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K-Pop Idols: A Guide to Female Artists and Groups in the Korean Music Industry

K-Pop Idols: A Guide to Female Artists and Groups in the Korean Music Industry

K-Pop Idols: A Guide to Female Artists and Groups in the Korean Music Industry
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Studiocanal Boards Pan-Asian Survival Thriller ‘kiDnap Game’ Starring Kentaro Sakaguchi and Lee Joon-gi (EXCLUSIVE)

Studiocanal Boards Pan-Asian Survival Thriller ‘kiDnap Game’ Starring Kentaro Sakaguchi and Lee Joon-gi (EXCLUSIVE)

Studiocanal has boarded “kiDnap Game,” a survival thriller series created and directed by Japan’s Yusuke Kato (“Last Friends”) which unfolds across seven cities in Asia. Produced by Kato for Fuji Television, Hong Kong’s MakerVille and South Korea’s Simstory, the 11-part series will be presented to buyers at Mipcom in Cannes this week. Canal+ has also […]
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Three Storms Cause Cleanup Across North America

Three Storms Cause Cleanup Across North America

North America is recovering from the impact of three major storms over the weekend. Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Florida as a Category 2 storm, causing evacuations and fatalities. Meanwhile, Hurricane Simon affected the Pacific Coast, and remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel brought heavy rain and flooding to the Southwest, including Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Idaho. Flash flood watches and warnings remain in effect for much of the region, with rainfall totals of up to 3 inches expected in some areas. Coastal flooding is also a concern in Southern California due to high tides and surf. Snowfall is possible in higher elevations of the Rockies as the storm system continues to move inland. (Source: NBC News, published 2026-10-12 13:46:28 GMT)
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Indonesia relocates 8 orangutans into protected forest after rescue from wildfires

Indonesia relocates 8 orangutans into protected forest after rescue from wildfires

Eight endangered orangutans rescued from areas of Indonesia’s Borneo ravaged by wildfires have been released into a protected forest
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Marysville possible home of new Honda plant, per Ohio EPA filing

Marysville possible home of new Honda plant, per Ohio EPA filing

The proposed plant would be about seven miles northwest of Marysville near the existing East Liberty plant.
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Researchers Develop Seaweed Origami-Inspired Aquaculture System for Carbon Sequestration

Researchers Develop Seaweed Origami-Inspired Aquaculture System for Carbon Sequestration

Researchers from Zhejiang University, in collaboration with Guizhou University and the Ningbo Innovation Center, have developed a novel Seaweed Origami-inspired Aquaculture System (Seaweed OAS). This system aims to facilitate open-ocean seaweed cultivation for various purposes, including carbon sequestration. The Seaweed OAS is constructed from 12 variant pentagonal units assembled into a dodecahedron-like shell. Each module integrates an origami-inspired shell, an internal nutrient space, a central buoyancy ball, and connection seats. The design, inspired by the traditional Chinese huiwen (fret) pattern, allows for the creation of quiet microhabitats where seaweed can attach and grow, while simultaneously storing slow-release nutrients. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), laboratory tests, lake trials, and an open-ocean trial in the Philippine Trench region were conducted to evaluate the system's flow regulation, stability, and global deployment potential. The study, published in Environmental Science and...
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Pew Charitable Trusts Proposes Five Steps to Strengthen Follow-Up Actions for Fishing Rule Infractions

Pew Charitable Trusts Proposes Five Steps to Strengthen Follow-Up Actions for Fishing Rule Infractions

The Pew Charitable Trusts has outlined five key steps to enhance the effectiveness of follow-up actions for fishing rule infractions. These recommendations aim to address a critical gap in the current compliance processes of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs), which govern 90% of the global ocean's fisheries. While many RFMOs have improved their methods for identifying and categorizing non-compliance, they often lack mandatory and consistent follow-up actions. This deficiency can lead to repeated violations, undermine the credibility of RFMO decisions, create unfairness among member states, and weaken incentives for compliance. The proposed steps include agreeing to implement follow-up actions for all identified incidents, adopting a catalog of approved actions, automatically assigning actions based on non-compliance categories, setting timelines for completion, and monitoring and assessing members' follow-up efforts. These measures are designed to ensure that infractions are addressed sys...
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Ventura's Pacific View Mall opens Round1 Bowling, Japanese food hall

Ventura's Pacific View Mall opens Round1 Bowling, Japanese food hall

A new Japanese entertainment center with bowling and a food hall opens at Pacific View Mall in Ventura.
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Keanu Reeves-Voiced Stop-Motion Samurai Film ‘Hidari’ Looks for New Partner After U.S. Talks Stall

Keanu Reeves-Voiced Stop-Motion Samurai Film ‘Hidari’ Looks for New Partner After U.S. Talks Stall

Japan’s Dwarf Studios is looking for a new partner for “Hidari,” the stop-motion samurai film voiced by Keanu Reeves, after talks with a U.S. company that offered to fund the entire budget in exchange for all rights stalled, producer Matsumoto Noriko told an audience at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market […]
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Netflix’s ‘The Blue Road’ Director Han Jun-hee on Why Playing It Safe Is the Real Risk

Netflix’s ‘The Blue Road’ Director Han Jun-hee on Why Playing It Safe Is the Real Risk

When Han Jun-hee binge-watched “House of Cards,” the series struck him as a game changer. It left him with one ambition: to make a story no one had told before, but that many people would watch. Delivering a masterclass at Netflix’s Creative Asia program during the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), the director of “Coin […]
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Scientists Discover Smallest Archaeal Genome, Naming it Candidatus Sukunaarchaeum mirabile

Scientists Discover Smallest Archaeal Genome, Naming it Candidatus Sukunaarchaeum mirabile

An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Nottingham and the University of Tsukuba in Japan, has identified a new microorganism, Candidatus Sukunaarchaeum mirabile (Sukunaarchaeum), which possesses the smallest genome among all known archaea. Published in the journal Current Biology, the study reveals that Sukunaarchaeum's genome contains only 189 protein-coding genes, less than half the size of the previously smallest known archaeal genome. Despite this minimal genetic makeup, it retains essential genes for DNA replication and protein synthesis. The microorganism was discovered through the analysis of genetic material from individual marine plankton. Approximately a quarter of its genome is dedicated to unusually large membrane proteins whose functions are yet to be determined. Researchers hypothesize that Sukunaarchaeum may exist as a parasite, either within or alongside another organism, given that similar proteins have been observed in other parasitic archaea. Ho...
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Busan Market Chief Ellen Y.D. Kim Plots Year-Round ACFM 365 Platform, Warns Public Funding Has Stalled

Busan Market Chief Ellen Y.D. Kim Plots Year-Round ACFM 365 Platform, Warns Public Funding Has Stalled

The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) should grow beyond its four days in Busan into a platform that runs all year, director Ellen Y.D. Kim tells Variety. She adds that public money for the market has not grown alongside it. Kim calls the idea ACFM 365. It would be a permanent database and matchmaking […]