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From IT to Tree Surgeon: The Rise of Certified Arborists in South Korea While people can go to the hospital when sick, trees don’t have that luxury. They often die from their ailments unless a tree doctor steps in. This profession has been gaining popularity recently. According to JoongAng Ilbo, Seung Eon Lee, a tree doctor, used to work in the IT industry. He switched his career to […] -
Bitcoin Skeptic Warren Buffett's Own Company Profits from Bitcoin Investments Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has expressed skepticism, calling Bitcoin delusionRevealed to have invested $750M in a Fintech company Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is also well-known as a Bitcoin skeptic. Despite his vigorous criticism of cryptocurrencies over time, his company has significantly profited from cryptocurrency investments. According […] -
North Korean Parachute Drill Ends in Tragedy with Kim Jong Un's Oversight North Korean Airborne Troops conduct parachute trainingCasualties reported following a crash accidentTraining proceeds due to Kim Ju Ae’s attendance Multiple casualties have occurred during a parachute training exercise overseen by Kim Jong Un, the Secretary General of North Korea’s Workers’ Party. Kim Jong Un’s second child and only daughter, Kim Ju Ae, was reportedly presented […] -
Kakao's Ex-CEO Breaks Records with Salary 98 Times Higher Than Employees Wage Gap Among Korean Employees Averages 24 TimesFormer KakaoTalk CEO Namgung Hun Tops the List Google CEO Earns 3 Trillion Won ($2.5 billion) According to a study by Leaders Index, an enterprise analysis institute, the salary gap between executives and employees at major Korean companies has widened. The study analyzed 291 companies among the top […] -
North Korea's Soccer Snub: FIFA Slaps Fine for Unilateral Game Cancellation North Korea Refuses to Host Home Game Fined 10,000 Swiss FrancsDeclared a 0-3 Forfeit Loss The North Korean Football Association, which unilaterally canceled a home game hosting, is known to have been fined by the International Football Federation (FIFA). On the 3rd, FIFA announced on its official website that it would fine the North Korean […] -
Immigrant's Dream: From China to Top 10 Tech Giant TSMC, a global titan in the semiconductor industry, recently regained its place among the top 10 companies worldwide by market capitalization.Morris Chang, the founder of TSMC, is a Taiwanese immigrant who moved to the United States during World War II. TSMC, the world’s leading semiconductor foundry based in Taiwan, has recently reclaimed its place among […] -
Crypto Kings: America's Top 5 Richest Bitcoin Billionaires The Top 5 Bitcoin BillionairesAt the top is Changpeng Zhao, former CEO of Binance The resurgence of Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market has created a new breed of billionaires. According to the blockchain specialist media outlet BeinCrypto, the total value of all outstanding cryptocurrencies surged by 170% over the past year, adding approximately $1.6 […] -
North Korea Stole $739M Through Hacking Schemes This Year Alone The cryptocurrency industry is reportedly plagued by hacking and scams. The scope of the problem reached a shocking $739 million in just the first quarter of 2024. On the 4th, according to BeInCrypto, a specialized blockchain media outlet, the amount of cryptocurrency hacked in the first quarter of 2024 was approximately $739 million, with the […] -
South Korea Flexes Its Naval Might with the Induction of the Shin Chae Ho Submarine Shin Chae Ho submarine exclusively designed with South Korean technologyThe last submarine of the Chang Bogo-3 Batch-1 Project2024 Military Power Rankings: USA 1st, South Korea 5th, North Korea 36th Shin Chae Ho, a powerful 3,000-ton submarine designed and built with South Korean technology, has been delivered to the Navy, and a commemorative event was held. […] -
Altcoins: The Dark Horses Set to Outrun Bitcoin Cryptocurrency underdog, Altcoin outperforms BitcoinAlgorand, GateToken, and more Altcoin, the underdog in the cryptocurrency market, is expected to outperform Bitcoin. According to the blockchain-specialized media BeinCrypto, three coins show a new uptrend. First, Algorand (ALGO) is a secure and scalable decentralized platform for digital currencies and smart contracts. Silvio Micali, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology […] -
Samsung SDS's Shin Da Som Tops Company Popularity Poll: Who Is She? Samsung SDS celebrated April Fools’ Day by holding an AI popularity poll on its official Instagram Samsung SDS, an affiliate of Samsung Electronics, held a unique April Fools’ Day event. “Three mentors, three styles at Samsung SDS. Please comment on the photo you like the most!” was posted on the official Instagram of Samsung SDS. […] -
North Korea's Alleged Election Meddling: A Threat to South Korean Democracy? Ministry of Unification warns of North Korean election interference On April 2nd, the Ministry of Unification revealed that North Korea had attempted to interfere in the upcoming general elections and issued a strong warning to North Korea. As the April 10th General Elections are just a week away, the Ministry made a statement regarding North […] -
Kim Jong Un's Blueprint for Power: A Peek into North Korea's Central Party School Kim Jong Un directs construction detailsFondly recalls visit 2 Years AgoFrom threat to partnership with Russia North Korean state media, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), reported that Kim Jong Un personally guided the construction site of the Workers’ Party Central Cadre Training School. The Central Cadre Training School in North Korea is a crucial […] -
Painting Her Way to Success: Woman Leaves Accounting for Construction Last month, a video uploaded to YouTube caught people’s attention. It was about a woman who left her successful career as an accountant to work as a painter. On the 21st, a video titled After graduating from a prestigious university, she quit her respected job as an accountant to paint at construction sites daily was […] -
Unseen North Korea: Chinese Civilian Drone Breaks Through Airspace A video taken by a Chinese civilian drone through North Korean airspace is becoming a hot topic on social media. The footage, which captures the North Korean border city of Sinuiju from the air, was posted on a Chinese community on the American social media site Reddit on the 26th. The result of authentication says […] -
BMW Owner's Action That Even Confounded the Police On the 1st, a post titled ‘Real-Time Daegu Nam-gu Apartment Road Blocker’ sparked discussion on an online community. A user reported that a BMW vehicle was obstructing the entrance of an apartment building due to dissatisfaction with parking registration. A supplemented the post with a photo showing a black car parked horizontally in front of […] -
China's Infrastructure Controversy: Natural Disaster or Shoddy Workmanship? Apartment windows were torn out, trees uprooted Grandmother, in her 60s, and her teenage grandson were killedChina faces global controversy over shoddy construction A severe storm with strong winds and heavy rain has killed several people in the southeastern region of China. On April 2, local Chinese media reported that four people were killed and […] -
South Korea: Foreigner Arrested for Growing Marijuana in Apartment Complex Foreigner arrested for selling marijuanaSold for $110 per gram A foreign man has been arrested in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, for growing, selling, and smoking marijuana. On February 2, the Ulsan Maritime Police announced that they had arrested an Uzbekistan man in his thirties on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act. He […] -
From Fashion Icon to Business Tycoon: Lee Seo Hyun's Comeback to Samsung Lee Seo Hyun returns to management after six yearsStrategic Planning Executive at Samsung C&TFounder of ‘8 seconds’ News has emerged that Lee Seo Hyun, the third child of the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun Hee and the Samsung Welfare Foundation director, is returning to management after a hiatus. Samsung C&T recently held a management committee […] -
China's Xi Jinping Challenges the West in Semiconductor Showdown Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Dutch Prime MinisterASML, the ‘One and Only’ based in the NetherlandsThe ‘Semiconductor War’ between China and Western Countries Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Great Hall of the People on the 27th of last month. At the meeting, President Xi told Rutte that […]
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