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  CJ CheilJedang recallls Bibigo dumplings over plastic contamination SEOUL, October 25 (AJP) - South Korea's leading food manufacturer CJ CheilJedang is recalling certain batches of Bibigo-branded kimchi dumplings because of possible plastic contamination. The recall covers 400-gram packages of Bibigo Authentic Kimchi Dumplings with an expiration date of June 23, 2025, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said on Thursday. "We are voluntarily initiating this recall with consumer safety as our top priority and will strengthen our quality c October 25, 2024
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  OPINION: How Elon Musk has become powerful figure in US politics SEOUL, October 25 (AJP) - Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX recently made history by catching a Starship rocket booster as it careened back to Earth, wants you to vote for Donald Trump for many reasons. That includes not just what Trump will do here on this planet, but also for what he'll achieve that's outside this world. "Vote for @real DonaldTrump," Musk recently tweeted, "if you want humanity to be a spacefaring civilization." Back inside the Earth' October 25, 2024
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  Yoon condemns North Korean troop deployment to Russia SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol condemned North Korea's deployment of troops to Russia as a "provocation that threatens global security" during a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Seoul on Thursday. Yoon made clear that South Korea would not tolerate such actions. Speaking from the presidential office in Yongsan, Yoon said, "We strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear and missile developments, provocati October 24, 2024
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  VISUALS: Farmers stack harvested rice in price protest SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - Farmers stacked newly harvested rice in front of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation headquarters in Seoul on Thursday, protesting falling rice prices. The farmers, led by the Korean Peasants League and the National Rice Farmers Association, demanded that cooperative chairman, Kang Ho-dong, fulfill his promise of guaranteeing 70,000 won per 40kg of rice. Despite reduced harvests due to adverse weather conditions and pests this year, rice prices contin October 24, 2024
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  Rosé of BLACKPINK racks up 100 million views on YouTube with latest single SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - Rosé, a member of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK has accumulated over 100 million views on YouTube as of Wednesday with her latest single, "APT." The catch, upbeat song in collaboration with American pop star Bruno Mars achieved the milestone in less than a week after its release last week. Inspired by a popular pastime she enjoys at drinking parties, the song's music video also garnered instant attention as the Filipino-American multiple October 24, 2024
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  Samsung expands Galaxy AI language support to 20 languages SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics announced it will expand its Galaxy AI language support from 16 to 20 languages, adding Dutch, Romanian, Swedish, and Turkish, with the new language packs available for download from late October. The AI features include real-time call interpretation, chat assistance, note assistance, text conversion, and browsing assistance across multiple Samsung devices, including the Galaxy Fold6, Flip6, S24 series, and Tab S10 series. The existin October 24, 2024
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  Korean builders test robot delivery services at apartment complexes SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - Korea's major construction companies are racing to introduce robot delivery services at residential complexes in collaboration with robot tech startups. Hyundai E&C announced Wednesday it is conducting a pilot operation of an autonomous robot delivery service at an apartment complex in Goyang, west of Seoul, in partnership with robotics startup Mobinn. The robots deliver items from a logistics center in the community facility directly to resident October 24, 2024
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  Activities spotted at North Korea's demolished inter-Korean road site SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - North Korea is apparently working on the construction of unidentified structures along the northern part of the inter-Korean roads it blew up last week, military authorities here said on Thursday. Surveillance equipment along the border areas has detected North Koreans cleaning debris and installing these structures which appear to be walls or concrete barriers. The demolished roads near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) along the Gyeongui and Donghae October 24, 2024
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  Hyundai Motor reports drop in quarterly operating profit on warranty costs SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - South Korea's largest automaker Hyundai Motor reported a 6.5 percent decline in third-quarter operating profit to 3.58 trillion won (US$2.59 billion), falling short of market expectations due to warranty-related provisions in the United States. Revenue rose 4.7 percent to 42.93 trillion won, marking the highest third-quarter sales in the company's history, despite a 3.2 percent decline in global sales volume to 1.01 million October 24, 2024
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  US expresses concern over North Korean troops in Russia SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - The U.S. confirmed on Wednesday that North Korea has dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, about a week after the allegations first surfaced. Speaking at the G7 Defense Ministers Meeting in Rome, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the U.S. has found evidence of North Korean troops being sent to Russia. "What exactly they're doing will have to be seen. These are things that we need to sort out. We'll have October 24, 2024