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Oct 28, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Increasing Number Of Koreans Map Out A Career Path In Hollywood Animation

More South Koreans are aiming to become Hollywood animators as the government also increases the country's fund on animation and character licensing businesses .

(Photo by: Emmanuel DYAN) South Korea's M&A activity hit record high at 885 deals this year up to date amounting to $84.3 billion surpassing last year's record.

Oct 28, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

M&A Activity In South Korea Hits Record High At 885 Deals This Year At 84.3 Billion Dollars

An international financial software company reveals that South Korea's M&A activity hits a record high this year up to date at 885 deals, amounting to $84.3 billion and surpassing last year's $84 billion.

(Photo by: Jhoan Montolio) South Korea increases quota for military enlistment to 20,000 within two years.

Oct 28, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

S. Korea To Increase Quota For Military Enlistment To 20,000 Within 2 Years, Sets Budget At $53 Million

The South Korean government is allocating $53 million after the Defense Ministry and the ruling Saenuri Party agree to expand the quota for military enlistment to 10,000 in 2016 and another 10,000 in 2017.

Team Amolang at the White Hat hacking competition in South Korea | By: The Washington Post | Getty Images

Oct 28, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

S. Korea’s Intelligence Service Hosts Hacking Competition To Boost Defense Against N. Korean Cyber Attacks

South Korea's Defense Ministry And National Intelligence Service has initiated the South Korea White Hat hacking competition to prepare the country for further attacks.

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Oct 27, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Producer Neal Moritz To Develop A Movie Based On Smilegate’s Online Game ‘Crossfire’

South Korean mobile and online game developer Smilegate has announced its collaboration with "Fast and Furious" producer Neal Moritz to produce a movie based on their FPS online game "Crossfire."

LG (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

Oct 27, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea’s Tech Giant LG Electronics To Launch Its Own Mobile Payment Service ‘G Pay’

LG Electronics, one of South Korea's tech giants, is set to launch their mobile payment service called G Pay, to keep up with other tech companies' existing mobile payment platforms.

Park Chung Hee (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Oct 27, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Republican Norm Coleman Calls For South Korean President Park Geun Hye To ‘Publicly Apologize’ To Raped Women During The Vietnam War

Former general Park Chung Hee, South Korean President Park Guen Hye's father, led an army of U.S.-allied soldiers 40 years ago to the Vietname War, where his soldiers allegedly raped Vietnamese women. Today, Republican Norm Coleman is calling on Presiddent Park to release a public apology for the crimes committed by his father's soldiers.

Korean actor Go Soo to star in Korean adaptation of mystery novel

Oct 27, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

South Korean Actor Go Soo Lands Lead Role For Film Adaptation Of Mystery Novel 'The Tooth And The Nail' By American Author Bill Ballinger

Korean adaptation of mystery novel "The Tooth and The Nail" will feature actor Go Soo as one of the major characters. Filming of the project starts this month.

Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso, along with his counterparts from South Korea and China, will hold a sideline meeting to discuss economic policy changes. (Photo by Pool / Getty Images News)

Oct 27, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

Finance Ministries Of South Korea, Japan And China Will Hold A Trilateral Meeting To Discuss Economic Ploicy Changes

Finance Ministers From South Korea, Japan And China will discuss economic policy changes implemented globally in a sideline talk this week.

Xiaomi Inc. CEO Lei Jun.  (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

Oct 26, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Xiaomi Sales In South Korea Climb

A South Korean online outlet announced a 3,823 percent increase in Xiaomi products sales from January to August of this year as more Koreans learn that Xiaomi products' "quality exceeds price."

A KUH-1 Surion helicopter hovering above Pocheon, South Korea (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Oct 26, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Korea Aerospace Industries Allegedly Earns Nearly $48 Million From Falsified Development Expenses

According to the Bureau of Audit and Inspection, two suspects allegedly released falsified development expenses for a fleet of helicopters for Seoul's military earning an unjust profit of at least $ 47.9 million.

Gingko trees (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images )

Oct 26, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Seoul Metropolitan Government Organizes A Team That Would Collect Gingko Nuts To Solve The ‘Smelly’ Problem In The City

Gingko nuts emit foul odor that causes problems in Seoul, South Korea. The Seoul Metropolitan Government organizes a team that would collect the fallen nuts to solve the smelly problem.

(Photo by: Rebecca J. Moat) South Korean navy fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat after the latter reportedly crossed NLL.

Oct 26, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

Warning Shots Fired By South Korean Navy Against A North Korean Patrol Boat Is A 'Serious Provocation,' Says North Korean Spokesman

A spokesman from North Korea says South Korea's firing of warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat is a 'serious provocation' that could refuel the tensions between the two Koreas.

South Korea's Black Friday sale attracted multiple consumers, showing improvement in the country's economy post MERS outbreak. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Oct 25, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Economists See Signs Of Upswing On South Korea’s Domestic Economy Despite Sluggish Growth Of The Country’s Exports

With the recent MERS outbreak and the sluggish economic growth of China, South Korean domestic economy has been greatly affected the past few months. However, government efforts, including the recent Korea Black Friday event, have gradually pulled up the country's domestic growth as economists have observed.

Orphaned sisters separated for 40 years reunite while working at a hospital in Florida  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Oct 25, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Orphaned South Korean Sisters Meet Again After 40 Years of Separation

After South Korean sisters Holly and Meagan were orphaned, put in different orphanages and adopted separately by American families decades ago. They have coincidentally been reunited recently after being hired to work on the same floor in the same Florida hospital.

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