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06.02 / 02:07

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DeepSeek's access to work computers, following a request from the country's data watchdog for the Chinese AI startup to clarify how it manages user information.

04.02 / 14:19

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SEOUL : After more than three decades of marriage, Kim Younok thinks it’s natural to ponder divorce, owing to divergent lifestyles with her husband and their differing personal tastes. But she calms down after watching a popular South Korean TV show called “Marriage Hell," where a celebrity psychiatrist reviews rocky real-life relationships.

24.01 / 06:53

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Mumbai and New Delhi ranked among the top 10 most preferred markets for cross-border investment in the APAC region. Mumbai ranked 5th after Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City, while New Delhi was tied for the 8th spot along with Seoul, Osaka and Hanoi.

24.01 / 01:41

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Asian equities rose, following a rebound in technology stocks that pushed Wall Street to a record high. Oil fell after President Donald Trump urged OPEC to lower crude prices and said he will push for interest-rate cuts. Equity benchmarks rose in Tokyo ahead of a key interest rate decision by the Bank of Japan later Friday, where a hike is expected. Stocks also rose in Sydney and Seoul. The S&P 500 advanced 0.5%, with the gauge topping the 6,100 milestone. Tech shares, which weighed heavily on the market throughout most of the session, rebounded in the final stretch of trading. A gauge of dollar strength was flat.

21.01 / 13:59

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Pimco head of U.S public policy Libby Cantrill shares what she expects President-elect Trump to accomplish on his first day back in office on ‘Barron’s Roundtable.'

20.01 / 14:57

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20.01 / 14:11

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In 2004, Kenya’s Paul Tergat held the marathon world record with a timing of 2:04:55, which he had set in Berlin a year earlier. That was the year India witnessed its first serious mass participation road race — then called Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon.

18.01 / 03:13

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15.01 / 21:03

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15.01 / 17:13

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15.01 / 04:33

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SEOUL: South Korean authorities arrested and detained for questioning the country's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, deepening the fallout from his short-lived declaration of martial law last month. Never before has a South Korean sitting president been arrested.

07.01 / 09:49

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Netflix’s Squid Game stands as the platform’s most-watched series, generating a staggering $900 million empire. However, its creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, endured over a decade of rejection and financial hardship before the show’s groundbreaking success. At one point, Hwang even sold his $675 laptop to make ends meet, highlighting the sacrifices behind his vision.

06.01 / 11:43

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash-landed at a South Korean airport, skidded into an embankment beyond the runway and burst into flames, it seemed impossible that any of its 181 occupants could have survived. Miraculously, two did—but how? Investigators assessing the survivability of a plane crash focus on five factors: integrity of the aircraft, effectiveness of safety restraints, G-forces experienced by passengers and crew, the environment inside the aircraft and postcrash factors such as fire or smoke.

03.01 / 08:17

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SEOUL—South Korean investigators failed to arrest the country’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, thwarted by his armed Secret Service bodyguards in another tense showdown resulting from his short-lived martial-law decree last month. Yoon, who is being investigated for insurrection among other charges, has refused three summonses to appear for questioning.

31.12 / 12:37

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Boeing share price fell on New Year's eve after Jeju Air airplane crash in South Korea killing 179 people. Boeing stock was down more than 2 per cent. The South Korea crash involves Boeing 737-800 model which is widely used by airlines across the world.

29.12 / 15:29

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A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames after its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people on board died in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.

29.12 / 07:23

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21.12 / 13:43

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Squid Game season 1 left you wanting more, then you are in better luck. Netflix's most-watched series of all time is set to return for its long-awaited second season, with Player 456 back for revenge. There is another round of lethal games in store as Netflix announced the show's return for a Season 2. It was not at all a surprise as Squid Game Season 1 became 'Netflix's biggest series launch ever' with over 111 million viewers. Streaming later this month, the Korean thriller centres around a deadly survival game in which hundreds of players compete for the chance to win a 456 billion won cash prize.

17.12 / 10:11

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As a design brand rooted in travel, TUMI explores a new destination through each of its collection. Its latest autumn/winter 2024 collection, for instance, derives inspiration from Seoul's bold architecture, colourful street culture and innovative mindset.

17.12 / 09:53

markets Digital Airlines Software Experts PAM International The world’s busiest airline routes in 2024 are largely in Asia

To determine the busiest international and domestic flight routes, OAG analyzed the volume of scheduled airline seats from January to December 2024. The routes listed reflect round trip flights rather than one-ways in a single direction. “With the Asia Pacific region very close to a full recovery, the busiest routes are concentrated in the familiar major hubs of Hong Kong, Seoul Incheon and Singapore,” said John Grant, chief analyst at OAG, in a release.

14.12 / 10:31

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South Korea's parliament on Saturday voted to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree this month, a shocking stunt that paralyzed the country's politics, halted foreign policy and spooked financial markets. His suspension from power comes almost eight years after the impeachment of Seoul's last conservative leader, Park Geun-hye, formally removed from office by the Constitutional Court in March 2017. Yoon, a former public prosecutor, was part of the investigation team that examined Park's charges of bribery, abuse of power and other crimes that the court concluded warranted her removal from office.

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