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Korean sleep-tech startup advances to global finals of The Pitch tournament
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (326+ words) Ten Asia-Pacific winners of The Pitch startup tournament pose during its Asia-Pacific regional event in Singapore, May 12. Courtesy of Deel In a world where stress and screen time have thoroughly disrupted human sleep cycles, venture capitalists are looking for a…...
Majority of S. Koreans back raising senior age to 70: poll
2+ week, 4+ day ago (213+ words) A majority of South Koreans support raising the country's senior age threshold to 70 from the current 65, a survey by Gallup Korea showed Friday. The survey, conducted from Tuesday to Thursday on 1, 002 adults aged 18 and older, found that 59 percent of respondents…...
'We take the subway for work too': Korean seniors frustrated by talk of rush hour transit limits
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (587+ words) Elderly passengers passes through a turnstile at Jongno 3-ga Station in Seoul. Yonhap Early one morning at Guui and Sindang stations on Seoul Subway Line 2, older passengers streamed through the turnstiles. They were not traveling for leisure. They were heading…...
Coupang founder to again shun parliamentary hearing on massive data leak
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (253+ words) Coupang founder Kim Bom-suk attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Idaho, July 8, 2022. Courtesy of Coupang Coupang founder Kim Bom-suk has said he would not appear for a parliamentary hearing this week over the e-commerce giant's massive data breach,…...