Lee Dong-wook talks about the anticipation and stress of filming the second season of the fantasy drama "Tale of the Nine Tailed"

Lee Dong-wook, star of tvN's fantasy series "Tale of the Nine-Tailed," admitted he was on the fence about returning for a second season. The plot of the 2020 series follows Lee Yeon (Lee), a gumiho (a nine-tailed creature from Korean folklore), as he travels to the human world in qu...

Lotte Chemical, an ambitious South Korean company, is counting on mergers and acquisitions to help them expand during the coronavirus outbreak.

Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin had been pursuing an ambitious plan to triple the conglomerate's revenue from its chemicals business over a 10-year period, putting it in competition with the likes of Dow and ExxonMobil Chemical, after years of turmoil punctuated by a family feud and a brie...

CNSA TO ANNOUNCE CHINA’S FIRST MARS ROVER ON APRIL 24

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• CNSA to announce China’s first Mars rover on April 24.
• Nanjing city will host the main events on Space Day of China.
• China in 2016, set April 24 as the country's Space Day on the occasion of the launch of "...

CAAC INVESTIGATE DONGHAI AIRLINES MID-AIR DISPUTE ENDANGERING FLIGHT SAFETY

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• CAAC investigate Donghai Airlines' mid-air dispute endangering flight safety.
• The airlines had immediately suspended the crew members involved in the fight.
• The incident went viral on social media after an aviation-f...

SSANGYONG MOTOR’S UNION ASKED TO COOPERATE IN REHABILITATION, BUSINESS TURNAROUND

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• SsangYong Motor’s union asked to cooperate in rehabilitation, business turnaround.
• The creditor bank for the automaking company has asked for the same.
• The creditors will not give the company any money if the union ...

CHINA GOVT. LAUNCHES CEREMONY FOR FISHING BAN IN YANGTZE RIVER

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• China Govt. launches ceremony for fishing in Yangtze River.
• The central government has planned a complete 10-year fishing ban in the key waters of the Yangtze.
• The country’s province-level regions have been putting ...

PRISON FACILITIES IN SOUTH KOREA TO FOLLOW LEVEL 3 SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES

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• Prison facilities in South Korea to follow level 3 social distancing measures.
• South Korea imposed the highest-tier social distancing measures.
• Meetings with lawyers will be restricted and all staff will work on a reduced...

DONGBU DETENTION CENTER IN SEOUL REPORTS A HIGH NUMBER OF COVID-19 OUTBREAKS

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• Dongbu Detention Center in Seoul reports a high number of COVID-19 outbreaks.
• The number of new COVID-19 cases rose to over 700 in total from the detention center.
• On Monday 233 inmates alone were infected with the COVID-...

SOUTH KOREA TO PRIORITIZE FRONTLINE WORKERS, HIGH-RISK GROUPS FOR COVID-19 VACCINE

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• South Korea to prioritize frontline workers, high-risk groups for COVID-19 vaccine.
• The head Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency gave a briefing about the vaccination plan.
• However, some of the sections of people ...

SOUTH KOREA’S DP FIND WAYS TO SHARE BURDEN OF RENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS

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• South Korea’s DP find ways to share burden of rent for small business owners.
• DP Chairman Rep. mentioned getting landlords to slash rent for struggling small business owners.
• A proposal to revise the Commercial Buil...

KOREAN COMEDY ‘COLLECTORS’ SETS CASH REGISTERS RINGING AT BOX-OFFICE

• The comedy film "Collectors" found itself perched at the top of the local box office on its opening day Wednesday, selling about 80,000 tickets and grossing 701.6 million won.
• Director Park Jung-bae's debut feature film revolves around a group of excavators going ...

‘COLLECTORS’: LAUGH-A-MINUTE RIOT TO MAKE YOU ROLL IN THE AISLES

• ‘Collectors’ is a laugh-a-minute riot that can make audiences laugh intensively amid the pandemic gloom. Apart from the story itself, the acting in the film is spectacular and etched by four actors whose performances capture the light-hearted atmosphere of the film.

NISSAN MOTOR CO. TO BOOST PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN CHINA STARTING FISCAL 2021

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• Nissan Motor Co. to boost production capacity in China starting fiscal 2021.
• Nissan is planning to manufacture more cars at two plants in China.
• Nissan will start selling its Ariya electric sport utility vehicle in 2021....

CHINESE CORPORATE BACKED AUTOX APPLIES FOR LICENSE TO TEST AUTO DRIVING VEHICLE IN CALIFORNIA

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• AutoX has already deployed self-driving RoboTaxis in China 
• It will be interesting to watch US’s reaction to a Chinese backed startup as the US continues to clamp down on China 

Inroads into the future of driverless ...

INDIA-CHINA CONFLICT: WHY IS BHUTAN TROUBLING INDIA?

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• Bhutan has stopped the flow of water along its border with India near Assam, that was used by thousands of farmers for cultivation of paddy

• Pakistan has been continuously violating the ceasefire to put pressure on the Indian Government

•...

BUY ‘MADE IN WUHAN' CARS AND GET SUBSIDIES WORTH $1,415

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• Wuhan is a home to plants owned by automaker Dongfeng Motor Group’s joint venture with various other companies

• In the year 2019, Wuhan produced 1.5 million vehicles

• Along with cars and vehicles, the subsidies will also be given o...

LOTTE HOTEL CO. CEO RESIGNS AMIDST UPCOMING IPO REVIEW

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• Lotte Hotel Co. CEO resigns
• Lotte group IPO review soon
• Resignation would remove possible risks for IPO

With the Lotte Group’s initial public offering review starting soon, the company’s cha...