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South Korea is preparing to make tuition effectively free for about 60,000 students entering national universities outside the





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South Korea is preparing to make tuition effectively free for about 60,000 students entering national universities outside the

The global auto industry is entering a more fragmented phase of electrification, with demand for hybrids, battery-electric vehicles

South Korea’s unexpected surge in births is offering a rare bright spot for businesses and investors exposed to

A deadly flood at a major hydropower construction site in Nepal is highlighting the risks facing South Korean

(Photo=Korean Metal Workers' Union) Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s largest automaker and the flagship company of Hyundai Motor Group, has reached a tentative wage agreement with its union after months of labor unrest disrupted tens of thousands of vehicles at its domestic factories. The deal matters outside South Korea because Hyundai’s Korean plants remain a central part of the manufacturing system

(Photo=Pixabay) South Korea has tightened inspections of cabbage imported from China after reports that formaldehyde was used to preserve freshness in some rural areas of the country. Formaldehyde is an industrial chemical used for purposes including disinfection and the preservation of biological tissue, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies it as a Group 1 carcinogen. Because South

(Photo=Open Thoughts Youtube capture) American rapper NBA YoungBoy, the 26-year-old Baton Rouge native who built a large following through a prolific run of hip-hop releases, says his first visit to South Korea has left him with no desire to return to the United States to live. YoungBoy made the comments during an appearance on comedian and internet personality Funny Marco’s

Photo=LOTTE Biologics Seoul, South Korea, August 25, 2026 — LOTTE Biologics (Co-CEOs James Park and Yoo-yeol Shin) is strengthening its ESG competitiveness in the global biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) market, following recognition of the sustainable design and construction of Plant 1 at its Songdo Bio Campus. LOTTE Biologics announced that Plant 1 at the Songdo Bio Campus

Photo=YG Entertainment For U.S. music companies and investors, BIGBANG’s return offers a test of whether established K-pop acts can turn decades-old hits and loyal global fandoms into a new cycle of stadium-scale revenue. The group opened its 20th-anniversary world tour on Aug. 21, returning to the stage for the first time in nine years and showing how the K-pop business