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Inside a luxury Thailand “golf quarantine”
Heo Kwang-eum tees off another day in Thailand in coronavirus quarantine — literally. He’s one of dozens of South Korean visitors spending two weeks in isolation playing golf at a resort an hour …
Gentex makes protective gear for South Korea
The Republic of Korea Air Force will soon be equipped with protective gear developed by a locally-based company.
Netflix to spend $500 million more to line up original shows, movies in South Korea
The company has built a pipeline of Korean original content including sci-fi thriller “The Silent Sea”, reality series Baik’s Spirit and sitcom “So Not Worth It”, Netflix said in a blog post. Netflix, …
Tourists can ‘golf quarantine’ in Thailand
Heo Kwang-eum tees off another day in Thailand in hotel quarantine – literally. He’s one of dozens of South Korean visitors spending two weeks in isolation playing golf at a resort an hour north of …
Singapore billionaires: how did they make their fortune?
the 1-restaurant business grew into a global franchise with over 900 chain restaurants worldwide in China, Singapore, U.S., South Korea, Japan, Canada, the U.K, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and …
Choo signs $2.4 million deal to play for South Korean club
Free agent outfielder Shin-Soo Choo has agreed to a one-year contract to play for a baseball club in his native South Korea. Choo, who spent the last seven …
Video shows North Korean defector who swam to South Korea, evaded border guards
New video obtained by a South Korean broadcaster offers a glimpse of a daring defection by a North Korean man who last week swam, crawled through a tunnel, and wandered around the heavily guarded …
Netflix Plans $500 Million Spending in Korea to Crack Asia
Netflix Inc. plans to spend $500 million on original movies and TV shows in South Korea this year, boosting investment in content that’s been key to the streaming giant’s success in one of its fastest …
Netflix to spend $500 million on South Korean content in 2021
Netflix said on Thursday it would spend $500 million for original content from South Korea in 2021. Over the past five years, the company has invested $700 million to produce South Korean content, …