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BTS’ Jimin to release new song ahead of 2nd solo album

SEOUL: Jimin of K-pop superband BTS will debut a new song ahead of his second solo album “Muse,” set to drop next month, the group’s label said Friday.

The song, “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band,” featuring Loco, will be released at 1 p.m., BigHit Musi…

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(2nd LD) Industrial output falls 0.7 pct in May

SEOUL: South Korea’s industrial output fell in May from a month earlier, as losses in the automobile sector offset gains in the semiconductor segment, with retail sales and facility investment losing ground as well, data showed Friday.

Industrial out…

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Busan seen entering phase of extinction, study says

SEOUL: Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, appears to have entered a phase of extinction due to low birthrates and superaging population, becoming the nation’s first metropolitan city to do so, said a research paper published on Friday.

The pap…