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• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
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• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
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All posts tagged "Korea"

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  Retail prices found to be 200-800 percent higher than import prices in S. Korea

  By Choi Kyong-ae The retail prices of imported products are excessively high compared with the import price, the Korea Customs Service (KCS) said on Friday. Retail prices were found to be 200-800 percent higher than the import...

  • Posted December 5, 2014
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  S. Korea sends rescuers to join search for missing sailors

  SEOUL/BUSAN (Yonhap) — South Korea said Friday it has dispatched a rescue team to join the search for the missing crew members of a South Korean trawler that sank off Russia’s far east coast. The 1,753-ton Oryong...

  • Posted December 5, 2014
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  One-third of S. Korea’s plastic surgery patients ‘unsatisfied’

  By Lee Ji-hye Korea is known for its high rate of plastic surgery as well as the accessibility of such procedures. However, a recent consumer study shows that around one-third of those who go under the knife...

  • Posted December 4, 2014
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  Wild boar creates havoc at Yonsei University building, escapes

  A wild boar broke into a Yonsei University Wonju campus building on Dec. 4. at approximately 7:28 p.m., according to Yonhap.  Wonju is the most populous city in the Gangwon province just 87 miles east of Seoul. After...

  • Posted December 4, 2014
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  S. Korean mobile carriers fined 2.4 bln won for handset subsidy violations

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean mobile carriers have been fined 2.4 billion won (US$2.15 million) for violating the new handset subsidy law that misled and lured iPhone 6 buyers in late October, the communications watchdog said Thursday....

  • Posted December 4, 2014
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  IKEA to stop selling “Sea of Japan” map, admits inflated prices

  By Lee Minji SEOUL (Yonhap) — IKEA Korea said Thursday it will stop selling a disputed map that had marked the water between South Korea and Japan only as “Sea of Japan” starting next year as it...

  • Posted December 4, 2014
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  [Harvard Review] Unexpected Partnerships with North Korea

    Despite political tension surrounding the country, NGOs have found ways to collaborate effectively with the North Korean government in an effort to fight its deadliest disease. When North Korea makes international headlines, it...

  • Posted December 3, 2014
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