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Illegal Streaming Site Noonoo TV Poses Major Challenge to South Korea's OTT Platforms
National NewsMar 21, 2023

Illegal Streaming Site Noonoo TV Poses Major Challenge to South Korea's OTT Platforms

South Korean over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms such as Netflix, Wavve, Tving, Coupang Play, and others are experiencing significant losses due to the illegal streaming site Noonoo TV. The pirated site offers paid content from these platforms for free, which poses a significant challenge to the country's growing media industry, according to industry officials. As per the officials, this has resulted in a loss of around 4.9 trillion won ($3.7 billion) for the industry. To address this

Japan's population decline is a much bigger risk to civilization
National NewsMar 9, 2023

Japan's population decline is a much bigger risk to civilization

Japan's population decline has once again caught the attention of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who tweeted about it, warning that the "rest of the world is trending to follow." Musk cited a U.S. report on the Japanese health ministry's preliminary data showing that the number of babies born in Japan in 2022 slipped below 800,000 for the first time since such data became available in 1899. This is not the first time Musk has tweeted about depopulation in Japan. In May last year, he made a much talked-ab

Korea Development Bank Begins Process to Sell Management Right of HMM
National NewsMar 4, 2023

Korea Development Bank Begins Process to Sell Management Right of HMM

Korea Development Bank (KDB) has initiated the sale of the management right of global shipping and logistics company, HMM. HMM's privatization process is expected to proceed quickly, as KDB Chairman Kang Seog-hoon has pledged to expedite the sale of the shipping firm. KDB and the Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC), HMM's largest and second-largest shareholders, have jointly launched the process for appointing advisory companies for the sales deal earlier this week. They plan to receive pro

International Diplomats in Korea Attend Meeting on Public Human Resource Development
National NewsMar 4, 2023

International Diplomats in Korea Attend Meeting on Public Human Resource Development

Foreign diplomats representing various countries in Korea, including Singapore, Turkey, and Colombia, recently shared their experiences in public human resource development in Korea during a meeting held by the National Human Resources Development Institute (NHI) at its Gwacheon Global Leadership Campus. The meeting was attended by diplomats from 14 countries, including existing partner countries that have signed business agreements with NHI and participated in foreign civil service training pro

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