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K-Pop stars BTS will be forced to serve in South Korea’s military after all—and reconvene as a group ‘around 2025’

K-Pop stars BTS will be forced to serve in South Korea’s military after all—and reconvene as a group ‘around 2025’

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October 17, 2022
Two men look at a model of the Korean KF21 fighter jet
Commentary

South Korea’s next big export boom won’t be in chips or K-pop songs

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September 23, 2022
Boyband BTS performs onstage during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022.

South Korea could make ‘BTS Army’ literal by forcing the world’s biggest boy band to serve in the military

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August 31, 2022
Photo of job seekers at a finance job fair in Seoul, South Korea, on August 24, 2022.

South Korea risks a major population crash as the country marks its second consecutive year with the world’s lowest fertility rate

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August 24, 2022
Samsung heir jailed for bribery pardoned by South Korea’s president so he can help ‘overcome the economic crisis’
Leadership

Samsung heir jailed for bribery pardoned by South Korea’s president so he can help ‘overcome the economic crisis’

By Sohee Kim, Jeong-Ho Lee and Bloomberg
August 12, 2022
Terraform Labs co-founder’s home raided as police investigate possible illegal activity behind TerraUSD stablecoin collapse
The Coins

Terraform Labs co-founder’s home raided as police investigate possible illegal activity behind TerraUSD stablecoin collapse

By Hooyeon Kim and Bloomberg
July 22, 2022
North Korea blames ‘alien things’ sent by balloon from South Korea for its COVID-19 outbreak
Health

North Korea blames ‘alien things’ sent by balloon from South Korea for its COVID-19 outbreak

By Jon Herskovitz, Sangmi Cha and Bloomberg
July 1, 2022
K-Pop group BTS at the Grammy awards

Investors dump $1.7 billion of stock in K-pop agency Hybe after the world’s biggest act, BTS, announces it is going on ‘hiatus’

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June 15, 2022
Green light! Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ season 2 announcement shoots up stock in studio linked to star

Green light! Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ season 2 announcement shoots up stock in studio linked to star

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June 13, 2022
Why teens are snapping up record amounts of Samsung stock worth almost $1 billion

Why teens are snapping up record amounts of Samsung stock worth almost $1 billion

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May 6, 2022
South Kroea's new president Yoon Suk-yeol punches the air
International

South Korea elects new Bitcoin-friendly president, who blames feminism for low birth rates

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March 10, 2022
Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung gives a speech while wearing a face mask
Commentary

South Koreans will vote for president next month, but don’t expect the country’s tried-and-tested economic policy to change

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February 25, 2022
Metaverse-linked stocks were some of South Korea’s best-performing in 2021
International

Metaverse-linked stocks were some of South Korea’s best-performing in 2021

By Youkyung Lee and Bloomberg
December 29, 2021
From U.S. midterms to the heart of Europe: A year of election craziness poses major global risks in 2022
Politics

From U.S. midterms to the heart of Europe: A year of election craziness poses major global risks in 2022

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December 26, 2021
There’s no such thing as ‘Asian markets.’ Here’s what makes Asia’s exchanges so different from each other
Commentary

There’s no such thing as ‘Asian markets.’ Here’s what makes Asia’s exchanges so different from each other

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December 15, 2021

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