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25.12.25 - 01:18
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No pain, no game: how South Korea turned itself into a gaming powerhouse (The Guardian)
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Gaming was once compared to drugs, gambling and alcohol in South Korea. Now its gaming academies offer a chance to earn a six-figure salary – if you make the grade Son Si-woo remembers the moment his mother turned off his computer. He was midway through an interview to become a professional gamer.“She said when I played computer games, my personality got worse, that I was addicted to games,” the 27-year-old recalls. Continue reading......
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23.12.25 - 09:24
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South Korea′s Hyosung Heavy signs $82 million deal for UK wind project (Times of India)
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Hyosung Heavy Industries secured a contract worth 120 billion won, or approximately USD 82 million, to supply ultra-high-voltage transformers to the United Kingdom. This deal with SP Energy Networks, a division of ScottishPower, aims to support a significant wind power project as Britain works toward its carbon-neutrality goals....
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22.12.25 - 02:48
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Kimchi, made in China: how South Korea′s national dish is being priced out at home (The Guardian)
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In the first 10 months of this year, South Korea imported $159m worth of kimchi, almost entirely from China, while exporting $137mThe pungent scent of red chilli powder hangs in the air at Kim Chieun's kimchi factory in Incheon, about 30km west of Seoul. Inside, salted cabbage soaks in large metal vats in the first stage of a process that Kim has followed for more than 30 years.But watching over the production line has become increasingly fraught. South Korea imports more kimchi than it exports, and the gap has widened as cheaper Chinese-made products take hold in the domestic market. Continue reading......
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