Akash Network and BITGTIME surge after Upbit lists tokens
Akash Network and BITGTIME surge after listing on Korea-based Upbit Akash Network (AKT) and Big Time (BIGTIME) are leading the crypto market in gains today amid news of respective tokens listing on the largest exchange in South Korea. Per data from CoinGecko, Akash Network changed hands at highs…#akashnetwork #bitgtime #korea #upbitakashnetwork #bigtime #akt #bigtimes #upbit #tether #korean (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

US and South Korea to meet on American troop costs this week
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Oldest ever ice offers glimpse of Earth before the ice ages
VIENNA— Samples of eerie blue glacial ice from Antarctica are a staggering 6 million years old, scientists announced last week, doubling the previous record for Earth’s oldest ice. The ice opens a new window on Earth’s ancient climate—one that isn’t exactly what scientists expected. Bubbles in the ice trap air from the Pliocene epoch, a time before the ice ages when the planet was several degrees warmer than today and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels may have been just as high as they are now. But an initial analysis of the bubbles suggests CO...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Risk factors of reattempt among suicide attempters in South Korea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study - Kim MJ, Yang JH, Koh MJ, Kim Y, Lee B, Ahn YM.
This study aimed to identify underlying demographic and clinical characteristics among individuals who had previously attempted suicide, utilizing the comprehensive Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) database. Data of patients aged 18 an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Temporal dynamics of public transportation ridership in Seoul before, during, and after COVID-19 from urban resilience perspective - Lee S, Kim J, Cho K.
We delve into the temporal dynamics of public transportation (PT) ridership in Seoul, South Korea, navigating the periods before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic through a spatial difference-in-difference model (SDID). Rooted in urban resilience th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Japan and South Korea could coordinate currency intervention, but they may need U.S. support
Investors have been monitoring for potential intervention in the Japanese yen, but recent comments have triggered discussion about "coordinated intervention" with South Korea. The Japanese yen has hovered around 34-year lows against the U.S. dollar. The currency has struggled, slipping past 150,…#bankofjapan #southkorean #treasury #jamesbrady #tokyo #seoul #bankofkorea #boj #fredericneumann #hsbc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Political heat prods Japan, South Korea to team up on weak currencies
The success of Japan and South Korea at inserting language voicing concern over their currencies in a joint statement with the U.S. this week underscores the political heat they face from stiff inflation that is being aggravated by weak exchange rates. The matter is all the more urgent with Middle…#middleeast #campdavid #tokyo #seoul #southkorean #usfederalreserve #plazaaccord #atsushitakeuchi #bankofjapan #boj (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Philippine-U.S. drills, South Korea GDP, Beijing revives auto show
Welcome to Your Week in Asia. It's a busy week of diplomacy as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to China while the U.S. and Philippines are kicking off joint military drills amid tensions in the South China sea. Indonesia's Constitutional Court will rule on a challenge to Defense…#antonyblinken #philippines #southchina #indonesia #constitutionalcourt #defense #prabowosubianto #beijing #nikkeiasia #balikatan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Korean Crypto Market Hit 2-Year High in Q1, KRW Beat the USD in This Metric: Kaiko
The Korean crypto markets have recently experienced a surge in trade volume, reaching heights not seen in over two years. According to a report from Kaiko, the first quarter of 2024 marked an important milestone as the South Korean Won (KRW) surpassed the U.S. Dollar (USD) in terms of cumulative…#korean #kaiko #southkoreanwon #krw #usdollar #upbit #southkorean #bithumb #korbit #usd (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Political heat prods Japan and South Korea to team up on weak currencies
The success of Japan and South Korea at inserting language voicing concern over their currencies in a joint statement with the U.S. this week underscores the political heat they face from stiff inflation that is being aggravated by weak exchange rates. The matter is all the more urgent with Middle…#middleeast #campdavid #tokyo #seoul #southkorean (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

South Korea slows plan to hike medical school admissions as doctors' strike drags on
South Korea's government says it will slow down a plan to admit more students to the country’s medical schools from next year, in a bid to end a weeks-long strike by thousands of doctors (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

South Korean won opens onshore trade at 1,381.0 per USD compared to previous close of 1,372.9
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Daring ‘James Bond’ mission to drill Antarctic ice cores could reveal future of sea level rise
The helicopter hovered overhead, whipping up snow. Shielding his face, Peter Neff grabbed the dangling cargo load and guided it to the Antarctic ice. The helicopter sped back to the South Korean icebreaker RV Araon , 20 kilometers away, to fetch more gear. One trip down, 17 more to go, thought Neff, a polar glaciologist at the University of Minnesota (UM) Twin Cities. Time was ticking away on this day in January. In the best-case scenario, Neff and his team would have just 10 days to drill ice cores on Canisteo, a peninsula on the west coast of Antarctica—and a blizzard was already looming. Ever...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 18, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Sinking fortunes: Hong Kong falls out of world ’s top 10 busiest ports ranking for the first time as volumes slump
Shanghai retained the top spot, a position it has held since 2010 when it overtook now second-placed Singapore. In total, six of the top 10 spots were held by mainland Chinese cities – Ningbo, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Shanghai – with Busan in South Korea, Los Angeles in the US,…#shanghai #singapore #ningbo #qingdao #shenzhen #guangzhou #tianjin #busan #dubai #jebelali (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

ASML Orders Dive as Chipmakers Pause High-End Gear Purchases
ASML Holding NV posted orders that fell short of analysts’ expectations, as Taiwanese and South Korean chipmakers held off buying the Dutch firm’s most advanced machines. • None China Tells Iran Cooperation Will Last After Attack on Israel • None What If Fed Rate Hikes Are Actually Sparking US…#asmlholdingnv #taiwanese #southkorean #dutch #nonechinatells #israel #samsungelectronicsco #asml #amsterdam #readmoresamsung (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news