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  Daewon, Yuhan, Kolon and Samsung Medical Center roll out supplements, gene therapy and AI tools Daewon Pharmaceutical teams with E-Land’s Kim’s Club to launch 14 health supplements Daewon Health said Feb. 23 it will launch 14 premium health functional foods in collaboration with Kim’s Club, a supermarket brand operated by E-Land Retail. The lineup includes a multivitamin, milk thistle, lutein, calcium and coenzyme Q10. The products are designed by age, gender and health goal, and the packaging includes suggested uses tied to common health concerns to help shoppers choose. Daewon February 23, 2026
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  KBO Suspends Four Lotte Giants Players Over Gambling During Taiwan Training Trip Four Lotte Giants players embroiled in a gambling controversy have been handed heavy discipline by the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The KBO said it held a disciplinary committee meeting on Feb. 23 in its conference room for Kim Dong-hyeok, Ko Seung-min, Na Seung-yeop and Kim Se-min. The league confirmed that on Feb. 12, the players visited a gambling-style arcade near their hotel in Tainan, Taiwan, where Lotte was holding its first spring training camp, and used electronic betting February 23, 2026
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  BTS to Open Ticketing for Free Gwanghwamun Square Comeback Live at 8 p.m. 그룹 방탄소년단(BTS)이 오는 3월 21일 서울 광화문 광장에서 여는 무료 공연 ‘BTS 컴백 라이브: 아리랑(BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE: ARIRANG)’의 예매가 23일 시작된다. 소속사 빅히트뮤직은 예매가 23일 오후 8시부터 온라인 예매처 ‘놀(NOL) 티켓’에서 진행된다고 밝혔다. 약 1시간 동안 열리는 이번 공연은 방탄소년단이 3년 9개월 만에 선보이는 새 앨범 무대다. 예매 대상은 메인 무대 오른쪽 스탠딩석과 이순신 장군 동상 앞까지 배치된 지정석이다. 돌출 무대 주변의 핵심 스탠딩석은 정규 5집 ‘아리랑’ 예약 구매자 중 이벤 February 23, 2026
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  Lee Jaeyong declines to host concert organized by conservative YouTuber Jeon Han-gil Former announcer Lee Jaeyong said he turned down a request to emcee a concert hosted by Jeon Han-gil, a hard-line conservative YouTuber and former Korean history instructor. Lee told Yonhap on the 23rd, “As soon as I recognized the nature of the event yesterday, I contacted the organizer and said I couldn’t host it, and asked to be removed from the poster.” He said that when he first received the request, he was told it was a conservative March 1 Independence Movement commemoration concer February 23, 2026
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  Korean Financial Holding Shares Surge as Employees and CEOs Cash In on Stock Gains As bank stocks climb sharply amid a broader rally that has pushed the Kospi to the 5,800 level this year, more bank employees are selling company shares. Workers who bought employee stock for loyalty reasons or to claim up to 4 million won in annual income deductions are taking profits as prices hit levels they have not seen since joining their firms. Paper gains have also grown for chief executives who bought shares as part of efforts to show management accountability. According to the f February 23, 2026
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  National Museum of Korea chief calls for second permanent gallery, deputy director post Yu Hong-jun, director of the National Museum of Korea, said Monday the museum urgently needs to expand both its facilities and its organization as visitor numbers continue to climb. Speaking at a Kwanhun Forum at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul, Yu said the museum should push ahead with building a second permanent exhibition hall. The museum currently operates one permanent exhibition building and two special exhibition halls. The permanent galleries include seven sections and February 23, 2026
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  IVE Expands Its Story With Second Full Album 'REVIVE+' IVE said it is moving beyond the self-assured, “me”-centered narrative it has built so far and expanding its focus to “us.” A comeback showcase for the group’s second full-length album, “REVIVE+,” was held Monday afternoon at YES24 Live Hall in Seoul’s Gwangjin district. Rather than a declaration of change, the album is framed as a rekindling — widening IVE’s perspective from “me” to “us.” Leader An Yu-jin introduced the album by saying, “'REVIVE+' carries the meaning of rekindling — li February 23, 2026
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  Korean Biopharma Ramps Up U.S. Production as Trump Tariff Uncertainty Grows Uncertainty over tariff policy under the Trump administration is rising again, putting industries on edge. Concerns are growing in South Korea’s biotech sector as the possibility emerges of steep U.S. tariffs on Korean-made pharmaceuticals that have been exported duty-free. Companies say they plan to limit exposure by building inventory and starting production in the United States. According to industry officials on the 23rd, the Trump administration has intensified trade pressure on part February 23, 2026
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  Daewoong Pharmaceutical Unveils ‘ALL New thynC’ AI Platform, Targets 300 Billion Won in Annual Digital Health Sales "We will expand adoption of the real-time inpatient monitoring system 'thynC' to more than 100,000 beds and achieve annual digital health care sales exceeding 300 billion won." Park Hyeong-cheol, head of Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s ETC marketing division, made the remarks on the 23rd at a “digital health care vision” media briefing in Seoul. He also said the company aims to establish a nationwide monitoring system that can support patients at home after discharge. On the February 23, 2026
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  IBK Bank Gains as Film ‘The King and the Man He Lives With’ Nears 6 Million Viewers IBK Industrial Bank of Korea is drawing attention again for its track record in cultural-content investing, as the film ‘The King and the Man He Lives With’ continues a strong run and is closing in on 6 million admissions. According to the Korean Film Council’s box-office tracking system, the movie drew 1,414,207 viewers over its third weekend, Feb. 20-22, bringing its cumulative total to 5,828,885. It has held the No. 1 spot since release, and some are even discussing the possibility of February 23, 2026