• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
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• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
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All posts tagged "Economy"

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  Google chief stresses importance of deregulation in S. Korea

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet Inc., the holding company of Google Inc., said Friday that flexible regulations will help South Korea amid the protracted economic slowdown. “I know that your country is seeing...

  • Posted October 30, 2015
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  Korea reunification would create $8.7 trillion economy: gov’t think tank

  By Brian Han The Korean peninsula has been split into two countries since 1948. Since 1950, North and South Korea have technically been engaged in a state of war. Though numerous social and political barriers still exist...

  • Posted October 28, 2015
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  Lotte suffers almost $1 billion loss in China: chairman’s brother

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Lotte Shopping, a key retail unit of Lotte Group, has racked up a huge loss from its Chinese operations over the past four years, the elder brother of the group chairman claimed Wednesday, demanding...

  • Posted October 28, 2015
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  S. Korean gov’t to pump $7.95 billion into local economy

  SEOUL/SEJONG (Yonhap) — The government will inject an extra 9 trillion won (US$7.95 billion) into the local economy in the fourth quarter to keep alive the growth momentum generated in the past few months, the finance ministry...

  • Posted October 27, 2015
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  S. Korea’s economy expands at fastest rate in 3 quarters

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s economy expanded at the fastest clip in three quarters during the July-September period. The Bank of Korea said Friday that Asia’s fourth-largest economy grew 2.6 percent from a year earlier....

  • Posted October 23, 2015
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  Trans-Pacific Partnership feared to sap S. Korea’s export competitiveness

  SEOUL/SEJONG, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) — A landmark free trade deal spanning the Pacific Rim is feared to weaken the competitiveness of South Korean exports as Seoul may have to cope with harsher competition from its rival Japan,...

  • Posted October 6, 2015
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  Fed keeps US interest rates low amid weak global economy

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is keeping U.S. interest rates at record lows in the face of threats from a weak global economy, persistently low inflation and unstable financial markets. Ending a highly anticipated meeting, Fed...

  • Posted September 17, 2015
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