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  Dongkook, Yuhan and Celltrion Post Global Marketing, Donation Updates Dongkook Pharmaceutical’s Centellian24 joins major global beauty expo Dongkook Pharmaceutical said its dermacosmetic brand Centellian24 participated in Cosmoprof Bologna 2026, billed as the world’s largest beauty trade show, held March 26-29 in Bologna, Italy. Now in its 57th year, the event is a venue for sharing market trends and business opportunities. Organizers drew about 3,100 companies from more than 150 countries and more than 250,000 industry participants, the company said. Cen March 31, 2026
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  Debate Flares Over Adding Hangul Signboard to Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Gate "This issue should be viewed from the perspective of making new history and properly showing national identity." (Lee Geon-beom, head of the Hangul Culture Solidarity) "Whatever the justification, if it goes this way, Gwanghwamun and Gwanghwamun Square will be reduced to a ruler's 'playground.'" (Choi Jong-deok, former head of the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage) On March 31, a forum at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary March 31, 2026
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  NH NongHyup Financial Expands Senior Products, Weighs Elder Care Infrastructure NH NongHyup Financial Group is moving to aggressively expand senior-focused products and offline service spaces this year, aiming to convert community hub branches into senior-oriented locations and win market share with higher-value offerings tied to health management. A key variable is whether it can ease internal friction over potential overlap with local cooperatives. According to the financial industry on Monday, NH NongHyup Financial will step up its push into the so-called silver m March 31, 2026
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  Citi Korea Marks International Women’s Day With Talk by Inertia CEO Kim Hyoi Citibank Korea said March 31 that it held a special lecture for employees on March 30 featuring Kim Hyoi, CEO of startup Inertia, to mark International Women’s Day 2026. The session, titled “Startup leadership that challenges inertia,” was designed to prompt employees to examine organizational habits and consider change, the bank said. Citi marks International Women’s Day each year with programs involving employees worldwide, including lectures, panel discussions and networking events, i March 31, 2026
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  South Korea’s Three-Back Defense Faces Key Test vs. Austria After 4-0 Loss South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo’s three-back system unraveled in the team’s last friendly, raising fresh doubts about whether it can hold up on the World Cup stage. The upcoming match against Austria is widely seen as the final proving ground for keeping the setup for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. South Korea lost 4-0 to Ivory Coast on March 28 (Korea time) in a friendly at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England. The match was intended as a tune-up against a team modeled on South Africa, a gro March 31, 2026
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  April Theaters Lean on Sequels and Re-Releases as Original Films Fade April’s release calendar offers a clear signal of what theaters fear most: the unknown. Familiar names — sequels, franchises and re-releases — are crowding out new titles. Megabox is set to open April 1 with a re-release of Quentin Tarantino’s extended edition, “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair.” The same day brings back “Farewell My Concubine: The Original.” Jang Hang-jun’s “Rebound,” which rode the “The King and the Man” phenomenon, returns April 3. Lotte Cinema plans 4K remastered March 31, 2026
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  MONSTA X Wraps Kuala Lumpur Concert, Continues Asia Tour 그룹 몬스타엑스(MONSTA X)가 말레이시아 쿠알라룸푸르 공연을 성황리에 마치며 아시아 투어 열기를 이어갔다. 몬스타엑스는 지난 28일 말레이시아 쿠알라룸푸르 메가 스타 아레나(Mega Star Arena)에서 ‘2026 몬스타엑스 월드 투어 ‘더 엑스 : 넥서스(2026 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR ‘THE X : NEXUS’)’ 인 쿠알라룸푸르’를 개최했다. The group returned to meet local fans, known as Monbebe, for the first time in seven years and opened with “DRAMARAMA.” It followed with & March 31, 2026
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  Stray Kids’ ‘Chk Chk Boom’ music video tops 200 million YouTube views, 8th to hit mark Stray Kids has logged its eighth music video to surpass 200 million views on YouTube, with “Chk Chk Boom” reaching the milestone. According to its agency on the 31st, the music video for “Chk Chk Boom,” the title track from the mini-album “ATE” released July 19, 2024, exceeded 200 million views on YouTube that morning. The group now has eight videos above 200 million views: “God’s Menu,” “Back Door,” “Thunderous,” “MANIAC,” “S-Class,” “LALALALA,” “CASE 143” and “Chk Chk Boom.” “Chk Chk March 31, 2026
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  NH NongHyup Bank’s NH Specialized Tech Finance Tops 500 Billion Won NH NongHyup Bank said on the 31st that its lending under “NH Specialized Technology Finance” has exceeded 500 billion won this year, accounting for 38.5% of its total technology-finance supply. The program is part of the bank’s “productive finance” initiative, offering tailored funding to 162 agrifood-related business categories. It focuses on expanding technology-based financing, mainly for small and midsize companies linked to the agrifood industry. The bank said new support for SMEs ou March 31, 2026
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  Chef Park Eun-young to Marry Doctor This Spring, Reports Say News that Chef Park Eun-young, who appears on JTBC’s “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator,” is getting married has drawn attention to her fiancé. According to a report on the 30th, Park will marry this spring at the Shilla Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. The groom-to-be has not been publicly identified beyond his job as a doctor. Comments from colleagues have also resurfaced. On the March 16 episode of Channel A’s “Detectives’ Business Secrets,” Park appeared as a guest. Writer Kim Poong sa March 31, 2026