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New Partnership Aims to Beef Up South Korea’s Future Food Sector
4 Mins Read GFI APAC and the World FoodTech Council have signed a new partnership to accelerate innovation in South Korea’s alternative protein ecosystem. From dairy-free casein and cultivated meat powders to fermented proteins derived from grape...
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Yoon Suk Yeol's Legal Battles Deepen: Former South Korean President Skips Key Martial Law Hearing Amid Health Claims
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Alexa.ng
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Seoul, South Korea – October 17, 2025 – In a development that underscores the ongoing political and legal turmoil gripping South Korea, former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday skipped a crucial hearing in his trial on martial law-related charges,...
Baek Se Hee, South Korean author of ‘I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki’, dies at 35
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Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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Baek Se-hee, the South Korean author whose candid memoir I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki helped bring conversations about depression and therapy into the mainstream, has died at the age of 35. Her death was confirmed by the Korea Organ...
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Lee Kyung Gyu reflects on medication-impaired driving case: “I thought about death”
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allkpop
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Lee Kyung Gyu has spoken candidly about the fallout from his medication-impaired driving incident, recalling how standing at a police photo line left him feeling shattered. On the Oct. 15 broadcast of ‘Table Tales’ on tvN STORY—where Kim Sook...
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South Korea tycoon escapes paying $1 billion in ‘divorce of the century’
South Korea’s Supreme Court has struck down a lower court’s order for billionaire Chey Tae-won to pay his ex-wife a 1.38tn won ($1bn; £788m) settlement, in a case dubbed by local media as the “divorce of the century”. Citing a miscalculation that...
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Majority of South Koreans Reject Life Support in Terminal Illness, Study Finds
Most Koreans Favor Ending Life-Sustaining Treatment Over Prolonged Suffering (Image supported by ChatGPT) SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has found that only 8 percent of South Korean adults would choose to continue life-sustaining...
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Billionaire boss of South Korean construction giant is encouraging his workers to have children with a $75,000 bonus
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Fortune
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How much is putting your career aside to have a baby worth? A $75,000 bonus, at the South Korean construction company Booyoung Group. The Seoul-based firm is handing out 100 million Korean won ($75,000) each time an employee has a baby to help...
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Kyrgyzstan, South Korea Forge Path Toward Enhanced Bilateral Investment And Co-Op
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, October 17. Minister of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan Bakyt Sydykov met with Bang Kyung-man, President of South Korea's KT&G, and discussed expanding the company's investments in Kyrgyzstan,...
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South Korea targets Cambodia’s scam industry after kidnappings, torture and a death
South Korean officials said Wednesday that they were trying to bring back missing South Koreans from Cambodia, where hundreds of people have disappeared into online scam centers that steal billions of dollars from victims worldwide. Outrage in...
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Chip crunch: How AI boom is stoking prices of less trendy memory chips
SEOUL – The global rush by chipmakers to produce artificial intelligence (AI) chips is tightening supply of less glamorous chips used in smartphones, computers and servers, spurring panic buying by some customers and a surge in their prices,...
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China welcomes arrival of South Korea's new ambassador: FM; Roh may help stabilize bilateral ties amid complex global situations, expert says
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Global Times
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Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian China welcomes the arrival of South Korea's newly appointed Ambassador to the country, Roh Jae-heon, and looks forward to his positive contribution to promoting the healthy and stable...
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Ukraine and South Korea deepen cooperation on medical rehabilitation and humanitarian support for war victims
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The Odessa Journal
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Minister of Health Viktor Liashko held a meeting with representatives of the South Korean international charitable organization Good Friends International (GFI) to strengthen cooperation in healthcare, particularly in rehabilitation and...
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South Korean life insurance market: forecasts for 2025-2030
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Atlas Magazine
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GlobalData forecasts that the South Korean life insurance market will see average annual revenue growth of 4.5%. Premium volume is expected to rise from 188.2 trillion KRW (140.2 billion USD) in 2025 to 234.3 trillion KRW (174.4 billion USD) by...
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South Korea selects PacBio HiFi Technology for National Pangenome Project
South Korea selects PacBio HiFi Technology for National Pangenome Project October 14, 2025 | Tuesday | News More than 1,000 Korean genomes to be sequenced for global reference standards PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate...
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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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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
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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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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...
Package containing 20kg of ketamine wash ashore on popular South Korean resort island
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Military Suicide Lifts Lid on Widespread Gambling Epidemic in South Korean Army
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Electronic antidepressant MINDD STIM shows strong early results in perinatal depression trials
The electronic antidepressant MINDD STIM has been found effective for perinatal depression, a condition that increases the risk of premature birth. Ybrain announced that clinical results on MINDD STIM for perinatal depression were presented at the...
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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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