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South Korea’s Jeju City targets crypto holdings of alleged tax dodgers
Coin Telegraph
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August 18, 2025
Tax officials in Jeju City, the capital of the South Korean island province of Jeju, have reportedly started the process of freezing and seizing the crypto of those it believes to be dodging tax requirements. The move is part of a broader...
U.S. Seeks Shipbuilding Expertise From South Korea, Japan to Counter China
Design and Development Today - Wisconsin
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August 18, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — American lawmakers are using a trip to South Korea and Japan to explore how the United States can tap those allies’ shipbuilding expertise and capacity to help boost its own capabilities, which are dwarfed by those of China....
Meet the real-life MERMAIDS: South Korean female sea-divers swim 65ft to the ocean floor and back without breathing apparatus for six hours a day...until they are 90
Daily Mail
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August 18, 2025
They might not look like the Disney character Ariel, but these women truly are real–life mermaids. Known as Haenyeo, or 'women of the sea', the group of South Korean female divers swim up to 65 feet (20 metres) to the ocean floor and back around...
Crypto Clampdown: South Korea’s Jeju City Goes After Suspected Tax Evaders
Bitcoinist
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August 18, 2025
Jeju City tax officials have moved to freeze and seize cryptocurrencies tied to people they believe owe unpaid taxes, part of a wider probe that checked nearly 3,000 residents. According to local reports, authorities looked into 2,962 people who...
Seoul shares close lower on uncertainty over new U.S. chip tariffs
Yonhap News Agency
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August 18, 2025
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Monday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as major chipmakers declined, weighed down by investor concerns over possible new U.S. tariffs on semiconductor imports. The won strengthened...
A South Korean city wanted ‘Big Tree’ landmark. It got a $31.8m letdown
The Straits Times
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August 18, 2025
A South Korean port city’s attempt to build a landmark attraction to draw visitors has run into public backlash, with critics calling its new 34.4 billion won (S$31.8 million) “Big Tree” observation tower a costly disappointment. The Big Tree,...
Traveler Yuri Boyanin: I Wanted to Visit Every Country to Find the Ideal Place to Live, but It Might Not Exist
Bulgarian News Agency
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Historian and travel company owner, Bulgarian Yuri Boyanin has taken on the mission of traveling to every country in the world in search of the perfect place to live. So far, he’s made it to every country, except one, reports Sanus Et Salvus, the...
South Korea Set to Dispatch Envoys to China
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is dispatching a delegation of special envoys to China next week, signaling Seoul’s intent to maintain stable ties with Beijing even as it deepens coordination with long-standing allies Japan and the...
Domestic tourism can drive sluggish hotel occupancy
The Manila Times
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August 18, 2025
DOMESTIC tourism and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) can be keys in driving the occupancy of Philippine hotels back to their elevated pre-pandemic levels. This was one recommendation that consistently surfaced in real...
Behind in the tourism race? Just 99.52 lakh foreign tourists visited India in 2024
Business Today
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August 18, 2025
India recorded 99.52 lakh foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in 2024, with the United States and Bangladesh topping the list of source countries over the last five years, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Lok Sabha on Monday....
South Korean Stocks Retreat on US Tariff Jitters
KBS World
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August 18, 2025
Photo : YONHAP News South Korean stocks retreated Monday, ending a two-day rise, as semiconductor shares slumped on investor worries over possible new U.S. tariffs on chip imports. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 48-point-38...
Foreign tourists amazed by Jalur Gemilang festive display in Kuala Lumpur
The Sun Daily
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August 18, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The vibrant display of the Jalur Gemilang across the city has not only stirred national pride but also captivated foreign tourists. A German software developer, Anna Becker, 36, expressed surprise at the abundance of flags lining the...
(LEAD) Seoul shares close lower on uncertainty over new U.S. chip tariffs
Yonhap News Agency
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August 18, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Monday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as major chipmakers declined, weighed down by investor concerns over possible new U.S. tariffs on...
Foreign Tourists Captivated By Festive Display Of Jalur Gemilang In Capital
Bernama
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August 18, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- The festive display of the Jalur Gemilang here, a manifestation of Malaysians' pride in celebrating the National Day and Malaysia Day (HKHM) 2025, has also attracted the attention of foreign tourists. A German...
Listening to Travelers and Trends: TTC Tour Brands Announces Exciting New Lineup for 2026
Travel Market Report - New York
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The introduction of 16 new and dynamic tours marks the largest original offering from TTC Tour Brands in the past seven years. With eight new tours from Trafalgar, six from Insight Vacations and two from high-end brand Luxury Gold, this expansion...
Fosters unwraps designs for mixed-use scheme in Seoul
Building Design
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Full screen in popup Foster & Partners' designs for three new buildings in central Seoul Just under half of the site will be covered with greenery, Fosters said Foster & Partners has unveiled its designs for a major mixed-use scheme in central...
The Asian cities that keep travellers coming back for more, ranked
Time Out
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Some travel destinations just beg for a repeat visit. Whether it's one, two, or five visits, there are cities that seem to offer something new with every visit: a vibrant rotation of events, fresh openings, endless shopping, and under-the-radar...
Seoul shares close lower on uncertainty over new US chip tariffs
Korea Herald
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August 18, 2025
South Korean stocks closed lower Monday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as major chipmakers declined, weighed down by investor concerns over possible new US tariffs on semiconductor imports. The won strengthened against the US dollar. The...
US senators meet President Lee ahead of S. Korea-US summit
Korea Herald
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August 18, 2025
President Lee Jae Myung met Monday with US Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Andy Kim, who are visiting Seoul as part of a regional trip to Asia that will continue to Japan, at the presidential office in Yongsan-gu, central Seoul. The meeting comes ahead...
South Korea Shares May Be Stuck In Neutral On Monday
RTTNews
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August 17, 2025
Ahead of Friday's holiday for Liberation Day, the South Korea stock market had moved higher in back-to-back sessions, gathering more than 35 points or 1.1 percent along the way. The KOSPI now sits just above the 3,225-point plateau although it m...