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LG appears to pull out of money-losing smartphone business
LG Electronics appears to have decided to pull out of its money-losing smartphone business and entered into a transition process to relocate its mobile communications employees to other business units.
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South Korea says unilateral sanctions against North Korea ‘useless’
Sanctions against North Korea that have been in place since the DPRK attacked and killed dozens of South Korean sailors in 2010 are no longer effective, Seoul’s unification ministry said Monday.
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20% tax on Cryptocurrency in South Korea to reduce illegal projects
In recent years, South Korea had a profitable crypto market, featured by the “kimchi premium,” a prominent bitcoin market indicator. The kimchi premium represents the contrast between bitcoins price on South Korean bitcoins and the going rate on other worldwide exchange venues. The market variance results from South Korea’s capital controls and commands limiting foreign investors from trading on domestic exchanges.
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McDonald’s suffers data breach in the US, South Korea, and Taiwan
Another giant company is breached by hackers.
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No Permission to Dance: South Korea Covid rules enforce slower music in gyms
Authorities add requirement that workout tunes must not exceed 120 beats per minute in group exercises
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Kim Jong Un's sister warns South Korea-U.S. drills will rekindle tensions
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Sunday that next month’s annual military drills between South Korean and U.S. troops will undermine prospects for better ties between the Koreas, just days after the rivals reopened their long-dormant communication channels.
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Samsung's new foldables already have 800,000 pre-orders in just one market
Samsung is coming in hot with the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3, offering lower price tags, water resistance, and improved durability. Now, it seems like the phones are seeing a much better commercial reception in their home market than previous models.
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Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares
South Korea has passed a bill written to prevent major platform owners like Google and Apple from restricting app developers to built-in payment systems, The Wall Street Journal reports. The bill is now expected to be signed into law by President Moon Jae-in, whose party championed the legislation.
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S.Korea fines Google $177 mln for blocking Android customisation
South Korea's antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet Inc's Google 207 billion won ($176.64 million) for blocking customised versions of its Android operating system (OS), in the U.S. technology giant's second setback in the country in less than a month.
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Apple, Google asked to turn in S.Korea compliance plans by mid-October
Apple and Alphabet's Google have been asked to turn in by mid-October compliance plans for a new South Korean law that bans major app store operators from forcing software developers to use their payment systems, a regulatory official said on Wednesday.
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A Korean Man Is Getting 4,000 Calls a Day Because Of Squid Game
Netflix's Squid Game featured a real-life phone number belonging to a Korean man, who is now reportedly receiving thousands of calls per day.
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Squid Game is a brutal show about social inequalities — and it's Netflix's next major hit
Netflix has recently announced that South Korean dystopian horror series Squid Game -— famed for its brutal violence — could be its biggest release ever. CBC News spoke with two culture experts to understand its themes and origins.
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The Success of ‘Squid Game’ Should Come as a Surprise to No One
To those riding the Korean Wave, it was only a matter of time for a TV show to break through like “Squid Game” did.
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Squid Game owes its popularity to anxieties of modern life
Squid Game, a Netflix series made in Korea by Hwang Dong-hyuk, was released on 17 September and within 10 days was the platform’s highest ranking show in 90 countries. It’s the first time a Korean drama has ever been at the top of the US charts; 95% of the viewers are outside Korea, capsizing the idea that the younger generation won’t read subtitles. I managed to kid myself the other day that my 12-year-old daughter had watched so many episodes in a single session she was effectively reading a book.
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The 'Squid Game' director says Donald Trump 'kind of resembles' one of the evil VIPs in the show
's Korean hit "Squid Game" told IndieWire that former president Donald Trump "kind of resembles" one of the show's villains. "Squid Game" is a drama series about a group of people who risk their lives in a series of deadly children's games in order to win enough money to pay off their debt. Towards the end of the series, we find out that a group of rich elites called VIPs run the cruel survival games and bet on the contestants like racehorses.
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It's an allegory: N.Korea website says 'Squid Game' reflects S.Korea's 'beastly' society
A North Korean propaganda website said on Tuesday that the international Netflix hit "Squid Game" exposes the reality of South Korean capitalist culture where "corruption and immoral scoundrels are commonplace".
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South Korea commits to 'challenging goal' of cutting emissions to 40% of 2018 levels by 2030
SEOUL: South Korea on Monday (Oct 18) officially committed to reducing national carbon emissions by 40 per cent of 2018 levels by 2030 ahead of the upcoming United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, a "very challenging target" compared to an initial 26.3 per cent goal.
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North Korean website says 'Squid Game' reflects South Korea's 'brutal' society
From Seoul to San Francisco, hit South Korean Netflix series “Squid Game” has become a hot topic of conversation in recent weeks. Now, North Korea is weighing in. A North Korean propaganda website published an article Tuesday arguing that the series reveals that life in South Korea is "infested by the rules of survival of the fittest, corruption and immorality."
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‘They didn’t just pick us up off the street!’ Meet the globally derided Squid Game VIPs
The K-drama is the hottest show in the world – so why do its English speakers sound like they’re reading off Google Translate? We meet the men accused of dire, stilted acting to see how they’ve found being catapulted to fame
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Squid Game’s creator: ‘I’m not that rich. It’s not like Netflix paid me a bonus’
The smash hit survival drama has earned Netflix £650m. But the stress of making it cost Hwang Dong-hyuk six teeth – and he didn’t get paid any extra. He reveals the family catastrophe that inspired his hyper-violent capitalism satire
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