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[ad_1] LG Chem Vice Chairman Shin Hak-cheol (second from proper) poses for a commemorative photograph with Sinopec Chairman Hou Qijun (third from proper) after signing a enterprise settlement for joint growth of sodium-ion battery supplies. (Picture courtesy of LG Chem) LG Chem is embarking on next-generation battery materials growth with Sinopec, China’s largest chemical firm. The corporate introduced on Nov. 4 that it has signed a joint growth settlement with China’s Sinopec for the event of core supplies for sodium-ion batteries. Sinopec is China’s largest complete vitality and chemical firm, working companies spanning petroleum…

[ad_1] Cowl of Park So-ran’s poetry assortment “Phrases Near the Coronary heart” / Courtesy of Changbi PublishersBorn in Georgia, Ketevani Barbakadze, winner of this yr’s Commendation Prize in poetry part, grew up an avid reader and author with a deep curiosity in translation.“Each time I learn a translated poem that moved me, I’d marvel: How would this line really feel within the breath of its personal language? How a lot of the poet’s sincerity was conveyed, and the way a lot remained behind? Not as a result of the translator did a poor job, however as a result of each…

[ad_1] Israel on Monday confirmed the identities of three hostages whose our bodies had been returned over the weekend — bringing the variety of our bodies launched since Oct. 13 beneath the ceasefire and hostages-for-prisoners trade deal between Israel and Hamas to twenty.The three hostages had been Asaf Hamami, Oz Daniel and Israeli American Omer Maxim Neutra, the Israeli authorities stated. [ad_2]

[ad_1] South Korea’s shopper costs grew on the quickest tempo in over a 12 months in October, authorities information confirmed Tuesday.Shopper costs, a key gauge of inflation, elevated 2.4 % from a 12 months earlier final month, in keeping with the information from the Ministry of Information and Statistics. It marks the biggest on-year improve since July 2024, when inflation climbed 2.6 %.In 2025, inflation had remained above the Financial institution of Korea’s 2 % goal for 4 consecutive months via April earlier than slowing to 1.9 % in Could.It then climbed once more, staying above 2 % in each…

[ad_1] Korea College’s co-hosting of the QS Greater Ed Summit: Asia Pacific 2025 underscores Seoul’s rising standing as a premier vacation spot for worldwide college students and a rising power in world greater schooling.Underneath the theme of “Advancing Generational Potential: Abilities and Partnerships within the Asia Pacific,” the three-day summit will kick off Monday, bringing collectively greater than 2,000 educators, policymakers and business leaders from throughout the Asia-Pacific area.Organized by QS, a number one world greater schooling analytics agency identified for its college rankings and data-driven insights, the summit will provide universities a platform to change methods that improve worldwide…

[ad_1] Zahra Rezaei, who misplaced her daughter Afagh Rastmanesh within the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush, speaks to the Hankyoreh in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2025, throughout her go to to Korea to mark the third anniversary of her daughter’s loss of life. (Cho Hae-yeong/Hankyoreh) An excellent daughter who earned her grasp’s diploma in Iran earlier than she determined to pursue her doctorate overseas — that is how Zahra Rezaei, 60, remembered her daughter Afagh Rastmanesh, who died three years in the past within the tragic crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon space on Oct. 29, 2022. Rezaei remembers that though Afagh was…

[ad_1] Actors Han So-hee, left, and Jeon Jong-seo attend an open discuss occasion for the movie “Mission Y” in the course of the thirtieth Busan Worldwide Movie Pageant on the Busan Cinema Middle in Haeundae District, Sept. 18. Yonhap The movie “Mission Y,” starring Han So-hee and Jeon Jong-seo, has gained the highest award within the competitors part on the tenth London East Asia Movie Pageant (LEAFF), incomes worldwide recognition for its artistry and path.Based on distributor Plus M Leisure on Monday, “Mission Y” acquired the Finest Movie in Competitors award on the competition, which ran from Oct. 23. The…

[ad_1] Platform to host 100 Marvel, ‘Star Wars’ titles as shares bounce 28 % on information Marvel’s “Captain America” (left) and “Spider-Man” titles are coming to Webtoon as a part of new Disney partnership. (Disney/Webtoon) Webtoon Leisure, the US-based dad or mum firm of Naver Webtoon, struck a multiyear partnership with Walt Disney Co. to convey round 100 titles from Marvel, “Star Wars” and different Disney properties to its vertical-scrolling platform, the businesses introduced Wednesday.The partnership will launch variations of present comics for smartphone viewing in addition to authentic content material developed for the cellular format. The content material will…

[ad_1] Alex Karp, chief government officer of Palantir Applied sciences Inc., speaks in the course of the AIPCon convention in Palo Alto, California, US, on March 13, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty PicturesPalantir reported quarterly outcomes that topped analysts’ estimates and issued better-than-expected steering for the fourth quarter, attributing a lot of its power to synthetic intelligence. The inventory rose about 1% in prolonged buying and selling.Here is how the corporate did in comparison with LSEG estimates:Earnings per share: 21 cents adjusted vs. 17 cents anticipatedRevenues: $1.18 billion vs. $1.09 billion anticipatedPalantir, which builds analytics instruments for big…

[ad_1] Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong met to debate strengthening trade and cooperation between Busan and Vietnam. (Picture supplied by Busan Metropolis Corridor) The Metropolis of Busan introduced on November 3 that Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong made an official go to to Busan on November 1, after concluding his schedule on the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Gyeongju. Throughout the official reception held on the ASEAN Tradition Home, Mayor Park Heong-joon expressed his gratitude, stating, “I’m grateful that following the go to of the Common Secretary of the…