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A number of South Korean firms are preparing to launch security token offering (STO)-related services this year. And they are hopeful that regulators will give them the green light to get started this month.

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South Korea, the United States and Japan kicked off major new military exercises on Thursday, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, as the allies seek to counter growing threats from Pyongyang. The drills, dubbed «Freedom Edge», will focus on ballistic missile and air defences, anti-submarine warfare and defensive cyber training, among other areas, the JCS said in a statement. The three countries' leaders held a summit last year and agreed to conduct drills every year to demonstrate unity in the face of North Korea's nuclear threats and China's rising regional influence.

South Korea's port city of Busan on Saturday for joint military exercises this month with the host nation and Japan, the Yonhap news agency said. The leaders of the three nations agreed at a Camp David summit in August 2023 to hold annual military training drills as they condemned China's «dangerous and aggressive behaviour» in the disputed waterway of the South China Sea. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea this week for the first time in 24 years and signed a deal with leader Kim Jong Un that included a mutual defence pledge.

The South Korean city of Busan’s plans to launch a city-run, blockchain-powered digital assets exchange may be in peril, a report claimed on April 24.

South Korean police have arrested 49 people in a raid on a suspected crypto-powered drugs trading gang, officers announced on April 23.

Parasyte: The Grey" to Netflix has generated significant buzz, signaling another promising success for Korean drama enthusiasts on the popular streaming platform. Viewers on Netflix are curious to know whether there will be «Parasyte: The Grey» season 2 or not. «Parasyte: The Grey» stands as a riveting South Korean horror series, offering viewers a live-action rendition of Hitoshi Iwaaki's acclaimed Japanese manga, Parasyte. Renowned filmmaker Yeon Sang-Ho, known for his directorial prowess in Train to Busan and as the creator of Hellbound, helms this captivating series as its director.

Police in Gangnam, an affluent district of Seoul, South Korea, have arrested 10 people accused of stealing money in a bogus USDT OTC trade.

Suspected South Korean crypto fraudsters allegedly fooled a wealthy financier into parting with over $4.1 million, the nation’s police force said on March 25.

Netflix has revealed the first full trailer for its upcoming Korean series Parasyte: The Grey, directed by Yeon Sang-ho, known for Train to Busan and Hellbound. The show depicts a world where parasites infiltrate human hosts, creating a battle for survival. Plot

A South Korean law firm operator was jailed in Busan on March 11 after being found guilty of stealing clients’ money to spend on crypto investments.

Hitoshi Iwaaki’s sci-fi horror manga of the same name, 'Parasyte: The Grey' was published from 1989 to 1994 by Kodansha. Despite being based on a Japanese manga, a Korean production house is making the television series. Netflix has released the first trailer of the live-action television series. The trailer has introduced many elements, unfamiliar to the readers of the manga.

Worldcoin controversy in South Korea is driving trades on the Bithumb crypto exchange, a media report has claimed.

A South Korean court has sent a drug dealer who sold narcotics to crypto-paying “customers” to jail for seven years.

A South Korean court has sent an individual who provided a bogus crypto exchange with illegal bank documents to prison for four years.

Netflix is kicking off the New Year with a bang, introducing thrilling new additions to its Korean drama lineup. As we bid farewell to some of the December 2023 releases, let's dive into what January has in store for K-drama enthusiasts. Gyeongseong Creature (Part 2)

AP reported. Busan’s emergency office said Lee, head of the main opposition Democratic Party, was attacked as he visited the construction site of a new airport in the city. South Korean media cited witnesses as saying the man used a knife-like weapon to stab Lee’s neck.

Kim Jong Un wrapped the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders for a military arsenal build-up to prepare for a war that can «break out at any time» on the peninsula, state media reported Sunday. Kim lambasted the United States during a lengthy speech at the end of five days of year-end party meetings that set his country's military, political, and economic policy decisions for 2024. The meeting announced plans for further military development in the coming year, including launching three more spy satellites, building unmanned drones and developing electronic warfare capabilities, as well as strengthening nuclear and missile forces, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Pyongyang this year successfully launched a reconnaissance satellite, enshrined its status as a nuclear power in its constitution, and test-fired the most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in its arsenal. At the meeting that ended Saturday, Kim accused the United States of posing «various types of military threat» and ordered his armed forces to maintain «overwhelming war response capability», according to KCNA. It is a «fait accompli that a war can break out at any time on the Korean peninsula due to reckless moves by the enemies to invade us», Kim said. In an effort to deter Pyongyang, Washington earlier this month deployed a nuclear-powered submarine in the South Korean port city of Busan, and flew its long-range bombers in drills with Seoul and Tokyo. The North has previously described the deployment of Washington's strategic weapons — such as B-52 bombers — in joint drills on the Korean peninsula as the «intentional nuclear war provocative moves». «We must respond quickly to a

South Korean police say they have swooped on a $32 million chat app-based crypto scam ring that they say was being run by a network of “gangsters.”

The South Korean city of Busan is edging closer to the launch of a long-awaited blockchain-powered digital assets trading platform, and has named a preferred bidder.