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From chimaek to scandal: Jensen Huang's star loses luster in Korea

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was mobbed by fans in Seoul, shared fried chicken and beer with Korean business titans and charmed television viewers with the story of his marriage. Few foreign business leade

Nvidia's Jensen Huang resigns as CEO amid spy scandal, CFO Kress takes over

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Foreign student boom puts Seoul housing on global investors' radar

South Korea's international student boom is opening a new frontier for global property investors, as a shortage of university dormitories and hefty rental deposits create growing demand for profession
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What makes Korea turn up for a shark or a scarf seller?

At some point, a scarf seller from Seoul’s Namdaemun Market started popping up in social media feeds in South Korea. By now, if you’re on social media in South Korea, chances are you’ve come across th
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Marin Alsop hopes Lim Yunchan finds a life beyond the piano

“I think it’s important to remember that our careers are only one part of who we are,” conductor Marin Alsop said of Lim Yunchan, the 22-year-old pianist she has accompanied from the final round of th

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Politician under fire for calling journalists 'pack of hyenas'

Ruling Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Choi Min-hee has sparked yet another controversy within the country's political arena after her latest run-in with the media.

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Minister nominee pressed on dropping charges against Lee

Lee Yong-cheol says too early to answer before special counsel probe into alleged prosecutorial misconduct begins

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US political shake-up clouds Korea's warship ambitions

Pentagon proposal could allow initial construction in Korea, but Democrats' gains raise questions over congressional approval

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Korea welcomes 20 millionth foreign visitor of the year

Korea is estimated to have welcomed more than 20 million foreign visitors this year as of Thursday, the first time the country has crossed that mark, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.

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Korean fans were eating up his sausage videos. So he came to Seoul

"We need your sausage in Korea." Comments written in Korean have been filling the Instagram page of Sosij, a British sausage-maker in Bristol, England, whose videos of freshly cooked sausages have cau