Move over, plant-based beef: Hello, beef-infused rice
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The Antitrust Enforcers Aimed at Big Tech. Then Came the Backlash.
The South Korean government unleashed a wave of panic across the internet industry: The country’s antitrust regulator said it would enact the toughest competition law outside Europe, curbing the influence of major technology companies.
South Korea trainee doctors to quit in protest over plan to add physicians
SEOUL — The South Korean government warned on Friday (Feb 16) that trainee doctors were putting public health at risk after more than 150 tendered their resignations to protest a government plan to admit more students to medical schools.
Why N Korea no longer wants to reunite with the South
In a speech delivered at the Supreme People’s Assembly in January, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, stated that reunification with South Korea was no longer possible and that their neighbor should now represent the “primary foe and invariable principal enemy.”
South Korean scientists develop sustainable ‘meaty rice’ opening up ‘world of possibilities’
The new grain was grown in a lab by researchers at Seoul’s Yonsei University and is packed with beef muscle and fat cells.
North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles off its east coast
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said.
Kakao Q4 operating profit doubles amid leadership change
SEOUL -- South Korean internet giant Kakao's operating profit more than doubled in the fourth quarter of 2023 from the same period the year before, as the company's founder shakes up its leadership after a corruption scandal.