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    <title><![CDATA[Lee discusses defense, nuclear energy cooperation with Romanian president over phone]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:54:27 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung spoke by phone for the first time with Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Thursday and discussed ways to boost cooperation in the defense industry, nuclear energy and other areas, Lee&apos;s office said. Lee said it is meaningful that South Korea&apos;s exports of the Shingung surface-to-air missile system and K9 self-propelled howitzers to Romania have contributed to strengthening Romania&apos;s defense capabilities, voicing hopes that South Korean companies will continue to play a role]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Court approves asset freeze of W156.8b on Hybe chairman amid investigation]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:42:41 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A Seoul court has issued an order to freeze about 156.8 billion won ($106.4 million) worth of shares in K-pop powerhouse Hybe held by its chairman, who is under investigation over alleged unfair stock trading, court officials said Thursday. The Seoul Southern District Court last month approved a prosecution request for asset preservation against Bang Si-hyuk, filed to block him from disposing of his shares in Hybe while the investigation is under way, according to court officials. The asset pres]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lee considering visit to Japan next month for talks with Takaichi: report]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:42:28 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea and Japan are in talks to arrange a visit to Japan by President Lee Jae Myung next month for summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a report said Thursday. The two sides are looking to hold the summit in Nara Prefecture, Takaichi&apos;s home region, in mid-January, Kyodo News reported, citing diplomatic sources. The trip, if realized, will mark Lee&apos;s second visit to the neighboring country after he visited Tokyo in August and held summit talks with Takaichi&apos;s predecesso]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Korea to provide $1.5m in humanitarian aid to flood-hit Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:42:07 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea will provide a total of $1.5 million worth of humanitarian aid to Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka to support recovery efforts following deadly floods and landslides that struck the three countries, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The government will provide $500,000 to each country to help restore the affected areas and support local residents&apos; early return to their daily lives, the ministry said in a release. The floods struck the three South and Southeast Asian countries late l]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[First snowfall of the season]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:22:38 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Seoul saw its first snowfall of the 2025 autumn-to-winter season on Thursday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. The first snow arrived eight days later than last year and 14 days later than the 1991- 2020 average. Snowfall exceeded 5 centimeters per hour in parts of Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, prompting authorities to issue heavy snow advisories. Snow is expected to continue through midnight Friday across the central regions of the Korean Peninsula. In response, the Central ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[How Koreans once celebrated snow]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10630020</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:40:55 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Seoul saw its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, as temperatures dipped below zero degrees Celsius. People filed out of their homes, schools and offices to catch a glimpse of the season&apos;s first wintry weather. In contemporary Korea, snow carries a tender, almost cinematic meaning. Couples often promise to meet when they see the first snow, and many singles make bold moves, believing that confessing one’s love under the first flakes will guarantee success. The white snow that blankets the ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Park Seo-joon returns to small screen with 18-year love story]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:36:32 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Park Seo-joon hasn&apos;t done a proper romantic drama in five years. Ever since he sparked a cultural moment as the dogged underdog Park Sae-ro-yi in &quot;Itaewon Class,&quot; he&apos;s kept busy with bigger-budget fare — a cameo in Marvel Cinematic Universe&apos;s &quot;The Marvels,&quot; Netflix&apos;s period horror &quot;Gyeongseong Creature,&quot; and the apocalyptic &quot;Concrete Utopia.&quot; But sitting before a room full of reporters at a hotel in Seoul&apos;s Guro-gu on Thursday, the 37-year-old seemed ready to scale back down. &quot;I&apos;ve been working ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Social media abuzz over Samsung scion&apos;s near-perfect Suneung score]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:13:22 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Online communities are buzzing after the son of Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin, a member of the Samsung Group family, reportedly missed just one question on this year&apos;s national college entrance exam, or Suneung. Park Sun-young, chair of the new Truth and Reconciliation Committee, wrote on Facebook: &quot;Lee’s son, surnamed Lim and a third-year student at Whimoon High School, reportedly got only one question wrong on this year’s Suneung. People say he never lost the top spot in the entire school all t]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court confirms 5-year sentence for driver responsible for 9 deaths]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:08:40 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea&apos;s top court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a 69-year-old man to five years in prison without physical labor for causing a car accident last year that left nine people dead and five injured. The defendant drove his car onto the pavement near City Hall Station in Jung-gu, central Seoul, at 9:26 p.m. on July 1, 2024, striking multiple pedestrians before colliding with two vehicles. His car&apos;s speed had exceeded 100 kilometers per hour at one point. He claimed the ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Suneung administrator expresses regret over difficulty of English questions]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:03:38 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The English section of this year’s Suneung was found to be the most difficult ever, with the share of top-grade earners dropping to half of last year’s level, data showed Thursday. As the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation released the results for the exam held Nov. 13, only 15,154 of the total test-takers, or 3.11 percent, earned a first-grade score of 90 or higher, the lowest proportion since English shifted to an absolute grading system in 2018. This is lower than the 4 percent thr]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Presidential aide resigns over alleged influence-peddling in personnel recommendation]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629989</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:42:40 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Kim Nam-kuk, the presidential office’s digital communication secretary, resigned Thursday over allegations of an improper request to influence a personnel recommendation involving the country&apos;s main auto industry body, the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association. The presidential office said in a notice to reporters, “Secretary Kim submitted his resignation to the presidential secretariat today, and it has been accepted.&quot; The scandal erupted after local media reported on Telegram messages exc]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seoul eases travel advisory for Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, keeps restrictions in high-risk regions]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:40:07 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday that it has adjusted some travel advisories for Cambodia, lowering the alert level for the capital Phnom Penh and further easing guidance for regions including Siem Reap. Effective from 4 p.m., the ministry lifted the special travel advisory for Phnom Penh, downgrading it to Level 2. Regions currently under Level 2, including Siem Reap, have been further lowered to Level 1. Authorities said the adjustment reflects improvements in publi]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nearly half of teens regularly skip breakfast: data]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:33:02 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Over 40 percent of Korean teenagers now skip breakfast at least five times a week, a steady rise since 2016, according to a report released Thursday by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The KDCA found that 44 percent of teens regularly miss breakfast, up from 42.4 percent in 2024. The rate reached 41.9 percent for boys and 45.3 percent for girls. The proportion has climbed every year from 28.2 percent in 2016. The findings are based on a nationwide survey conducted in June and Jul]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Outcry over Lee&apos;s &apos;unaware&apos; remark prompts pledge to help NK detainees]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:31:58 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The presidential office on Thursday pledged to seek a resolution for nationals detained in North Korea by pressing for the prompt resumption of inter-Korean dialogue. The commitment followed President Lee Jae Myung’s comment during Wednesday&apos;s press conference that he had been &quot;unaware&quot; of the detainee cases — a remark that drew anger and despair from the families of those held in North Korea as well as from North Korean human rights groups. The presidential office confirmed that “six nationals,]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:01:51 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Historic Tapgol Park declared alcohol-free zone 진행자: 홍유, Chelsea Proctor 기사요약: 종로구가 역사적 가치 보존과 무질서 행위 방지를 위해 탑골공원을 금주 구역으로 지정하고, 문화재 보호 대책도 마련하기로 했다. [1] Tapgol Park in central Seoul, known as the first modern park in the country, has been designated as a no-drinking zone as part of district officials&apos; efforts to preserve the prominent historic site. preserve: 보존하다 prominent: 두드러진 [2] The Jongno District Office said Monday that drinking alcoholic beverages or possessing an open bottle of such dr]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[SK Group bets on younger leaders for AI leap]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:27:14 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[SK Group has launched a sweeping leadership reshuffle and organizational overhaul for next year, accelerating a generational shift and tightening its focus on artificial intelligence-driven growth and faster execution. The latest appointments, approved by the group’s top decision-making body, the SK Supex Council, build on a presidential-level reshuffle in October aimed at reducing bureaucratic layers and empowering “operationally focused” management, the group said Thursday. This year, 85 execu]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Thai murder of Korean tourist ends in life, 25, 30-year jail terms]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:44:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The three men convicted of murdering a South Korean tourist in Thailand last year received confirmed sentences of 25 years, 30 years and life imprisonment, after the Supreme Court upheld their punishments on Thursday. South Korea’s top court affirmed the lower courts’ rulings, finding the defendants guilty of murder during a robbery, abandonment of a body, fraud and attempted extortion. Each defendant will also be required to wear an electronic monitoring anklet for 10 years upon release. The th]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[SK heiress to head SK Biopharm strategy]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:37:21 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[SK Biopharmaceuticals Vice President Chey Yoon-chung, daughter of SK Group Chair Chey Tae-won, has been appointed to lead the drug-developing company&apos;s future strategies, as it seeks to reinforce its execution capabilities and respond proactively to rapidly changing global market conditions. According to SK Biopharmaceuticals on Thursday, Chey, who has headed its business development department, will be in charge of the firm&apos;s strategy department starting Jan. 1. The strategy department will ove]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Security failure or xenophobia? Coupang leak outrage morphs into anti-Chinese hatred]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:35:18 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The breach of more than 33 million Coupang user accounts is now quickly evolving from a shocking corporate security lapse to a source of rising anti-Chinese sentiment as suspicion falls on a former employee of Chinese nationality. Experts warn that the turn risks deepening social divides and creating diplomatic strain. The controversy surrounding the breach intensified after the prime suspect was believed to be a former Coupang engineer from China who had worked on authentication systems. Police]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[US tariff cuts on Korean autos, aircraft ease export uncertainty]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:31:46 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The US has confirmed a tariff cut to 15 percent on key South Korean imports such as automobiles, aircraft and lumber in the Federal Register, prompting relief from Seoul and industry groups that say the move eases a major source of trade uncertainty. The implementation comes a little over four months after negotiators first secured a framework deal in July to cut the tariffs in return for Korea’s pledge to invest $350 billion. After months of deadlocks, the two countries finalized the deal in Oc]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nazi, Hitler rhetoric back in Korean politics —  and expats, experts are alarmed]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:30:14 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[References to Nazism and Adolf Hitler are appearing with increasing frequency in South Korea’s political discourse — raising concerns among foreign residents and scholars that such rhetoric must be used with far greater caution. On Thursday, Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok, chair of the main opposition People Power Party, likened President Lee Jae Myung to Adolf Hitler during a party leadership meeting, accusing Lee of pursuing authoritarian rule. “He is threatening the public by invoking Nazi war criminal]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seoul’s search for stability: political turmoil underscores need for a consistent North Korea policy]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:29:43 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[One year after South Korea witnessed its first declaration of martial law since 1979, the political aftershocks continue to reverberate — stretching far beyond constitutional law and deep into North Korea policy. On Dec. 3, 2024, then-President Yoon Suk Yeol stunned the country by declaring emergency martial law, claiming, among other things, that South Korea faced “pro-North Korea and anti-state forces” and accusing the opposition-controlled National Assembly of paralyzing the government. His d]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:19:39 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Posco Future M, the battery materials subsidiary of Posco Group, said Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership with US solid-state battery developer Factorial Energy to co-develop next-generation EV battery materials. The memorandum of understanding, signed Nov. 25 at the Future Battery Forum in Berlin, aims to strengthen Posco’s position in the solid-state sector — widely viewed as the next major leap in electric mobility due to its improved safety and higher energy density. Solid-state b]]>
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    <![CDATA[SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink launched in South Korea on Thursday, opening nationwide residential and enterprise subscriptions and marking the country’s official entry into the low Earth orbit, or LEO, broadband era. Service sign-ups began through Starlink Korea’s website, with the residential plan priced at 87,000 won ($59) per month, offering unlimited data and expected speeds of 135 megabits per second for downloads and 40 Mbps for uploads. Hardware installation is priced at 55]]>
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    <![CDATA[LS Electric completed construction of a second ultrahigh-voltage transformer plant in Busan on Thursday, stepping up its global expansion with a focus on North America. With the addition, LS now operates a full product lineup spanning ultrahigh-voltage transformers, transmission, substation and distribution systems. LS’ Busan complex is also Korea’s only production base for high-voltage direct-current transformers, positioning the company to respond quickly to rising government demand for HVDC t]]>
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    <![CDATA[Shinhan Financial Group Chair Jin Ok-dong, 64, was tapped for a second term with the banking group Thursday. He is expected to serve another three-year term following approval from shareholders in March. The group’s chairperson recommendation committee selected Jin as the final candidate after interviewing four shortlisted contenders, including Jin himself, Shinhan Bank CEO Jung Sang-hyuk and Shinhan Securities CEO Lee Sun-hoon, along with an external candidate who requested anonymity. “I plan t]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:08:36 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The Asia Artist Awards are preparing an expanded celebration for their 10th anniversary with a two-day event in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, this week. The 10th Anniversary Asia Artist Awards 2025 will take place on Friday at Kaohsiung National Stadium, followed by a special festival, “ACON 2025,” on Saturday at the same venue. ACON 2025 is being held as a commemorative festival for the 10-year milestone, with actor Lee Jun-young, I-dle’s Shuhua, Cravity’s Allen and KiiiKiii’s Sui serving as show hosts. T]]>
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    <![CDATA[The number of visitors to the National Museum of Korea is expected to surpass 6 million this year for the first time since it opened in 1945. The museum said Wednesday that as of Nov. 30, it had recorded 5,814,265 visitors so far this year. At the current pace, total attendance is likely to exceed 6 million as early as next week. It would be the first time the museum has reached that milestone since its founding on Dec. 3, 1945, making it the highest annual attendance in its 80-year history. Cum]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:03:52 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[HD Hyundai has set a bold target of reaching 100 trillion won ($68 billion) in annual sales by 2030, as Chair Chung Ki-sun pushes the industrial heavyweight to sharpen competitiveness across shipbuilding, equipment and energy amid weakening global demand and rising protectionism. At a two-day group strategy meeting held in Ulsan through Thursday, 32 top executives — including Chung and affiliate CEOs — reviewed mid- to long-term growth plans and restructuring priorities. The group acknowledged m]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:58:50 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Coupang’s sweeping data leak has laid bare what many call a double standard in its cybersecurity practices, in which the company prioritizes protections in Taiwan while leaving its core Korean market more vulnerable. While the data of millions of users in Korea was being exposed for months, Coupang’s Taiwan unit announced on Oct. 21 that it had introduced Fast Identity Online, branded as “Coupang Passkey,” a password-free login system using biometric verification. The company said the feature is]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:53:18 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Celltrion announced Thursday that CT-P70, its novel antibody-drug conjugate candidate for lung cancer, has received fast track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration. ADCs are next-generation therapies that connect a powerful cancer-killing drug to an antibody. This design allows the treatment to directly attack cancer cells while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. The fast track designation, granted to drugs addressing serious conditions with unmet medical needs, facilitates mor]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:45:37 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Hana Financial Group and Dunamu, operator of crypto exchange Upbit, agreed to jointly develop blockchain-enabled financial services as major Korean players accelerate their push into next-generation payment and settlement infrastructure. The companies said Thursday they signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on building new financial rails using blockchain. The partnership will cover the development of an overseas remittance system, the introduction of new technology across Hana’s f]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:42:55 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Koreans are now expected to spend an average of 18.2 years of their later life living with illness, even as overall life expectancy hit a record high in 2024, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics. The ministry’s biennial report showed that the nation’s healthy life expectancy stood at 65.5 years in 2024, meaning people are expected to live that long without disease or disability. The figure is slightly down from 65.8 years in 2022 and 66.3 years in 2020. “The small fluctuation ]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:36:33 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung is meeting with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Friday to discuss cooperation in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and large-scale infrastructure investment, the presidential office said Thursday. The presidential office announced, “President Lee will meet Masayoshi Son and his delegation tomorrow to discuss cooperation in the AI and semiconductor sectors, as well as related infrastructure.” Other attendees are to include chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik, presidenti]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:21:59 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[OpenAI Korea is accelerating efforts to establish a next-generation AI infrastructure in Korea through its “Stargate Project,” partnering with Samsung Group and SK Group to position the country as a critical node in the global AI supply chain, the company said Thursday. At his first press briefing since taking office in September, Kim Kyoung-hoon, general manager of OpenAI Korea, outlined the initiative as a major push to rapidly expand Korea’s AI ecosystem. “In Korea, we are advancing the Starg]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:18:28 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Japanese and Hanmun — classical Chinese characters used in premodern Korean texts — remained the most popular second foreign language electives on this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test, or Suneung, with overall preferences showing little change from previous years. According to data released Thursday by the Ministry of Education, about 50,000 students, or roughly 10 percent of all test-takers, chose to sit for a second foreign language on the Nov. 14 exam, with the English section mandator]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:16:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Seoul activated its level 1 snow response Thursday as the season’s first snowfall was forecast to hit the capital during the evening commute. Emergency operations will begin at 2 p.m., with district offices and related agencies placed on standby, the city said. The Korea Meteorological Administration predicted 1 to 5 centimeters of snow between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., marking the first accumulation expected in Seoul this winter. The city classifies its snow response in five stages — normal, reinforce]]>
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