Kim Sae-ron’s death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebrities
Actor Kim Sae-ron’s death adds to the list of celebrity deaths in South Korea that underscore the enormous pressure they face ...
This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under ...
The Economist1d
Han Kang is South Korea’s pride—and its conscience
Ms Han’s book and her Nobel prize are “catalysts” for renewed interest in the tragedy, says Chon Yeong-mi of the Jeju History ...
The pressure of South Korea's celebrity culture
Death of actor Kim Sae-ron highlights the 'depressingly familiar' pattern of 'negative press coverage and hate online' ...
The Facts1d
Health2Sync Deepens Reach and Partnerships in South Korea with Growing Adoption of its Digital Disease Management Platform
Health2Sync's SugarGenie app is experiencing rapid growth and positive reception in South Korea.The platform is being ...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful ...
eLife2d
Multi-Omics Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Key Regulators of HIV-1 Persistence and Aberrant Host Immune Responses in Early Infection
This study provides evidence that single-cell multi-omics profiling can reveal key regulators of HIV-1 persistence and early immune dysregulation, particularly implicating KLF2 and Th17 cells as major ...
South Korean Officials Convicted Over Forcibly Sending North Koreans Home
The case of two North Korean fishermen, who murdered 16 compatriots before they sought asylum, has become a political ...
Gil Won-ok, Crusading Victim of Wartime Sex Slavery, Dies at 96
She campaigned for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her, mostly Korean, ...
Death of South Korean actor at 24 sparks discussion on social media, internet culture
South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron’s death this week has triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for changes to the way the ...
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U.S. Aid Cut - Nigeria Needs Robust Strategy, Not Ad Hoc Committee
Can Nigerians now locally produce HIV treatment drugs to cater for those living with ... In terms of pharmaceutical drugs, countries like India, China, Pakistan, South Korea who were aid-dependent ...
The Washington Post11d
Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
The far-reaching move could disrupt U.S. programs around the world, including a widely lauded effort to combat HIV worldwide that is credited with saving some 25 million lives, U.S. officials warned.