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☆ V&A celebrates 'Korean Wave' of popular culture with new exhibition
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Korean Wave" are K-Pop costumes, K-drama props as well as a replica of the bathroom set in Oscar-winning film "Parasite". Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"'Hallyu' actually means Korean wave and it refers to this meteoric rise of popular culture from South Korea that has taken the world by storm in the past few decades." The exhibition is split into different sections including K-pop and its fans, television drama and cinema, fashion and beauty. The Korean Wave" exhibition at the V&A in London, Britain, September 21, 2022. The Korean Wave" opens on Saturday and runs until June.

☆ In LA's Koreatown, coffee-shop owners gather to swap business strategies. It's acted as a pandemic lifeline.
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-15 | by ( Linda Chong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Several of the business owners take on the role of mentor and trainer, helping newcomers to the area build connections in Koreatown. Through the circle, Kim is well acquainted with more than 12 coffee businesses, some outside Koreatown. Through Yon, Kim also met dozens of business owners and baristas. "It wasn't difficult finding this business circle," Jo, who's only been in the business for a few years, told Insider. "You would think business owners are competing more during these tough times," she said, "until I met these business owners."

☆ Kim Jong-un a slăbit, lumea speculează din nou că ar fi bolnav; Serviciile secrete spun că anul trecut avea 140 de kg
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: AFPKim Jong-un a slăbit, lumea speculează din nou că ar fi bolnav; Serviciile secrete spun că anul trecut avea 140 de kgLiderul nord-coreean, Kim Jong-un, a dat tonul la și mai multe speculații cu privire la sănătatea lui, pentru că fotografiile recente arată că a slăbit. Sănătatea lui Kim este o sursă frecventă de speculații. În 2014, a dispărut din atenția publică aproape șase săptămâni, după care a apărut cu un baston. După câteva zile serviciile secrete din Coreea de Sud au spus că suferise o intervenție chirurgicală pentru eliminarea unui chist de la gleznă. Un analist a declarat pentru NK News că este posibil ca liderul să fi decis să slăbească pentru a-și îmbunătăți imaginea.

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☆ 23 Black leaders who are shaping history today
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-01 | by ( Courtney Connley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +39 min

Following the lead of trailblazers throughout American history, today's Black history-makers are shaping not only today but tomorrow. —Cory StiegRosalind Brewer, 58, Walgreens' next CEO and only Black woman to currently lead a Fortune 500 firmWalgreens' next CEO Rosalind Brewer. When she steps into this new role, she will be the only Black woman currently leading a Fortune 500 firm, and just the third Black woman in history to serve as a Fortune 500 CEO. "When you're a Black woman, you get mistaken a lot," she said during a 2018 speech at her alma mater, Spelman College. —Tom Huddleston Jr.Jason Wright, 38, first Black president of a National Football League teamWashington Football Team president Jason Wright.

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☆ We asked 5 MBA graduates in varying age groups when the right time to go to business school is — here's what they said
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-08 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The average age for students taking the GMAT to get into business school is on the decline. Insider interviewed graduates to determine when the best time to go to business school really is. The average age of people sitting to take their GMAT test for business school is trending slightly downwards, from 26.5 in 2014 to 25.9 in 2021. In an unconventional move, McGranahan decided to go to business school after having been offered another promotion at global cosmetics giant Sephora. "I wish my mind was a bit younger to compete with the 30- and 35-year-olds, but the right time for you is the right age to go.

☆ North Korea needs nukes because of its religion
▼ + stars: | 2017-07-08 | by ( Paul French | Foreign Policy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But even engagement strategies can't stop the relentless move toward a deliverable North Korea nuclear arsenal. President Bill Clinton essentially attempted this in 1994 when he approved $4 billion in "energy aid" to North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses with participants during the 8th Congress of the Korean Children's Union (KCU) in Pyongyang, North Korea. A vendor waits for customers at the shop inside the international airport in Pyongyang, North Korea May 3, 2016. But if the world accepts a nuclear North Korea (and it accepted a nuclear Pakistan, as North Koreans have reminded me), then the second half of Kim's theory might just give the kind of pressure that can be used.

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