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LG launches ChatExaone AI beta service, available soon for enterprise use
Lim Woo-hyung, co-head of LG AI Research, gives a speech at a media event in Seoul on July 22, 2025…
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Yes, it’s K-beauty: Buying interest for makeup brands runs high even before they’re up for sale
Korean make-up or K-beauty is popular in global cosmetics markets In South Korea’s M&A landscape, beauty companies are no longer…
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S.Korea’s Bebesup gains China nod for baby skincare, eyes global expansion
Bebesup baby skincare products (Courtesy of Bebesup) Bebesup, a leading South Korean baby skincare and wipe brand, has secured a…
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Female police officer on medical leave roamed the city with a knife
A police officer in her 20s, on medical leave, was found walking around a city with a knife and had…
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Samsung to launch AI health coach beta in US by end of 2025
Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watch series (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics) NEW YORK – Samsung Electronics Co. will roll out a…
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Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman courts Korean AI startups as Riyadh, Abu Dhabi vie to build tech hubs
Esam Alwagait (left), director of Saudi Arabia’s National Information Centre, and Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon (seated, second from left) sing…
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Samsung to buy US health tech firm Xealth in digital health push
(Screenshot captured from Xealth website) Samsung Electronics Co. will acquire Xealth, a US-based healthcare platform provider, as it steps up…
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I survived the stray kids DC show (and more people could have, too)
Prefacing this with an acknowledgement – a LOT was not set up for success at this show venue-wise. This is…
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The immaturity of some Kpop stans is astounding
I should start by saying that yesterday there was an SKZ concert in Washington wherein multiple people fell ill due…
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S.Korea’s CDMO giant Samsung Biologics to offer CRO services
A researcher checks a bioreactor inside a Samsung Biologics cell-cultivating facilicy (Courtesy of Samsung Biologics) Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s…
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Reality check – growth hormones
As in recent years, there was unifortunately rise in hGh for children without defiency (fairly for 6 months to 3…
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S.Korea eases path for foreign REITs in senior housing push
South Korea, grappling with a fast-aging population, has relaxed development and ownership rules for senior housing, opening the sector to…
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In your opinion, what are the most exaggerated ‘facts’ in the kpop space?
For example is fact that “female idol dont get period/menstruation” While it might be true fact for some I dont…
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Stray Kids’ Hyunjin Shines in Arena Homme+ Korea x Cartier June 2025 Pictorial Amid Philanthropy and Global Ambassadorships
Photo Credits: JYP Entertainment. Cartier. Arena Homme+ Korea Stray Kids’ Hyunjin continues to command the spotlight, dazzling fans and fashion…
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LE SSERAFIM’s Huh Yunjin Shines in ELLE Korea x Fendi May 2025 Preview Amid Health Recovery Updates
Photo Credits: Elle Korea Fendi Source Music A wave of excitement swept through the K-pop and fashion communities as LE…
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Activist Oasis boosts Korea team amid investor-friendly policy shift
(Courtesy of Getty Images) Hong Kong-based activist fund Oasis Management is ramping up hiring for its Korea team as Seoul’s…
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Profound Moments in Chan, Changbin and Han’s Lyrics
This post was inspired by somebody asking about 3RACHA’s outlook on life. I wanted to highlight some of their interesting…
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A Swedish Grandmother’s 55-Year-Old Keepsake: A Korean Boy’s Dream | [단독] 스웨덴 할머니가 55년 고이 간직한 한국 소년의 꿈
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“The 4,400 won you sent for June was received well. I used the money you sent from the faraway country…
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