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Delivery Hero orders up South Korea’s Woowa for $4b
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on December 14, 2019
Germany’s Delivery Hero has agreed to buy South Korea’s top food delivery app operator Woowa Brothers for $4 billion and form a joint venture to...
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N Korea to launch medical tourism, targeting visitors from China
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on December 07, 2019
North Korea, one of the world’s most reclusive states, plans to branch out into medical tourism next year, offering foreign visitors, most likely from China,...
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Kim signals more confrontational stance with new horse ride
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 10:50pm on December 04, 2019
Kim Jong Un mounted a white horse again as North Korea announced on Wednesday it will soon convene a rare meeting of the ruling party’s...
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South Korean actor found dead in latest K-pop tragedy
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on December 05, 2019
South Korean actor Cha In-ha was found dead in his home, police said on Wednesday, the country’s third young celebrity to die in the past...
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South Korea November exports plunge as China-US deal still in dark
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 11:26pm on December 01, 2019
South Korean exports in November fell for the 12th month in a row and far more than expected, denting hopes for the global manufacturing sector...
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The dark side of South Korea’s K-pop world
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 10:05pm on November 29, 2019
The apparent suicide of a second K-pop artist in a month has cast renewed focus in South Korea on vicious personal attacks and cyber bullying...
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Feuding Korean firms risk disrupting electric car battery supplies
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on November 28, 2019
In 2018, South Korea’s SK Innovation beat its larger, local rival LG Chem to a multibillion dollar deal to supply German car maker Volkswagen with...
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K-pop star Koo Hara left ‘pessimistic’ note: police
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on November 26, 2019
K-pop singer Koo Hara left a ‘pessimistic’ note, police said on Monday, a day after the former member of top South Korean girl group Kara...
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N Korea rebuffs US offer of Dec talks
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 10:12pm on November 15, 2019
North Korea said on Thursday it had turned down a US offer for fresh talks, saying it was not interested in more talks merely aimed...
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Movie puts South Korean gender divide back in focus
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on October 31, 2019
A movie based on a controversial and best-selling novel that chronicled the everyday sexism faced by women topped South Korea’s box office this week, reigniting...
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