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  "id": 19276252,
  "title": "IWF Korea mentors North Jeolla startups on global expansion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/iwf-korea-mentors-north-jeolla-startups-on-global-expansion-19276252",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T03:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261110/iwf-korea-mentors-north-jeolla-startups-on-global-expansion"
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  "summary": "The International Women's Forum Korea (IWF Korea) recently organized a mentoring program called Local Startup Value-Up: Local to Global, aimed at helping startups in North Jeolla Province prepare for global expansion. The one-on-one mentoring sessions took place in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, as part of the 2026 J-Startup Festa and in conjunction with the 11th Startup Jeonbuk Entrepreneurship Expo. The initiative, jointly sponsored by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, North Jeolla Province, the city of Jeonju, the Jeonbuk Center for Creative Economy and Innovation, the Jeonbuk Business Agency, investment firm Krypton, and IWF Korea, sought to leverage regional assets and brands to strengthen the startups' competitiveness in the global market.",
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        "published": "2026-11-09T22:52:02.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-11-10T00:47:13.000Z"
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        "title": "North Korea tests new 'high-speed' torpedo system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/north-korea-tests-new-high-speed-torpedo-system",
        "published": "2026-11-10T01:11:15.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/north-korea-test-fires-new-high-speed-torpedo-as-navy-buildup",
        "published": "2026-11-10T01:48:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}