20 minutes ago Bucheon Diaspora Literary Award winner Mohamed Mbougar Sarr expresses surprise, appreciation

BUCHEON, Gyeonggi Province -- Winning the Bucheon Diaspora Literary Award came as “a complete surprise” for Senegalese author Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, who writes in French. The Goncourt Prize-winning author was on holiday in Senegal with his parents when he received the news. He said he hadn’t anticipated returning to Korea so soon after his first visit last year for the inaugural Choix Goncourt de la Coree, a literary event organized by the Academie Goncourt and the French Embass

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25 minutes ago Seoul says Russia could use North Koreans as ‘cannon fodder’ in dangerous areas

Seoul says Russia could use North Koreans as ‘cannon fodder’ in dangerous areas  South China Morning Post

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47 minutes ago Asia markets fall as traders assess Tokyo inflation print and South Korea manufacturing data

Asia markets fall as traders assess Tokyo inflation print and South Korea manufacturing data  CNBC

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2 hours ago Economic ties strengthen between Alberta's Industrial Heartland and South Korea

Economic ties strengthen between Alberta's Industrial Heartland and South Korea  Fort Saskatchewan Record

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2 hours ago Faced With Regulatory Hurdles, German Mycelium Meat Maker Debuts in South Korea with Pulmuone

Faced With Regulatory Hurdles, German Mycelium Meat Maker Debuts in South Korea with Pulmuone  Green Queen Media

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7 hours ago Intel Corporation (INTC) Faces Competition as South Korea Allocates $10B to Bolster Chip Industry

Intel Corporation (INTC) Faces Competition as South Korea Allocates $10B to Bolster Chip Industry  Yahoo Finance

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7 hours ago SBS: South Korea Denies Even Purchased Weapons to Ukraine, What Kyiv Was Hoping to Acquire

SBS: South Korea Denies Even Purchased Weapons to Ukraine, What Kyiv Was Hoping to Acquire  Defense Express

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8 hours ago Top US envoy to Seoul joins S. Korean YouTuber in fusion of traditions on Thanksgiving

US Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg celebrated Thanksgiving in his host country, joined by a South Korean YouTube celebrity for a cooking session blending the two countries' traditional cuisines, a video released by the US Embassy in Seoul showed Thursday. The video showed Goldberg, wearing a dark apron and white cooking gloves, carefully adding toppings to a pizza-shaped "yakbap," a Korean dessert made with glutinous rice and sweetened soy sauce, using ingredients common

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8 hours ago S. Korean, Latvian presidents agree to expand bio, defense cooperation

President Yoon Suk Yeol and his Latvian counterpart, Edgars Rinkevics, held a summit Thursday to enhance cooperation in the bio and defense industries and address shared security concerns, Yoon's office said. The two leaders agreed to expand partnerships in the bio and pharmaceutical sectors, with Rinkevics highlighting Latvia as a strategic gateway for South Korean companies seeking to enter the European market, the office said in a release. Latvia is home to prominent pharmaceutical fir

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