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Hours later, 30-year-old Jung Joo-hee was among 156 people, most of them in their teens and twenties, killed in the South Korean capital while celebrating Halloween free of COVID restrictions for the first time in three years. Mum and dad will come see you," Jung Hae-moon said as the family stood by, together with his daughter's pet poodle. It was impossible, I couldn't believe it," Lim's father said at a funeral home as he and his family observed funeral rites. "She was so creative and pretty," the man said, adding that he had often strolled with his daughter through Itaewon. They wonder why their children were celebrating Halloween in the first place, a totally foreign concept for older Koreans.

☆ As North Korea flexes its military muscles, some of South Korea's best submarines may be sidelined
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nine of South Korea's submarines have defects that could sideline them for extended periods. The issue comes to light as North Korea launches scores of missiles in shows of force to its neighbors. South Korea's sub woes come as North Korea continues to issue threats over joint US-South Korean military exercises that Pyongyang claims are a rehearsal for an invasion. Aircraft in particular would be key to destroying North Korean nuclear sites, artillery emplacements, and even decapitation strikes against the North's leaders. Superior US and South Korean naval capabilities — perhaps assisted by Japanese forces — allow for amphibious landings, special-forces raids, blockades, and shore bombardment.

☆ Park Chan-wook on 'Decision To Leave': 'This story departs from all conventions'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Director Park is no stranger to the slippery nature of language barriers. In the film, Korean detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) is probing the death of a climber who fell from a mountaintop on the outskirts of Busan. Director Park Chan-wook says he had a longstanding desire to cast the Chinese star in one of his films. The first part is “full-on male gaze,” Hae-joon “steal(ing) the look.” He inserts himself into Seo-rae’s life, even fantasizing standing in her living room, observing private moments. Tang Wei as suspect Seo-rae and Park Hael-il as detective Hae-joon in "Decision To Leave."

☆ 'Decision To Leave' review: The latest Korean drama you need in your life
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Review Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

This month the spotlight is on South Korean crime drama “Decision To Leave.”CNN —A language barrier lies at the heart of swoon-worthy Korean police procedural “Decision To Leave.” Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) is a polite Busan cop, Seo-rae (Tang Wei), the Chinese wife of a dead businessman. Park Hae-il and Tang Wei as a detective and suspect drawn together by the death of a mountain climber. The interview: Writer-director Park Chan-wookPark Chan-wook attends the "Decision To Leave" UK Premiere during the 66th BFI London Film Festival on October 14, 2022. Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesThe Korean master told CNN he wanted to adhere to then subvert film noir in “Decision To Leave,” playing with tropes, structure and the male gaze. For more details on his “very meta approach,” why he cast Tang Wei and why “Vertigo” was far from his mind, read the full interview.

☆ Shares in BTS' management rise after band clears uncertainty over military service
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Joyce Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Heo Ran/File PhotoSEOUL, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The announcement by K-pop mega band BTS that members would serve mandatory military service in South Korea has removed a cloud of uncertainty that has hung over their plans. Investors in HYBE Co (352820.KS), BTS' management group, responded to the news by driving its shares up as much as 7.8% on Tuesday. In 2020, BTS accounted for 730 billion won in sales out of the company's 796 billion won revenue, she noted. The Korea Culture and Tourism Institute estimated that BTS' 2020 No. Hyundai Research Institute estimated that BTS' average annual production impact is about 4.1 trillion won, and the value-added economic effect is about 1.4 trillion won, in a 2018 report.

☆ Adnan Syed Murder Charges Dropped by Baltimore Prosecutors
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Prosecutors in Baltimore have dropped the murder charges against Adnan Syed in a case that drew national attention after it was featured on the podcast “Serial.”A spokeswoman for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s office confirmed Tuesday that her officer wouldn’t prosecute Mr. Syed a second time for the 1999 death of Hae Min Lee .

Oct 11 (Reuters) - Baltimore prosecutors on Tuesday dropped their case against a man found guilty of the 1999 killing of his ex-girlfriend in a case that drew national attention after the podcast "Serial" raised doubts about his guilt. Adnan Syed, 42, served more than 20 years in prison for the slaying of Hae Min Lee. read moreOn Tuesday, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City said in an email that it had dropped the case against Syed. The podcast "Serial," produced by Chicago public radio station WBEZ, drew national attention to the case in 2014. Prosecutors filed a motion on Sept. 15 to vacate the conviction after conducting a yearlong investigation alongside a public defender representing Syed.

☆ One Point Five just raised $10 million to replace single-use plastics. Check out the pitch deck it used to raise the round led by Speedinvest.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A startup cofounded by former execs from vertical farming unicorn Infarm has raised $10 million. Hamburg-based One Point Five is designing "litter-proof" materials for sauce and shampoo sachets. We got an exclusive look at the 10-slide pitch deck it used to raise the cash. A startup designing and developing "litter-proof" material to replace single-use packaging has raised 10.5 million euros (around $1.1 million). While designed to be recyclable, One Point Five's materials will also be "litter-proof," Weber said.

☆ Analysis: 'Abbott Elementary' is back in session
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Three things to watch‘Abbott Elementary’ Season 2(From left) Quinta Brunson, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti and Sheryl Lee Ralph in a scene from "Abbott Elementary." Gilles Mingasson/ABCNot enough great things can be said about “Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson. “Abbott Elementary” airs Wednesday nights on ABC; episodes will also be available to stream the following day on Hulu. ‘Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’Evan Peters stars as Jeffrey Dahmer in "Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story." ‘The Kardashians’ Season 2Kim Kardashian in a scene from the second season of Hulu's "The Kardashians."

Officials escort Adnan Syed from the courthouse following the completion of the first day of hearings for a retrial in Baltimore on Feb. 3, 2016. “It was a strategy to inflame racial and religious prejudice against a brown Muslim man,” Raju said. “This is something that has been used to justify colonialism going way back … This notion that men of color, men coming from Asian, South Asian cultures, are inherently misogynistic towards their women, which justifies the intervention that needs to occur,” Selod said. California passed the Racial Justice Act in 2020, empowering defenders to challenge racial disparities in arrests, charging and sentences. If mirrored around the country, this law has the potential to protect other young people of color who might have been in the same position as Syed, Raju said.

☆ Evidence that freed Adnan Syed was long available, 'Serial' host says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In a new episode of “Serial” released Tuesday, host Sarah Koenig noted that most or all of the evidence cited in prosecutors’ motion to overturn the conviction was available since 1999. Adnan Syed, center, leaves the courthouse after being released from prison in Baltimore, Md., on Sept. 19, 2022. In the “Serial” episode posted Tuesday, Koenig broke down prosecutors’ motion and described how some evidence they cited was featured in the podcast, while other evidence — including the evidence of other possible suspects — became public more recently. Other supporting evidence on the unreliability of a key witness and questions about cellphone data was previously featured on “Serial,” Koenig said. In the years since “Serial” chronicled Syed’s case and transformed the true-crime genre, a number of breakthroughs have come in other cases examined by like-minded podcasters.

Syed was convicted of killing 18-year-old ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, whose body was found buried in Baltimore’s Leakin Park in 1999. Family attorney Steve Kelly said Lee's survivors do not believe Baltimore prosecutors will opt for another trial. “The family has very little hope at this point, they are not hopeful that anybody will ever face justice for Hae’s murder,” Kelly said Tuesday. Mosby's hedged comments belie court action moments earlier when her own prosecutor eviscerated the state's successful murder case against Syed. In her arguments in court Monday, prosecutor Becky Feldman attacked virtually every crucial point of the state's case against Syed.

Eight years after the show’s debut, the podcast circuit across all storytelling genres has never been more crowded or competitive. But in today’s oversaturated market, could any one show prove to be as singularly culture-shaping — influential enough to help free an imprisoned person? “I remember a time when I could keep up on new podcast series, but nowadays that seems virtually impossible,” he added. Cindy Ord / Getty Images file“Serial” is not the only podcast to have helped put more focus on a possible miscarriage of justice. In the years since, the stylistic tropes of true-crime podcasting have become all too easy to satirize.

☆ The podcast 'Serial' got Adnan Syed conviction vacated. But injustices continue
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Andrey Spektor | Maryclaire Kennedy | Andrey Spektor Is A Litigation Partner At Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

It also shed light on the deficient representation Syed received from his counsel, who was disbarred just a year after Syed’s conviction. A judge in Maryland granted Syed a new trial, and an appellate court upheld that decision. It agreed that the performance of Syed’s trial counsel in investigating the case was unacceptable but concluded that the proof presented against Syed at trial was too strong for that deficiency to have made a difference. They have the right to see the prosecutors’ evidence before trial and to confront their witnesses in court. For convicted defendants like Syed, journalists are often the only remaining hope.

☆ 'Serial' host Sarah Koenig says she was 'shocked' by Adnan Syed's release, nearly a decade after the hit podcast covered his case: 'I did not see this coming at all'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Adnan Syed, the subject of the first season of the hit podcast "Serial," was released from prison on Monday. Sarah Koenig, the host of "Serial," told The New York Times that she "did not see this coming at all." A judge on Monday vacated Syed's conviction in the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee. "Serial" host Sarah Koenig told The New York Times, which bought Serial Productions in 2020, that she was "shocked" at Syed's release. "Serial" surged to the top of Apple Podcasts on Tuesday after a new episode was released detailing Syed's release.

☆ ‘Serial’ streams new episode after Adnan Syed released
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The podcast that shined light on Adnan Syed’s case was there Monday when he was released to home detention. “Serial” explored Syed’s conviction for the murder of his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee. In 2014, “Serial,” which is hosted by journalist Sarah Koenig, helped propel interest in podcasts and Syed’s particular case. “Serial” explored Syed’s conviction for the murder of his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee. https://t.co/0O60tPrtxS — Serial (@serial) September 20, 2022“According to the prosecutor’s office, they didn’t set out to pick apart Adnan’s case – their own case mind you,” Koenig says in the new episode.

BALTIMORE — A judge on Monday vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, years after the hit podcast “Serial” chronicled his case and cast doubt on his role in the slaying of former girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Trial prosecutors did not properly turn over evidence to defense lawyers that could have helped them show someone else killed Lee, Phinn said. Judge Phinn gave the state 30 days to decide whether to seek a new trial or potentially stop the case. "I was kind of blindsided," Lee told the court. After Syed, now 42, was sentenced to life behind bars in 2000, his case gained national notoriety from the 2014 podcast "Serial."

☆ Adnan Syed’s Murder Conviction Could Be Overturned in a Baltimore Court
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Adnan Syed has maintained his innocence, and both the 2014 ‘Serial’ podcast and a later HBO documentary raised questions about his conviction. Adnan Syed , an inmate at the center of the hit podcast “Serial,” is set to appear in a Baltimore city court on Monday afternoon where a judge will decide whether to overturn his murder conviction. The state’s attorney for Baltimore City asked a judge last week to vacate Mr. Syed’s first-degree murder conviction for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee . The prosecutors said they found new evidence about two suspects, including one who had told someone he would make Ms. Lee disappear.

☆ Adnan Syed Released From Prison After Judge Vacates Murder Conviction
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A Baltimore Circuit judge vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed for his alleged involvement in the 1999 death of Hae Min Lee , a case that drew national attention on the hit podcast “Serial.”The state’s attorney for Baltimore City asked the court last week to vacate Mr. Syed’s first-degree murder conviction for the fatal strangling of Ms. Lee, saying a nearly yearlong investigation had revealed new evidence.

☆ Adnan Syed to Be Released From Prison After Judge Vacates Murder Conviction
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Adnan Syed, whose case was chronicled in the podcast ‘Serial,’ exits the courthouse after a judge vacated his 2000 murder conviction. A Baltimore Circuit judge vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed for his alleged involvement in the 1999 death of Hae Min Lee , a case that drew national attention on the hit podcast “Serial.”At a hearing Monday in Baltimore’s Circuit Court, Judge Melissa Phinn vacated Mr. Syed’s first-degree murder conviction for the fatal strangling of Ms. Lee, an 18-year-old high-school student and his ex-girlfriend.

☆ Judge tosses conviction of Adnan Syed in 'Serial' case and orders him released
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Julia Jester | David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A judge on Monday vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, years after the hit podcast "Serial" chronicled his case and cast doubt on his role in the slaying of former girlfriend Hae Min Lee. City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn said prosecutors made a compelling argument that Syed's convicted was flawed. She vacated murder, kidnapping, robbery and false imprisonment against Syed. Maryland prosecutors last week asked to vacate Syed's conviction and for a new trial, saying they lacked "confidence in the integrity" of the verdict. "This is real life, of a never ending nightmare for 20-plus years," the brother told the court via Zoom.

Rabia Chaudry, a childhood friend of Adnan Syed, whose case was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” arrives pror to a hearing to consider a request from prosecutors to vacate the 2000 murder conviction of Syed, at the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse in Baltimore, Maryland U.S., September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstSept 19 (Reuters) - A judge is due to weigh a request on Monday by Baltimore prosecutors to vacate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case gained national attention when the podcast "Serial" raised doubts about his guilt. The state's attorney for Baltimore filed a motion to vacate the conviction on Wednesday following a year-long investigation conducted alongside a public defender representing Syed. They also found new information that cast doubt on the cellphone data prosecutors relied upon at trial to place Syed at the scene of the murder. The podcast "Serial," produced by Chicago public radio station WBEZ, drew national attention to the case in 2014.

"Squid Game" became Netflix Inc's (NFLX.O) most-watched series ever after its release last September, creating countless online memes and Halloween costumes and kickstarting sales of green tracksuits. 1/3 Park Hae-Soo, Lee Jung-Jae, Kim Ji-Yeon, Hwang Dong-Hyuk, Jung Ho-Yeon and Oh Young-Soo, of "Squid Game", arrive at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 12, 2022. "So many characters died, especially beloved ones died. The Emmy's directing honour epitomised Hwang's never-dreamed-of journey with the series, but he was disappointed at missing the trophy for best drama series, which went to HBO's "Succession". "Of course what I wanted the most was best drama series.

☆ Kim Jong Un și-a numit un înlocuitor. Cine va ocupa funcția de „prim secretar”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Titularul noului post de „prim secretar” va conduce ședințe în numele lui Kim Jong Un. Potrivit agenției de știri sud-coreene, Kim Jong Un vrea să scape de „povara” gestionării partidului, scrie digi24.roKim Jong Un a folosit el însuși denumirea de „prim secretar” din 2012 până în 2016, când a devenit „secretar general”. Jo, considerat unul dintre cei mai apropiați asistenți ai lui Kim, a fost văzut de analiști ca numărul trei în stat, după Kim Jong Un și Choe Ryong Hae, președintele Comitetului permanent al Adunării Populare Supreme. Anul trecut, agenția de informații sud-coreeană preciza că sora lui Kim, Kim Yo Jong, îi slujea drept „al doilea comandant de facto”, dar nu a fost desemnată în mod oficial succesorul dictatorului nord-coreean. În același timp, la Congresul din ianuarie, din statutul Partidului Muncitorilor a fost eliminat termenul ”songun” sau ”politică militară pe primul loc”, un cuvânt cheie în era Kim Jong Il.

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☆ Kim Jong Un și-a numit un înlocuitor; Cine va ocupa funcția de „prim secretar”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-01 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Titularul noului post de „prim secretar” va conduce ședințe în numele lui Kim Jong Un. Potrivit agenției de știri sud-coreene, Kim Jong Un vrea să scape de „povara” gestionării partidului. Kim Jong Un a folosit el însuși denumirea de „prim secretar” din 2012 până în 2016, când a devenit „secretar general”. Jo, considerat unul dintre cei mai apropiați asistenți ai lui Kim, a fost văzut de analiști ca numărul trei în stat, după Kim Jong Un și Choe Ryong Hae, președintele Comitetului permanent al Adunării Populare Supreme. Anul trecut, agenția de informații sud-coreeană preciza că sora lui Kim, Kim Yo Jong, îi slujea drept „al doilea comandant de facto”, dar nu a fost desemnată în mod oficial succesorul dictatorului nord-coreean.

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