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China Cabbage Scare and Korea's ETF Crash Draw Japanese Scorn
Authorities in Hebei said they had confirmed formaldehyde solution was used while buying up cabbage — but detection in Korean kimchi, a Korea-bound route, and any health harm are all unconfirmed. Separately, Korean media reported young investors, chasing a rally, cashing out savings and even parents' retirement funds into leveraged chip ETFs and taking heavy losses in the sell-off. Japanese threads mixed distrust of Chinese-sourced ingredients with a cold 'you did it to yourself' verdict on the leveraged bets.