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The West Dominates, Contrary to Clichéd Claims of Decline
It has become something of a cliché to assert as an evident fact accepted resignedly, that the West is in decline. It isn’t. The West is essentially the Americas, Central and Western Europe, Israel, Australasia, and Japan, South Korea, Taiwan,...

Golf Gloves Market Trends, Opportunity, And Forecasts To 2030, With Profiles Of Callaway Golf, Under Armour, Zero Friction, Taylormade Golf, G/FORE, Mizuno, North Coast Golf Co., And Red Rooster Golf
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The golf gloves market is expanding due to increased golf participation across demographics, especially in North America and Europe. Key opportunities include demand for premium, innovative, and sustainable gloves,...
Rochester Mayor Kim Norton returns from overseas trip to South Korea
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Rochester Mayor Kim Norton is back home after an international outreach. Norton was visiting one of Rochester’s sister cities. She joined a Winona State University professor and students on a trip to Siheung City, South...

Vietnam Cement Industry Report 2025 Output To Grow By 6.6% To Reach $4.12 Billion This Year - Size & Forecast By Value And Volume Across 80+ Market Segments To 2029
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Vietnam's cement market is set to grow at 6.6% annually, reaching $4.12 billion by 2025. Despite challenges like sluggish domestic demand and export reliance, sustainability and green tech investments are...

“Hell For Enemy Submarines”! P-8 Poseidon Aircraft Emerges Hot Choice To Counter PLA-Navy; South Korea Join The League
The P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol plane is quickly gaining popularity in the Indo-Pacific region, with an increasing number of countries acquiring the aircraft to monitor maritime threats. After India and Australia, South Korea has now deployed the...

DL E&C Completes Key Installation in S-Oil's Shahin Project
DL E&C announced on July 7th that it has completed the installation of the Pre-Assembled Pipe Rack (PAR) modules at the construction site of the Shahin Project, which is the largest investment initiative in South Korea's petrochemical industry led...

Climate Science Digest: July 4, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. A Journal of Environmental Sciences study investigates trees best suited for cities...

South Korea Desperately Needs a New Foreign Policy
Editor’s Note: This article is part of the symposium “President Lee and North Korea.” The full symposium can be found here. The new Lee Jae-myung government was inaugurated on June 4, 2025. The international environment it faces is in a grand...

Millions Of 'Lovebugs' Swarm Invades In South Korea's Seoul - Visuals Inside
Millions Of 'Lovebugs' Swarm Invades In South Korea's Seoul - Visuals Inside | X @SubinBKim South Korea's capital Seoul is currently facing a state-wide pest invation. Small black bugs also known as 'lovebugs' have invaded in various parts of...

Deep Wind Receives First Electricity Business Licence for Offshore Wind Project in South Korea
Deep Wind Offshore has secured an Electricity Business Licence (EBL) from Korea’s Electricity Regulatory Commission for 345 MW from its 1.5 GW Admiral Lee offshore wind project. According to the developer, this is planned to be the first of...

Tungsten Foil Market Report 2025-2030 Competitive Analysis Of Admat, American Elements, ATI, Avantor, Chemazone, Edgetech Industries, Goodfellow, Otto Chemie, Plansee, Techinstro, And More
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The tungsten foil market is poised for growth driven by demand in aerospace, defense, electronics, and medical sectors. Opportunities arise in alloy and pure tungsten formats, supply chain resilience,...

South Korea’s New Business Diplomacy with North Korea
Editor’s Note: This article is part of the symposium “President Lee and North Korea.” The full symposium can be found here. Earlier this year, I registered for an absentee ballot and voted for my home country’s special election, South Korea’s 21st...

Norwegian Firm Gets Electricity License for South Korean Offshore Wind Project
Jul 3, 2025 (Credit: Deep Wind Offshore) Norway-based company Deep Wind Offshore has secured the Electricity Business License (EBL) for the Admiral Lee offshore wind project in South Korea. The approval marks a major step forward for the 345 MW...

South Korea closely tracking radioactivity after North Korea reportedly dumps nuclear waste into rivers
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They Want to Leave the U.S. Is a Master’s Their Ticket Out?
When Patrick became one of the thousands of probationary federal government workers fired in a sweeping reduction in force dubbed the Valentine’s Day Massacre, he wished he could hop on a plane and move to Europe. His areas of expertise—foreign...

Here's when Taunton's waterfront shopping plaza with brewery will open
A shipping container plaza featuring retail spaces, a brewery/distillery, and an amphitheater is being built at the former Bacon Felt Factory site in Taunton. The project aims to revitalize the Weir Village area with affordable, sustainable retail...

asia South Korea's Lee pledges 'bold' economic policy after martial law crisis
SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung vowed on Thursday (July 3) to implement a "bold" fiscal policy to boost a flagging economy after the country's martial law crisis and to tackle challenges posed by looming US tariffs and North Korea....

Environment Ministry carries out lovebug control operation on Mount Gyeyang in Incheon
Published: 04 Jul. 2025, 16:35 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI The Ministry of Environment and related agencies' officials work with blowers and water sprayers during a pest control operation on lovebugs on Mount Gyeyang in Incheon...
South Korean Inflation Rises Due To Base Effect, Keeping BoK Rates On Hold Next Week
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 10:00 PM EDT Image Source: Pixabay Inflation broadly remains within the Bank of Korea's target range South Korea’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation rose 2.2% year on year in June (up from 1.9% in May and slightly above...

Millions Of 'Lovebugs' Swarm Hikers As South Korea Warms
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Residents in and around the South Korean capital Seoul are complaining about swarms of black insects dubbed "lovebugs" covering hiking trails and ambushing people, as rising temperatures due to climate change spur their...