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The Kid Laroi's collab song with BTS' Jungkook enters Billboard's top 100 popular song chart
SEOUL -- Australian artist The Kid LAROI ranked 44th on Billboard's top 100 popular song chart with his new single "Too Much," which features Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, and British rapper Central Cee. Through the dance track, the three artists expressed feelings of regret towards their loved ones. Billboard's chart, released on October 31, showed that the single debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, a weekly song chart that ranks the top 100 popular s
1 November 2023
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S. Korea establishes severe trauma medical team to save patients in nearby ocean
SEOUL -- South Korea has launched its first maritime severe trauma medical team to treat critical patients at sea. The medical team is based on the southern resort island of Jeju. South Korea's emergency headquarters operate multiple severe trauma medical teams to treat patients in critical conditions on land. Emergency specialist teams consist of doctors and nurses who transport patients using "doctor helicopters" to nearby trauma centers and emergency rooms. Howev
1 November 2023
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SK Geocentric partners with Britain's Plastic Energy to build pyrolysis plant in southwestern port city
SEOUL -- South Korea's plastic recycling technology company SK Geocentric will work with Plastic Energy, a chemical recycling company in Britain, to build a pyrolysis plant that can recycle about 66,000 tons of plastic waste per year, in the southwestern port city of Dangjin. Pyrolysis is a chemical recycling process used to turn discarded plastic into high-quality oil. Pyrolysis involves intense heat and pressure to break down waste plastics into oil. The reclaimed oil can be used
1 November 2023
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Seoul to test seatless subway cars during commuting hours to solve congestion problems
SEOUL -- Seoul will kick-start a demonstration project to test the operation of two seatless subway cars on Subway Line 4 and Line 7 during commuting hours to see if the new type of cars could solve congestion problems. According to government data, some 4.5 million people use Seoul's subway trains daily. The crowdedness is the heaviest during commuting hours in the morning (08:00 a.m.~09:00 a.m.) and in the evening (06:00 p.m.~07:00 p.m.). The most crowded subway lines are -- Line
1 November 2023
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Stray Kids completes domed stadium tour in Japan and S. Korea
SEOUL -- Boy band Stray Kids has completed its domed stadium tour that started in August. The group attracted more than 340,000 fans through eight concerts in four cities in Japan including Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. The eight-member band also performed at Gocheok Sky Dome, an iconic domed facility in the southwestern part of Seoul. Stray Kids was listed as one of the next-generation leaders in 2023 by Time magazine. The band received immense attention before its official debut as i
1 November 2023
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Hyundai's operating profit in 3Q 2023 increases by 184% on-year thanks to high-value models
SEOUL -- The operating profit of Hyundai Motor, the world's third-largest carmaker, has increased by 184.2 percent in the third quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. Hyundai's outstanding operating profit was affected by the increased sales of high-value vehicles such as luxury brand Genesis models and sport utility vehicles. According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, the country's financial watchdog, on October 31, Hyundai marked an opera
1 November 2023
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LGBTQ culture festival to be held in S. Korea's conservative port city
SEOUL -- A "queer festival," designed to raise awareness of the human rights of gender minorities and diverse gender-based cultural content, will be held for the third time in the southern port city of Changwon. The port city located west of Busan, South Korea's main maritime gateway, is part of South Gyeongsang Province which has a strong conservative culture. The organizing committee of the Gyeongnam Queen Culture Festival said in a statement on October 31 that the LGBT
31 October 2023
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S. Korea records 67 cases of lumpy skin disease in 10 days
SEOUL -- South Korea has seen an outbreak of lumpy skin disease and had a total of 67 cattle farms infected in about ten days after the infectious cattle disease was reported in the country for the first time. Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral disease transmitted by blood-feeding insects such as flies, mosquitoes, and ticks. When a cow is infected with the virus, the animal would show symptoms of high fever, enlarged superficial lymph nodes, and multiple nodules, lumps measuring up
31 October 2023
