enhanced solidarity and cooperation to Go Public!
Leaders of Education International (EI) member organisations across North Asia have committed to “organise, organise, organise; day and night” and pledged to “strengthen solidarity across North Asia and to lay the foundations for ongoing...
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Canada lagging behind others with universal healthcare: study
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada New Fraser Institute study shows that while Canada ranks high in healthcare spending, Canadians wait longer for care and have access to fewer doctors Canada falls behind other nations with universal healthcare in...
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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,...
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Sung Hoon Has Been Dead for Months Before The Public Knew: 'Lonely' Director Had Funeral Without Family, Relatives
The South Korean film industry is reeling after the belated revelation that director Shin Sung‑Hoon (also transcribed 'Sung Hoon'), aged 40, died several months ago — yet the public only learned of his passing days ago. Reports now indicate that...
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FTSE 100 Live: Blue-chips plods to new high as pound slips,...
FTSE 100 up 18 points at 9,672 Pound falls as UK food inflation eases HSBC profits fall less than expected 12.09pm: FTSE picking up a little, as Reeves speaks The FTSE 100 has notched up a new intraday high, picking up a little in the past hour...
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Comedian Lee Kyung-kyu indicted on charges of driving under influence of prescription medication
Published: 22 Oct. 2025, 13:15 Comedian Lee Kyung-kyu speaks to reporters at Seoul Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul on June 24. [NEWS1] Comedian Lee Kyung-kyu was indicted through a summary procedure on charges of driving under the...
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SNU faces double trouble in parliamentary audit due to ex-President Yoon
Controversy persists over allegations that the previous Yoon Suk Yeol administration exerted external pressure on medical schools to increase enrollment quotas last year, specifically regarding reported interference with decision-making by...
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