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Nov 20, 2024 | 
ajupress.com | Park Ung |Aju Press
SEOUL, November 20 (AJP) - Claims of workplace bullying raised by Hannie about a couple of months ago, a member of K-pop girl NewJeans was dismissed, in a decision made by the Ministry of Employment and Labor on Wednesday. The ministry said that she cannot be regarded as a typical employee under South Korean labor laws where workers are entitled to certain protections, so it decided to close the case.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
ajupress.com | Kim Joo-heon |Aju Press
SEOUL, November 20 (AJP) - South Korea's Kumho Tire is reviewing the possibility of expanding its factory in southern Vietnam next year, nearly three years after initiating the second phase of expansion in 2021. With this new expansion, the Korean tire manufacturer aims to increase the factory's annual production capacity to 17 million units or more by the first half of 2026, a 36 percent increase from the current capacity.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
ajupress.com | Aju Press
SEOUL, November 20 (AJP) - The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has prohibited WhatsApp, operated by Meta, from sharing user data with other Meta-owned platforms for the next five years. The regulator also imposed a $25.4 million fine for violating antitrust laws. According to reports on Tuesday, the state-run CCI found WhatsApp's privacy policy, which permitted the sharing of user data with Meta platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, to be inappropriate.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
ajupress.com | Kim Dong-young |Aju Press |BYD's success
SEOUL, November 20 (AJP) - China's largest automaker BYD is set to enter the Korean electric vehicle (EV) market in early 2025. While the Shenzhen-based company has been operating in South Korea's commercial vehicle sector since 2016, its foray into the passenger car market is anticipated to be more challenging. BYD plans to introduce its mid-sized Seal sedan and Atto 3 SUV as its flagship models in Korea.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
ajupress.com | Aju Press
SEOUL, November 20 (AJP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China seeks to resolve the EU's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles through dialogue and consultation. The remarks came at a summit with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Xi expressed hope that Germany would continue playing a pivotal role in these discussions.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
ajupress.com | Aju Press
SEOUL, November 20 (AJP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India within the next few months. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that preparations are underway for Putin’s visit, mentioning that the schedule will be revealed soon. If the visit takes place, it will mark Putin's first trip to India since December 2021, two months before the Russia-Ukraine war began. During that trip, Putin held an annual summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
ajupress.com | Aju Press
SEOUL, November 20 (AJP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday held a summit on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil. Xi emphasized the strategic importance of China-France relations, saying that both share a responsibility to guide international efforts in addressing global challenges. Macron recalled Xi's visit to Paris in May this year, during which they marked the 60th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
ajupress.com | Aju Press
SEOUL, November 20 (AJP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his intention to foster collaboration with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, emphasizing the importance of their bilateral alliance for Indo-Pacific stability. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday following his South American diplomatic tour, Ishiba addressed the postponed meeting with Trump, which could not take place due to U.S. legal restrictions on president-elects meeting foreign leaders.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
ajupress.com | Aju Press
SEOUL, November 20 (AJP) - Nine people were killed and 39 injured in unexploded ordnance (UXO) accidents across Laos in the first 10 months of this year, Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone told the National Assembly on Monday at its 8th Ordinary Session. The country has cleared UXO from 5,256 hectares of land, achieving 70 percent of its target, while the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme covered 1,565 hectares, reaching 21 percent of its planned area.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
ajupress.com | Aju Press
SEOUL, November 20 (AJP) - Doctors in Morocco's public hospitals began a three-day strike on Tuesday, demanding better working conditions and higher salaries. The action, organized by the Independent Union of Public Sector Doctors, marks the start of a three-week protest campaign, including planned sit-ins. The strike comes despite government efforts to address long-standing issues in the healthcare sector.
