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Hyundai Ioniq 5 Wholesale Shipments Exceeded 10,000 In February

Last month, Hyundai's plug-in electric car wholesale sales (closely related to production) tripled to 17,261 (up 208% year-over-year).

InsideEVs

Switch to doubles helped teenage shuttler Gayatri Gopichand

Teen shuttlers Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly scripted history as they became the first Indian women’s doubles pair to reach the semifinals of the All England Championships. They defeated second seeds Lee Sohee and Shin Seungchan of Korea 14-21, 22-20, 21-15 on Friday.

The Times of India

Nick Candy's Chelsea bid receives huge boost as two Korean groups 'lined up' ahead of deadline

Nick Candy's pursuit of Chelsea Football Club has received a huge boost with two South Korean groups reportedly backing the property developer's bid

Football London

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HC Wainwright Sees Almost 1000% Upside On Spectrum Pharma Stock

HC Wainwright reiterates the Buy rating on Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SPPI), with a price target of $10. The analyst projects revenues of $170 million for Rolontis and $328 million for poziotinib in 2026. Eflapegrastim (formerly known as Rolontis; to be renamed) is a long-acting granulocyte colony-stimulating factor intended to stimulate neutrophil production for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia…

Benzinga

Turkey builds massive bridge linking Europe and Asia

Turkey's president and South Korea’s prime minister have inaugurated a massive suspension bridge over the Dardanelles Strait that connects the European and Asian shores of the key waterway

The Independent UK

Kia EV6 Wholesale Shipments Near 7,000 In February 2022

Kia EV6 wholesale sales (closely related to production) amounted to 6,806 in February, which is one of the highest monthly results so far.

InsideEVs

Good move? S.Korean president's home stirs feng shui furore

South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's plan to break with decades of tradition to move his future office and residence beyond Seoul's Blue House compound has whipped up a fierce debate involving experts in the ancient practice of feng shui.

Reuters

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Gas-Powered Delivery Scooters In Seoul To Go 100 Percent Electric By 2025

Delivery scooters in South Korea’s capital Seoul will soon be replaced by electric scooters through an initiative by the metropolitan government.

RideApart

South Korea president-elect's pledge to shutter gender ministry stirs debate

South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's decision to use the country's gender wars as a campaign platform for his successful election earlier this month may have backfired.

Reuters

Pachinko to Bridgerton: the seven best shows to stream this week

An exceptional adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s novel about four generations of a Korean family, and the return of the raunchy Regency period drama

The Guardian - UK

Can Seoul Court Beijing’s Perception Problem?

While it might be unrealistic for Seoul to completely sever itself from Washington’s global geostrategy, Beijing and Seoul could still reach a modus vivendi on South Korea’s contribution to the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Strategy and its future relationship with the Quad.

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Top of the (T)-Pops

Taking most of the limelight in the Asian music industry is the K-Pop wave or Korea pop music. The genre has successfully connected people who are poles apart in origins while also shedding light on non-Western music and pop culture. Thai pop music, in particular, has flown under the radar…

Bangkok Post

The Hydrogen Powered Car Is Alive: Sales Up By 84 Percent In 2021

Global numbers still remain very small, but research shows growth is exponential with the largest market being South Korea.

Motor1

Sungjae Im Facts: 25 Things To Know About South Korean PGA Tour Star

Get to know the life and impressive career of Korean golf star Sunjgae Im a little better

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PM speaks with South Korean president-elect, leaders vow to deepen ties

The leaders agreed on the importance of further broadening and deepening the India-Korea Special Strategic Partnership.

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea's Omicron Deaths Surge amid Faltering Response

Officials in South Korea tried to calm public fears amid concerns about a faltering pandemic response as daily cases and deaths reached record highs Thursday. The 429 deaths reported in the latest 24 hours were nearly 140 more than the previous one-day record set on Tuesday. Fatalities may further rise…

The Independent UK

South Korea's omicron deaths surge amid faltering response

South Korea reached another daily record in COVID-19 deaths on Thursday as health officials reported more than 621,000 new infections

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Silent After Missile Explodes Over Pyongyang

North Korea's state media was silent Thursday after a suspected missile test ended in what Seoul said was total failure, exploding mid-air in the skies above the capital Pyongyang almost immediately after launch. The North test-fired what was most likely a ballistic missile from the Sunan area of the capital,…

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South Korea Hits Record 400,000 Plus Cases amid Omicron Wave

South Korea reported more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a new record, as the country continues to ease restrictions despite the Omicron-fuelled wave of infections. Health authorities said 400,741 cases were recorded, the country's highest daily figure since the pandemic began two years ago. The latest spike in cases…

Tribune News Service

North Korea missile test ‘failed’ after launch, Seoul says

North Korea’s latest missile test appeared to have “failed” immediately after launch, South Korea’s military said, an incident that comes days after a report said Kim Jong Un’s regime was preparing to fire its first ICBM in five years.

The Guardian - AU

North Korea suspected missile fails after launch, says South Korea

North Korea recently conducted its ninth weapons test of 2022 but the latest appears to have misfired

The Independent UK

Seoul: North Korean launch apparently ends in failure

South Korea says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile but the launch apparently ended in a failure

Bangkok Post

ACL heartbreak for Thai duo

Thai League 1 leaders Buriram United failed to reach the group stage of the AFC Champions League after losing to Daegu on penalties in a play-off match in South Korea on Tuesday.

Benzinga

Astellas' Menopause Drug Suffers Setback After Failed Asian Trial

After acing a pair of phase 3 trials, Astellas Pharma Inc (OTC:ALPMF) has reported the failure of fezolinetant to beat placebo in a late-stage study of patients in Asia. The study randomized 302 women in China, Korea, and Taiwan. After 12 weeks, Astellas saw numerical improvements in the rate of hot flashes from baseline…

Benzinga

RedHill, Kukbo Ink Oral Opaganib Licensing Pact For COVID-19 In South Korea

RedHill Biopharma Ltd (NASDAQ:RDHL) has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Kukbo Co Ltd for oral opaganib to treat COVID-19 in South Korea. Under the terms of the license agreement, which follows the previously announced strategic investment by Kukbo, RedHill will receive an upfront payment of $1.5 million. Redhill is eligible for up to $5.6 million…

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