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Korean Air gets European nod to become Northeast Asia’s largest airline

Korean Air’s 1.8 trillion won ($1.4 billion) merger with its smaller rival Asiana Airlines has secured approval from Europe’s antitrust regulator, bringing Korea’s flag carrier one step closer to becoming the largest airline in Northeast Asia. The European Commission announced on Thursday that it has decided to give the nod to the high-profile merger, 10 months after it granted conditional approval in February when it required Korean Air to further reduce overlapping routes to

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													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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													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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												a second ago											Hanna Cha invites readers into magical world of discovery, inspiration
												
													Reading Julie Leung’s manuscript for “The Truth About Dragons” for the first time, Hanna Cha found herself moved to tears. A few lines from the story -- “Inside your heart is where the two forests meet. Both journeys are yours to take. Both worlds are yours to discover” -- struck the Cha, 30, on a deeply personal level. This year, Cha became the first Korean American picture book writer-illustrator to receive the prestigious Caldecott Honor. “I actually cried												
												
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													The South Korean government will explore measures to bolster support for children born to unmarried parents, the presidential office said Thursday, as the issue has drawn heightened attention following the news that actor Jung Woo-sung and model Moon Ga-bi, announced that they plan to raise their child without marrying each other. "Ultimately, I believe there are aspects such as discrimination in society and issues that cannot be fully addressed by existing policies," a senior presiden												
												
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												2 hours ago											Ukrainian delegation in Seoul did not request South Korean weapons: minister
												
													The delegation from Ukraine did not request that South Korea provide defensive weapons during a series of high-level meetings held Wednesday in Seoul. Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, who spoke with his visiting Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov for 30 minutes on Wednesday, said he “did not receive any proposals” from the delegation about buying the Cheongung air defense system, as some reports had speculated. The South Korean defense minister was speaking Thursday in re												
												
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												5 hours ago											Top US envoy to Seoul joins Korean YouTuber in fusion of traditions on Thanksgiving
												
													Top US envoy to Seoul joins Korean YouTuber in fusion of traditions on Thanksgiving  코리아타임스												
												
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												6 hours ago											CJ Cheiljedang begins selling instant fried rice product for 1st time in US
												
													South Korean food giant CJ Cheiljedang Corp. said Thursday it has begun selling an instant fried rice product for the first time in the United States. Korean barbecue-flavored fried rice under CJ Cheiljedang's bibigo brand is now available at major grocery shops, including Walmart and Publix, and will be sold at other food markets later, according to the Korean company. This marks the first time CJ Cheiljedang exported a fried rice product to North America. It had only sold frozen fried ric												
												
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												7 hours ago											5 dead as S. Korean capital Seoul grapples with heavy snow | Daily Sabah
												
													5 dead as S. Korean capital Seoul grapples with heavy snow | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah												
												
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												11 hours ago											Asian indexes mixed after Wall Street lackluster and South Korea's surprise rate cut
												
													Asian indexes mixed after Wall Street lackluster and South Korea's surprise rate cut  Seeking Alpha												
												
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