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Social media supercharges South Korea's 'politics of hatred'
Social media supercharges South Korea's 'politics of hatred'

Online disinformation and hate speech are poisoning politics the world over, but in South Korea there have also been real-life acts of violence in a deeply polarised electorate before polls on Wednesday. - Ex-presidents in jail - Politics is famously adversarial in South Korea, where two of the past three presidents have ended up in jail on corruption charges.

French beauty brand L'Occitane halts Hong Kong trading over takeover
French beauty brand L'Occitane halts Hong Kong trading over takeover

French beauty company L'Occitane on Tuesday halted trading of its Hong Kong-listed shares pending an announcement of a takeover, according to a company notice to the bourse. The $5.55 billion Hong Kong-listed L'Occitane International rejected last September a buyout offer from Geiger's investment holding company, L'Occitane Group.