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Southern resort island to export tangerines to New Zealand for first time
SEOUL -- The southern resort island of Jeju will export "Gyul," tangerines which are well-known winter season specialty products of Jeju, to New Zealand for the first time since South Korea and New Zealand engaged in trade negotiations of tangerines in 1999. Gyul was farmed in Jeju since the fifth century and the citrus fruit was highly regarded as a luxury product by royal families and nobles throughout the history of Korea. Tangerines are now South Koreans' favorite
13 November 2023
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BTS agency selects veteran content producer Isaac Lee to lead subsidiary in Mexico
SEOUL -- Isaac Lee, a Colombian-American content creator who produced the Netflix crime thriller series "El Chapo," has been picked to lead a Mexico-based subsidiary of Hybe, the agency of BTS. The veteran producer will create content tailored to the Latin American market and collaborate with global agencies. Data released by Hybe showed that the Latin American music market reached about $1.3 billion in 2022, up 26.4 percent from a year ago. Spanish language-based songs
13 November 2023
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Kakao Mobility to discuss lowering service royalty fee with taxi industry officials
SEOUL -- Kakao Mobility, the mobility service wing of South Korea's web service giant Kakao, will engage in talks with taxi officials to discuss possible changes that could be made to the existing service brokerage fee of "Kakao Taxi," the country's favorite smartphone taxi-hailing service. Kakao Taxi was first introduced to South Korea in 2015. The service is now integrated into Kakao T, Kakao Mobility's one-stop mobility service app with some 12 million month
13 November 2023
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Number of camping sites in S. Korea increases to record-high in 3Q 2023
SEOUL -- The total number of camping sites in South Korea has reached a record high of some 3,600 in the third quarter of 2023, thanks to the increased population of campers who became attracted to the outdoor hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit South Korea in early 2020, the country rolled out strict quarantine guidelines that virtually prohibited groups of more than four people from gathering in indoor environments. Many people
13 November 2023
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BTS' Jungkook ranks second on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart with 'Golden'
SEOUL -- Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, has ranked second on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart with his very first solo album "Golden." American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift took first place with "1989 (Taylor's Version)." Jungkook's album, released on November 3, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 210,200 equivalent album units sold in the United States in the week ending November 13. The album, containing 11 English son
13 November 2023
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Brazilian painter showcases artwork inspired by rapper Psy's Gangnam Style
SEOUL -- Sandra Rigo, a Brazilian artist specializing in acrylic painting, has showcased her artwork inspired by rapper Psy's global hit song "Gangnam Style." Using only her hands and eschewing the use of brushes or other traditional painting tools, the painter created a captivating piece displayed at an exhibition in Seoul designed to foster cultural ties between South Korea and Brazil. Gangnam Style is a fast-paced dance song that became a worldwide phenomenon after
11 November 2023
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Medical AI company Lunit joins US government's cancer prevention project
SEOUL -- South Korea's medical artificial intelligence company Lunit will participate in the United States government's Cancer Moonshot initiative, which focuses on fighting cancer through national support for drug development and early detection. Lunit will provide its AI solutions including the one specializing in detecting breast cancer. President Joe Biden is leading the Moonshot project through a public-private group called "CancerX." Along with global phar
10 November 2023
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84% of phones sold in S. Korea in 3Q 2023 are made by Samsung: market data
SEOUL -- Eight of ten smartphones sold in South Korea in the third quarter of 2023 are made by Samsung, market data released by global market research company Counterpoint showed. The market share of Apple in South Korea was 15 percent, leaving other phone makers to share one percent of South Korea's smartphone market share. According to Counterpoint, the global market share of Samsung phones stood at 20 percent in 3Q 2023 while Apple's market share stood at 16 percent. Chin
10 November 2023
