The Richest Woman in the World and 4 Wealthy Runners-up
Although she is far from the richest person in the world — a title currently held by LMVH CEO Bernault Arnault — Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is still doing fine for herself.
Although she is far from the richest person in the world — a title currently held by LMVH CEO Bernault Arnault — Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is still doing fine for herself.
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While the average billionaire is 66 years old, there’s a dramatic shift taking place in the world of wealth. A new generation of billionaires is making headlines with their impressive fortunes. Around the globe, 14 individuals have reached a net worth of over $1 billion despite being 30 years old or younger — and the youngest billionaire is still in her teens.
Capitalism can be like a warped and extremely un-fun game of Monopoly, and most people are entering the fray much too late to get a slice of the action.
Economists have historically used GDP per capita to determine the richest country in the world, but that's misleading when you consider the tax havens effect.
[International] :
The Russian government has reportedly blamed South Korea for the deterioration of bilateral relations.
According to Russia’s state-run TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova made the remarks Tuesday while addressing reporters ahead of the annual meeting ...
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Democratic Rep. Andy Kim was elected to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, becoming the first Korean American to serve in the Senate.
With elections for the Senate and the House of Representatives taking place the same day as the U.S. presidential election, Kim defeated Curtis Bashaw in the New Jersey senatorial ...
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A high-level U.S. government official reportedly confirmed that many North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed in combat against Ukraine.
On Tuesday, the New York Times quoted the official as saying “a significant number” were killed in action, with the exact time of the armed conflict ...
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[International] :
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is reportedly heading to the Palm Beach County Convention Center in Florida to address his supporters at an election night rally.
That is according to Reuters on Wednesday, citing an unnamed official from the former president’s election camp.
Trump, ...
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[International] :
North Korea has slammed the European Union(EU) for moving to adopt a resolution to address human rights violations in the North.
In an announcement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, the North’s permanent mission to the UN criticized the EU for following what it called the United ...
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[International] :
South Korea, the United States and eight other countries have expressed “grave concerns” about the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia, saying Pyongyang’s direct support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine would be a “dangerous” expansion of the conflict.
The top diplomats of ten countries and ...
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[International] :
Marilyn Strickland, a U.S. congresswoman of Korean descent, has won a third term as the representative of Washington State’s Tenth District.
According to the Associated Press, the Democratic congresswoman defeated her Republican rival, Don Hewitt, in Tuesday’s general elections, securing 58-point-three ...
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[International] :
The operator of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said it retrieved a small amount of melted fuel from one of the reactors for the first time since a major earthquake and tsunami crippled the nuclear facility in 2011.
According to Japanese media outlets on Thursday, the Tokyo Electric Power ...
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[International] :
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly said Thursday that “losses” have already been recorded among North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk region in combat against Ukrainian forces.
According to Reuters and AFP on Thursday, Zelenskyy made the remarks in a press conference after the ...
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[International] :
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that Russia could hold military drills with North Korea.
According to Reuters and the Russian state news agency TASS, Putin mentioned the possibility during a plenary session of the annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in ...
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[International] :
Korean American congresswoman Young Kim has won a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday’s general elections, serving California’s 40th District.
According to the Associated Press, the Republican was certain to defeat her Democratic rival, Joe Kerr, with 74 percent of votes counted ...
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[International] :
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO), along with its Indo-Pacific partners, including South Korea, strongly denounced North Korea's troop deployment to Russia in support of its military offensive against Ukraine.
In a statement on Friday, NATO's top decision-making North Atlantic Council(NAC) ...
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[International] :
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly signed into law a treaty on the country's strategic partnership with North Korea, which includes a mutual defense provision.
According to Russia's state-run TASS news agency, Putin signed the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty on ...
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[International] :
Ukraine's top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, reportedly said that his country has numerous reports of North Korean soldiers preparing to participate in combat operations alongside Russian forces.
Reuters said on Sunday that Syrskyi made the remarks in a Facebook post on Saturday.
In the ...
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[International] :
The Russian military has reportedly assembled a force of 50-thousand soldiers, including North Korean troops, to carry out an assault with the goal of reclaiming territory in Russia’s Kursk region.
Quoting a U.S. official on Sunday, CNN said Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops to carry out ...
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[International] :
North Korea has for the first time admitted carrying out public executions, a form of punishment widely criticized by the international community as an extreme human rights violation.
According to the British daily The Times on Sunday, Pak Kwang-ho, director of the North’s Central Court, made the rare ...
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[International] :
The Ukrainian military has revealed what it claims are intercepted radio communications between North Korean soldiers in the Russian territory of Kursk.
The audio file, shared by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, features a male voice saying Korean words such as “wait” and “Seal two, one, ...
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[International] :
South Korea, the United States and Japan are reportedly coordinating plans for a trilateral summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) summit, set for this week in Peru.
Quoting a Japanese government official, Japan’s Kyodo News said Monday that coordination is underway to hold ...
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[International] :
The U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs has projected higher tariffs as a result of Donald Trump’s U.S. election victory, not only for China but also for South Korea, Taiwan and other Asian countries.
According to the U.S. broadcaster CBNC on Monday, Andrew Tilton, Goldman’s chief Asia-Pacific economist, ...
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[International] :
The U.S. State Department has confirmed that North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region are engaging in combat against Ukraine.
In a press briefing Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said he can confirm that over ten-thousand North Korean soldiers have been sent to eastern ...
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South Korea, the United States and Japan are set to hold their trilateral multidomain Freedom Edge exercise this week.
According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS), this year’s second Freedom Edge exercise runs Wednesday to Friday in international waters south of Jeju Island.
The three ...
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[International] :
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to co-lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency along with former Republican presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
In a statement on Wednesday, Trump said the nominees will pave the way for his government ...
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Anchor: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is moving fast to complete appointments for his national security and foreign policy teams, with his latest pick being veteran-turned-conservative news host Pete Hegseth to head the Pentagon. The incoming administration faces a number of foreign policy challenges, ...
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[International] :
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Washington will sternly respond to North Korea’s deployment of troops to the war in Ukraine.
Ahead of attending a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Brussels on Wednesday, Blinken said North Korean troops have been sent to the battlefield ...
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[Culture] :
The government has designated the seven days from Friday to next Thursday as the "2024 Hangeul Week," on the occasion of the 578th Hangeul Day on October 9 to mark the creation of the Korean alphabet.
According to the culture ministry on Monday, a number of cultural events that can help participants better ...
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Anchor: South Korean Pianist Lim Yunchan has won the Gramophone Classical Music Award in the piano category. This marks the first time that a Korean pianist has received the prestigious prize, often called the Oscars of the classical music world.
Kim Bum-soo has more.
Report:
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[Culture] :
KBS hit drama "Winter Sonata" which led the Korean Wave in the 2000s will be released as a theatrical film in Japan next year.
Pan Entertainment, which produced the show, announced Monday that it had decided to release a film version after receiving continuous requests from Japanese distributors and ...
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[Culture] :
The 31 Korean Cultural Centers in 28 countries around the world will hold various events promoting the value and beauty of Hangeul as South Korea will mark the 578th Hangeul Day on Wednesday.
The center in France will provide the first performance of a song created by South Korean composer Kim Dae-seong ...
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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said the nation has a duty to further develop the Korean alphabet, hangeul, which has gained worldwide recognition as a unique writing system.
At a government ceremony marking the 578th Hangeul Day on Wednesday, Han raised concerns about “indifference to the Korean language” ...
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Considering the growing popularity of the Korean language around the world, the government plans to double the number of internet-based Test of Proficiency in Korean(TOPIK) sessions and offer the test in more countries next year.
According to the education ministry on Thursday, the online test, designed to ...
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Anchor: South Korean author Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy made the announcement Thursday, and Han became the second South Korean ever to win a Nobel Prize and the first to attain the honor in literature.
Kim Bum-soo has more.
Report: South Korean writer Han ...
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Korean American writer Kim Ju-hea was named the winner of the 2024 Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award in the foreign fiction category for her debut novel, "Beasts of a Little Land."
Kim and Kirill Batygin, who translated the book into Russian, were awarded Russia's largest annual prize in literature at Moscow's ...
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The Writers Association of Korea says Han Kang’s recognition with a Nobel Prize in Literature is a blessing for literary language.
The association, one of the nation’s most prominent writers’ groups, said in a statement Friday that the latest feat is a reminder of the role that literature plays in ...
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Calligraphy by the late Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun will soon be on display for the South Korean public.
According to the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, a special exhibition on Ahn’s writings will open Thursday in cooperation with the Ahn Junggeun Memorial Association ...
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