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  Seoul Debuts BTS Comeback Video Displays From Gwanghwamun to DDP BTS comeback videos and welcome messages appeared around Gwanghwamun Square at 7 p.m. on the 20th, one day before the group’s concert. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it premiered BTS-related videos and Korean- and English-language welcome messages on 10 large outdoor screens on buildings near Gwanghwamun Square. The videos will run until midnight on the 21st, when the concert is scheduled. The newly released “BTS The City Arirang Seoul” is a two-minute video showing the members March 20, 2026
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  HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Ki-sun’s 2025 Pay Rises 5.3% to 2.39 Billion Won Chung Ki-sun, chairman of HD Hyundai, received about 2.39 billion won in compensation for 2025, the company’s business report disclosed on Thursday. According to the filing, Chung was paid 1.3 billion won by HD Hyundai and 1.09 billion won by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering. That was up 5.3% from the 2.27 billion won he received in 2024 — 960 million won from HD Hyundai and 1.31 billion won from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering. The report noted that the March 20, 2026
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  South Korea’s Four Biggest Banks Sue to Overturn LTV Collusion Fines South Korea’s four major commercial banks are taking legal action to challenge the Fair Trade Commission’s sanctions over alleged collusion involving loan-to-value ratios, or LTVs. The financial industry said Thursday that KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana and Woori banks planned to file an administrative lawsuit seeking to overturn the FTC’s penalty decision. The FTC previously concluded the banks restricted competition in the real estate secured-loan market by exchanging LTV-related informatio March 20, 2026
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  Shinhan Bank Nominates Two New Outside Director Candidates to Bolster Legal, ICT Expertise Shinhan Bank’s executive candidate recommendation committee said it recommended five candidates for outside director positions at a meeting held on the 20th. Attorney Yoon Jun and Chae Eun-mi, an associate professor in the Department of Physics at Korea University, were selected as new outside director candidates for two-year terms. The committee said Yoon is a legal expert who previously served as chief judge of the Seoul High Court and has experience in consumer protection-related work. March 20, 2026
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  Dongkook Pharmaceutical Promotes Founder’s Grandson Kwon Byung-hoon to Executive Role Dongkook Pharmaceutical is expected to accelerate its shift toward a third-generation management structure under the company’s founding family. The company said on the 20th that it carried out executive appointments for eight people, including promoting Kwon Byung-hoon, head of a unit and the eldest son of Chairman Kwon Ki-beom, to director (treatment) effective April 1. Born in 1995, Kwon double-majored in policy analysis & management and economics at Cornell University in the Unit March 20, 2026
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  National Museum sound of Silla-era bell used in BTS album track, merch The National Museum of Korea said March 20 that the sound recording and decorative motifs of the “King Seongdeok Bell,” a cultural heritage item held by the Gyeongju National Museum, were used in a BTS full-length album and related collaboration merchandise. The museum said the project stems from a memorandum of understanding signed in October last year by the National Museum of Korea, the National Museum Foundation of Korea and HYBE to help expand Korean cultural heritage and K-culture. March 20, 2026
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  Korea Music Copyright Association backs BTS comeback, eyes renewed “BTSnomics” boost After a wait of three years and nine months, BTS is set to return as a full group on March 21 with a comeback live show at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, with a global broadcast reaching 190 countries. The Korea Music Copyright Association, led by Chairman Lee Si-ha, said it is moving to support copyright-related work tied to the group’s return, citing the expected cultural and economic ripple effects. The association said March 20 that it has received and processed album-approval application March 20, 2026
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  Refiners, Gas Stations Clash Over Fixes as Oil Prices Surge on U.S.-Iran War As oil prices surge amid the war between the United States and Iran, refiners and gas station operators say their business burdens are growing. Lawmakers convened an industry meeting at the National Assembly to discuss countermeasures, but the roughly hourlong session ended without agreement, underscoring the gap between the two sides. The Democratic Party’s Euljiro Committee held the meeting on March 20 at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building, citing rising household costs as in March 20, 2026
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  Celltrion Wins Canada Approval for Stekima Auto-Injector as Pharma, Biotech Updates Roll Out Celltrion: Stekima Auto-Injector Wins Approval in Canada Celltrion said it has secured additional approval for an auto-injector version of its autoimmune disease treatment Stekima (ustekinumab). The company said March 20 that Health Canada approved Stekima in auto-injector (AI) form, adding two presentations in Canada: 45 mg/0.5 mL and 90 mg/1.0 mL. “With Stekima, we have added an AI formulation that the original product does not offer in Canada, completing a full lineup across doses and March 20, 2026
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  BTS’ Jimin and V Share Message Ahead of Gwanghwamun Comeback Concert BTS members Jimin and V shared their thoughts with fans ahead of a concert set for Seoul’s Gwanghwamun area.    V wrote on the global fan platform Weverse on the 20th that he was nervous because it had been a while since he performed on stage, but said he was preparing to show what the group had worked on. “Our biggest wish is that the show ends safely without anyone getting hurt,” he wrote. “On the day of the concert, please enjoy it with a relaxed mindset and an atmosphere where we look March 20, 2026