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Samsung leads investment project to create new semiconductor wastewater solution
SEOUL -- In a bid to create a new solution for semiconductor wastewater, Samsung Electronic's venture capital wing invested in Membrion, a wastewater treatment startup based in Seattle. Through the investment project led by the South Korean company and British venture capital Lam Capital, Membrion attracted $12.5 million. Wastewater generated during the semiconductor manufacturing process contains various harmful heavy metals. It can cause critical damage to body organs such as the
11 August 2023
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KT embarks on defense project to upgrade military broadband communication network
SEOUL -- South Korea's major telecom company KT has started a defense project to upgrade a military communication network that will connect more than 2,000 units with an integrated management system. The high-speed communication network, which is currently built only near frontline army units, will be expanded to other branches including the Navy and Air Force. KT was selected as the preferred bitter for the project to build the next-generation military-broadband convergence networ
10 August 2023
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Hybe acquires boy band Enhypen's agency Belift Lab
SEOUL -- BTS' agency Hybe has acquired all shares in Belift Lab, a content media joint venture established by South Korea's entertainment giant CJ ENM and Hybe. The joint venture was launched in 2019 to nurture K-pop prodigies who could shake the global music scene. Belift formed boy band Enhypen through a TV reality show program called "I-LAND." In a bid to discover and foster global idols, Belift launched the audition program I-LAND in 17 cities in South Korea and
10 August 2023
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S. Korean administrative sectors work with embassies to support Jamboree participants
SEOUL -- Provincial governments are closely working with foreign embassies to provide the best K-experience for Scouts and Girl Guides who had to evacuate from the 25th World Scout Jamboree campsite earlier than their schedules because of Typhoon Khanun. On August 7, the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), the main international Scouting organization, decided to pull participants out from the Saemangeum area six days after the World Scouting event was kicked off due to T
10 August 2023
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State regulator reviews NewJeans' performance amid iPhone advertising controversy
SEOUL -- South Korea's media regulation body is currently reviewing K-pop girl band NewJeans' performance regarding its indirect iPhone advertising controversy. The state regulator has received a complaint after group members performed their dance song "ETA" on a weekly live music ranking show where they took photos and videos using a new iPhone product on the stage. The five-member band was embroiled in controversy for showcasing their song at SBS's "Inkigay
10 August 2023
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Seoul cancels outdoor activities for Jamboree participants due to Typhoon
SEOUL -- Due to Typhoon Khanun, Seoul City has canceled all outdoor activities that were scheduled for some 3,200 Jamboree Scouts and Girl Guides who moved to South Korea's capital city from their original Jamboree campsite to take shelter from strong winds and torrential rain. Instead, the capital city will operate various indoor programs. The 25th World Scout Jamboree was kicked off in Saemangeum, a reclaimed land area some 200 kilometers (124 miles) south of Seoul, on August 1
10 August 2023
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[OPINION] Our long national nightmare is over
KENOSHA -- President Gerald R. Ford followed up his August 1974 inaugural address with a Presidential Proclamation on September 8, 1974, granting former President Richard M. Nixon
9 August 2023
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Coupang records surplus for fourth consecutive month
SEOUL -- Coupang, the South Korean counterpart of Amazon, announced its operating profit in the second quarter of 2023 was 194 billion won ($147.4 million). This is the company's highest quarterly profit. Since the third quarter of 2022, the online shopping giant has recorded a surplus for the fourth consecutive quarter. According to Coupang's report, the company recorded 194 billion won in 2Q 2023, up 42 percent from the previous quarter. Coupang reported an operating income o
9 August 2023