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The BTS Machine Lurches Back to Life
Ten years ago, outside of Korea and Japan, fans of acts like BigBang and Loona were often seen as members of a fringe subculture. Not so…
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South Korean Prosecutors Lose Seized Bitcoin, Decline to Disclose Details
South Korea's Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office has lost a significant amount of Bitcoin that was seized during a criminal…
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South Korea’s Seized Bitcoin Vanishes in Major Phishing Heist – Prosecutors Probe $300M Loss
The prosecutors of South Korea are looking into the loss of a substantial sum of Bitcoin, which had been confiscated as criminal funds…
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South Korea to End Bear Bile Farming and Find New Homes for the 200 Bears Stuck in the Industry
NEED TO KNOW South Korea began bear bile farming for health purposes in the 1980s Though the bile is used in medicinal treatment for…
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South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang hit by massive data leak
South Korea's largest online retailer, Coupang, has apologised for a massive data breach potentially involving nearly 34 million local…
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South Korea 1-1 Wales: Crymu held after Korean equaliser
Wales were held to a 1-1 draw by South Korea in a thrilling Women’s international friendly encounter in Malaga. It was the first-ever…
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Court clears South Korean worker of stealing 73-cent snacks
A worker accused of "stealing" snacks worth less than a dollar in South Korea has finally been acquitted after a legal battle lasting…
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Old Jeju killing falsely tied to S. Korea's visa-free policy for Chinese tourists
After South Korea began receiving Chinese tour groups under a temporary visa-free policy, a nearly decade-old photo resurfaced in posts…
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Kidnapping fears revive old hoax about gangs targeting motorists in South Korea
A years-old hoax claiming gangs are throwing eggs at car windshields to force their victims to stop has found a new lease of life in South…
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South Korea vows to pursue rapprochement with North Korea
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has said he wants to continue the policy of rapprochement with North Korea despite regular hostility…
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South Korea, Nvidia Team Up In 260,000 GPU AI Push
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. South Korea is teaming up with Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) in a monumental bet on AI one that might…
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Old S.Korea military parade clip falsely linked to Cambodia row
South Korea has banned travel to parts of Cambodia in response to the killing of a Korean student whose death is linked to a scam centre…
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South Korean City Has Seized Crypto from 200+ Residents Over Unpaid Tax Bills
Cheongju, the capital and largest city of South Korea’s North Chungcheong Province, says it has seized crypto from 203 residents since…
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N Korea denies removing propaganda louspeakers at border
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister has rebutted South Korea's claims that Pyongyang removed some of its propaganda-blasting…
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S.Korea ex-PM falsely links tourism campaign to voter fraud
Former South Korea prime minister Hwang Kyo-ahn falsely claims in a Facebook post that the government's plan to grant visa-free entry to…
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AI image misrepresented as rally outside South Korean tech giant Samsung's headquarters
Ahead of the expected passage of legislation in South Korea that would broaden labour protections, an AI-generated image was shared in…
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Poland doubles down on South Korean tanks with $6.5 billion deal
WARSAW, Poland — In a bid to expand the tracked vehicle fleet of the country’s land forces, the Polish Ministry of National Defence has…
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AI-generated clip of 'sparrows eating lovebugs' fools S. Korean users
After South Korea was hit with a lovebug infestation, social media posts and news reports shared a video falsely claiming it showed a…
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South Korean prosecutors raise further serious charges against Yoon
South Korea's deposed president Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted with charges of abuse of authority by a special counsel team, the Yonhap…
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AI images of 'anti-pest control interview' spread online as S. Korea swarmed with lovebugs
After South Korea was hit with a lovebug infestation, two AI images surfaced in posts that falsely claim they depict an animal rights…
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North Korean crosses border into South Korea
An unidentified North Korean man crossed into South Korea with the assistance of Seoul’s military through a heavily mined land border…
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South Korea and NATO to form defence industry consulting group
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Amazon Just Bet $4 Billion on South Korea's AI Boom -- Here's Why It Could Be a Game-Changer
Amazon Web Services (NASDAQ:AMZN) and SK Group are teaming up to build what could become South Korea's most powerful AI infrastructure…
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North Korea Sending Russia Thousand Of Workers To Build Shahed Drones: Report
North Korea is reportedly sending tens of thousands of workers to Russia to help produce attack drones, learn how to use them, and support…