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  Tiger Woods Says He Will Step Away From Golf After DUI Arrest Tiger Woods, the American golfer known as the "golf emperor," said he will suspend his activities and focus on treatment after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and later released on bail. In a message posted to social media on April 1 (Korean time), Woods said he understood "the seriousness" of his situation and would step away for a while to receive treatment and focus on recovering his health. He said he would take enough time to return "hea April 1, 2026
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  Samsung Biologics Completes Purchase of Rockville Biologics Plant From GSK Samsung Biologics said it has completed its acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Rockville, Maryland, adding 60,000 liters of production capacity. The company said Tuesday it finalized the purchase of the biopharmaceutical plant from GlaxoSmithKline on March 31 (local time), about three months after signing the deal in December. The buyer was its U.S. subsidiary, Samsung Biologics America. The Rockville site is a 60,000-liter drug substance (DS) plant made up of two manufacturing April 1, 2026
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  Lotte Biologics Signs CDMO Deal With U.S. Cancer Biotech for Antibody Drug Substance Lotte Biologics said Wednesday it has signed a contract manufacturing and development (CDMO) agreement with a U.S.-based biotech company specializing in cancer to produce antibody drug substance and develop related processes. Under the deal, Lotte Biologics will produce antibody samples needed for global late-stage clinical trials and optimize large-scale processes, supported by its Syracuse Bio Campus in New York. The company said the project is designed with follow-on clinical work a April 1, 2026
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  HYBE Adds Isaac Lee and Kevin Mayer to Board to Boost Global Strategy HYBE has appointed platform and media specialists to its board as it seeks to strengthen expertise for its global business. The company said it held its annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday and appointed Isaac Lee, chairman and CEO of HYBE America, as an inside director, and Kevin Mayer, a former senior vice president at The Walt Disney Co., as an outside nonexecutive director. Lee currently oversees HYBE’s business across the United States and Latin America. HYBE said the appointment April 1, 2026
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  South Korea watchdog reviews IT controls at internet banks after system glitches The Financial Supervisory Service has urged internet-only banks and affiliated securities firms to strengthen IT internal controls to prevent system incidents. The regulator said it held a review meeting Tuesday with chief information officers and other officials from five companies — K Bank, KakaoBank and Toss Bank, as well as Kakao Pay Securities and Toss Securities — to check their IT risk management status and improvement plans. The FSS shared recent examples of system failures, inclu April 1, 2026
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  Actor Lee Tae-ri to Marry Non-Celebrity Partner in May Actor Lee Tae-ri will marry in May, his agency said Tuesday. Y One Entertainment said his fiancee is not a public figure and that the couple decided to spend their lives together based on “deep trust and affection.” The agency said the wedding will be held “quietly and meaningfully” with only family members and close acquaintances in attendance. It asked for understanding that details including the date, time and location will not be disclosed to protect the privacy of the fiancee an April 1, 2026
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  Italy Misses World Cup Again, Loses to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Penalties Italy, a four-time FIFA World Cup champion, failed once more to reach the tournament finals. Italy drew Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 after regulation and extra time, then lost 4-1 on penalties in the UEFA playoff Group A final for the 2026 North America World Cup on April 1 (Korean time) at Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The defeat means Italy has missed the World Cup finals for a third straight time. Italy won the World Cup in 1934 in Italy, 1938 in France, 1982 i April 1, 2026
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  South Korea to Open World Cup Group Play vs. Czech Republic After Playoff Win South Korea’s first opponent in the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America will be the Czech Republic. The Czechs secured their place by beating Denmark 3-1 on penalties after the teams were tied 1-1 after 90 minutes and 2-2 after extra time in the UEFA playoff Group D final at Epet Arena in Prague on April 1 (Korea time). It sends the Czech Republic to the World Cup finals for the first time in 20 years, since the 2006 tournament in Germany. With the Czech qualification April 1, 2026
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  Park Min-young Showcases OBZEE’s 26 Spring Collection in Dazed Pictorial Actor Park Min-young, who has returned to tvN’s drama “Siren,” is featured in a fashion pictorial for Dazed magazine’s April issue. Shot in Phuket, Thailand, the spread pairs Park’s polished, city-chic image with the resort backdrop. In the released images, Park models OBZEE’s 26 Spring collection with a sleek, modern look. One outfit combines a fluid blouse with a subtle sheen and draped lines with a glitter-fringe skirt, highlighting contrast in materials. Another look uses a dee April 1, 2026
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  BTS’ ‘SWIM’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 as ‘ARIRANG’ Tops Billboard 200 BTS swept Billboard’s charts again, led by its fifth full-length album, “ARIRANG,” and the title track “SWIM.” The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while “SWIM” rose to the top of the Hot 100 and other tracks from the album posted strong global results. According to Billboard’s latest rankings released March 31, “SWIM” hit No. 1 on the April 4-dated Hot 100. It became BTS’ seventh career Hot 100 No. 1, following “Dynamite,” “Savage Love,” “Life Goes On,” “Butter,” “Permission April 1, 2026