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Senior Seoul official notes possibility of USFK role change due to 'various factors'
Korea Herald
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August 1, 2025
Senior Seoul official notes possibility of USFK role change due to 'various factors' WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- A senior South Korean official made a rare mention Thursday of a possible change in the role of the US Forces Korea (USFK), amid...
US tariffs hit South Korean exports hard in first half
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 29, 2025
Trade trend in 1H25: Flattish export growth, coupled with declining imports In the first half of 2025, Korean exports were flat in value and declined 0.4% year-to-date in volume. Exports fluctuate monthly, probably related to front-loading, but...
South Korea: More degree holders out of work than middle school grads
ETHRWorld Southeast Asia
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July 28, 2025
For the first time, more college-educated South Koreans are outside the workforce than individuals who only completed middle school, signalling rising stress in the country’s graduate employment pipeline. Data from Statistics Korea released...
Texas researcher was held at an airport for over a week. Now he faces deportation
KTBB - Texas
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August 1, 2025
Posted/updated on: July 31, 2025 at 8:10 pm SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A researcher at Texas A&M University flying home from abroad was detained for more than a week by immigration authorities at the San Francisco International Airport, sleeping in a...
Last circus in South Korea marks a centennial of holding up Korean culture across generations
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 29, 2025
Several hundred spectators still clapped constantly when acrobats with Dongchoon Circus Troupe 동춘서커스단, South Korea’s last and 100-year-old circus, twirled on a long suspended fabric, juggled clubs on a large, rotating wheel, and rode a unicycle on...
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph - West Virginia
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Samsung backs South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions ahead of IPO
CNBC
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July 29, 2025
The Rebel-Quad is the second-generation product from Rebellions and is made up of four Rebel AI chips. Rebellions, a South Korean firm, is looking to rival companies like Nvidia in AI chips. Rebellions South Korean artificial intelligence chip...
Asian international students shift to tech and health courses
University of Nottingham
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July 31, 2025
Asian international students in the UK are increasingly bypassing traditional academic subjects in favour of more career-orientated courses, with new data showing a sharp pivot towards computing and healthcare. Enrolment data for 2023-24 shows a...
Kospi opens markedly lower on tech losses after tariff deal
Korea JoungAng Daily
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August 1, 2025
Published: 01 Aug. 2025, 10:50 A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi opening on Aug. 1. [YONHAP] Shares opened sharply lower Friday, led by major tech losses, as investors assessed the impact of the Donald Trump...
Tianrun Industrial Technology plans to acquire Korean die casting...
Foundry-Planet.com
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Tianrun Industrial Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Tianrun Industrial") announced that it intends to invest around €16.2 million to acquire 100% of the equity capital of Shandong Altai Auto Parts Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred...
Silent, hidden and deadly: Sinkholes erupt in Seoul as heavy rains, aging infrastructure wreak underground havoc
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 31, 2025
Published: 01 Aug. 2025, 07:00 A massive sinkhole is seen near an intersection in Gangdong District in eastern Seoul on March 25. The sinkhole appeared a day before and injured one vehicle passenger and killed another motorcyclist. [NEWS1] How...
“This Is the Carbon Bomb We Can Defuse” Using Retired EV Batteries Cuts More Emissions Than Recycling Every Year
Sustainability Times
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August 3, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🔋 California faces a growing surplus of retired electric vehicle batteries, necessitating strategic management. 🌱 A “second-use first” approach offers significant carbon savings by repurposing batteries for energy storage before...
Mental Health Technology Market To Surpass USD 30.98 Billion By 2030 AI, Wearables, APAC Trends Drive Growth Arizton
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) "Mental Health Technology Market Research by Arizton"Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Growth Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast 2025–2030.According to Arizton latest research, the global...
Three dead as South Korean region hit by most rain in 120 years
TerraDaily
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Three dead as South Korean region hit by most rain in 120 years by AFP Staff Writers Seosan City, South Korea (AFP) July 17, 2025 At least three people were killed and more than 1,000 evacuated Thursday after South Korea was hit by torrential...
Disruptive Technologies Champion Progress Over Perfection
Sourcing Journal - New York
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July 31, 2025
With 10 manufacturing facilities around the world, a multibillion-dollar company like polyester fiber manufacturer Hyosung relies on keeping the operation moving. “That’s a beast that thrives on the same old same old,” said Malvina Hoxha, the U.S....
New Max Planck Center With South Korea
The National Tribune
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July 29, 2025
Max Planck Society The partnership will deepen biomedical research Ceremony in Seoul to mark the founding of the new Max Planck Center: the president of Yonsei University Dong-Sup Yoon, Jinwoo Cheon, Director IBS Center for Nanomedicine and...
Generational divide deepens as South Korea considers raising retirement age to 65
HRM Asia
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July 29, 2025
A deep generational divide is emerging in South Korea as the nation contemplates raising its legal retirement age from 60 to 65. The proposed change, aimed at addressing demographic shifts and an ageing workforce, is sparking contentious debate...
Breaking Seoul’s dominance of South Korean HE will be near impossible
University of Nottingham
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July 29, 2025
The South Korean government’s ambition to create 10 universities on par with Seoul National University, announced earlier this month, presents a compelling vision. Decentralisation, regional revitalisation, global competitiveness – these are all...
South Korea-US shipbuilding cooperation advances amid tariff talks
Donga Ilbo
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South Korea’s government and shipbuilding firms are finalizing plans to help revive the U.S. shipbuilding industry as a central issue in the final phase of South Korea-U.S. tariff talks. The plan includes significant Korean investment and...
A Texas researcher was held at SFO airport for over a week. Now he faces deportation
The Mercury News - California
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July 31, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP/By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER) — A researcher at Texas A&M University flying home from abroad was detained for more than a week by immigration authorities at the San Francisco International Airport, sleeping in a...