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  Frequent Nosebleeds in Spring May Signal Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis, Not Stress "My child suddenly gets nosebleeds a lot." That is a common concern among parents who visit clinics in March. With the new school year starting, repeated nosebleeds can prompt worries that a child is struggling at school or keeping problems to themselves. But the most common cause this time of year is often not psychological stress. It is frequently seasonal allergic rhinitis, as the nasal lining dries out and becomes irritated. In many cases, the issue is physical rather than March 16, 2026
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  Short track: Kim Gil-li, Lim Jong-eon win first career world championship doubles Kim Gil-li (Seongnam City Hall) and Lim Jong-eon (Goyang City Hall) each captured their first career two-gold haul at the 2026 International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Championships. Kim won the women’s 1,500 meters final on March 16 (Korean time) at Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, finishing in 2:31.003. She beat Sandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands (2:31.298) and Corinne Stoddard of the United States (2:31.386). After taking gold in the 1,000 meters a day earlier, Kim comple March 16, 2026
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  New Books: “Tips from the Top” Collects Advice From 70 Leading Architects Tips from the Top=By Ken Yang and others, translated by Jeong Ji-hyeon, Dplot. A new book gathers advice from 70 internationally known architects — figures the industry might liken to master chefs — organized into seven themes: getting started, inspiration, values, focus, process, self-development and decision-making. The project began when Raghdah Alhayal, an architect in her 20s in the United Arab Emirates, asked senior architects for guidance on success. What started as personal outrea March 16, 2026
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  KB Kookmin Bank Rebrands Family Office Service, Targets 2 Trillion Won in Assets KB Kookmin Bank said on the 16th it has rebranded its “KB Wise Family Office” service as “KB The First Family Office” to strengthen comprehensive, long-term wealth management for client families. To support the expanded offering, the bank created a dedicated family office unit, the “Solution Team (F/O Solution Team),” bringing together specialists in investment strategy, tax, law, accounting and real estate. The bank said it will provide on-site, end-to-end services including restructuri March 16, 2026
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  Samsung Heavy Industries Launches Shipbuilding Industry’s First Robotic Pipe Spool Factory Samsung Heavy Industries said March 16 it has begun full operations of what it called the shipbuilding industry’s first automated factory for producing pipe spools, branded “PIPE ROBOFAB.” The completion ceremony was held at the Chilseo industrial complex in Haman, South Gyeongsang Province, with about 70 attendees including Samsung Heavy Industries Vice Chairman and CEO Choi Seong-an, officials from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, shipowners such as ENI and MISC, and other ind March 16, 2026
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  Samsung Bioepis Invests 20 Billion Won in G2GBio to Develop Obesity Drug; Celltrion Leads Japan Shares Samsung Bioepis enters obesity drug development, invests 20 billion won in G2GBio Samsung Bioepis has moved into obesity drug development with a 20 billion won investment in G2GBio. Samsung Bioepis and EpisNex Lab, both subsidiaries of Samsung Epis Holdings, said they signed a joint research and licensing agreement with G2GBio on March 16 to develop obesity treatments. The deal aims to develop long-acting obesity drugs and secure platform technology using G2GBio’s microsphere-based dru March 16, 2026
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  COFIX for New Loans Rises to 2.82% in February, Lifting Variable-Rate Mortgages The COFIX, a key benchmark for banks’ variable-rate mortgage loans, turned higher again after a one-month decline. The Korea Federation of Banks said Sunday that the new-loan COFIX for February came to 2.82%, up 0.05 percentage points from the previous month. The index had climbed for four straight months, from 2.52% in September last year to 2.89% in December, then fell in January by 0.12 percentage points — its first drop in five months — before rising again. Over the same period, t March 16, 2026
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  Korea Arts and Culture Education Agency Opens Applications for 2026 Online ArtE Academy The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Arts and Culture Education Service said on 16 they have begun recruiting participants for the “2026 Online ArtE Academy,” a program designed to train arts and culture education professionals. Courses for arts educators include legally required training for school arts instructors and arts-and-culture education organizations, along with modules on domestic and international trends, case studies and how to plan education programs. March 16, 2026
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  BTS to Stage Drone Show, Citywide Events in Seoul for 'Arirang' Album Release BTS will turn Seoul into a citywide celebration around the release of its new album, ‘Arirang,’ with media facade displays, a drone light show and hands-on fan programs planned across major sites. The group on Monday posted details on the global fan platform Weverse for ‘BTS THE CITY ARIRANG SEOUL.’ The city project, branded ‘THE CITY SEOUL,’ will run from March 20 to April 19 across central Seoul, aiming to offer experiences available only during the l March 16, 2026
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  South Korea Launches ‘Dream Studio’ Visual Arts Program, Seeks 20 Regional Hubs The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service said March 16 they will begin full-scale operations of “Dream Studio” as a regular program. To do so, they will accept applications from March 16 to April 15 to select 20 regional hub institutions to run the program nationwide. Dream Studio is a new project under the “Dream Arts Group,” introduced with a focus on visual arts, following the existing Dream Orchestra, dance troupe and theater tro March 16, 2026