All posts tagged "Korea"

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    Kim Yuna named honorary ambassador for 2018 Winter Games

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Retired figure skating star Kim Yuna on Tuesday was named an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea. Kim became the sixth goodwill ambassador for the 2018 Winter...

    • Posted November 4, 2014
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  • Kang Jung-ho will be eligible to sign to an MLB team after the 2014 season is over.
    [DODGERS DIGEST] 2014 S. Korean MLB prospects

       Prior to 2013, the Dodgers went out and got themselves Korean lefty Hyun-jin Ryu, and you might say that’s worked out really, really well. Despite the initial uncertainty from some corners of the baseball world...

    • Posted November 3, 2014
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  • South Korean golfer Jang Jeong formally announces her retirement on Nov. 3, 2014, in Seoul. (Yonhap)
    Women’s British Open champion Jang Jeong retires

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean LPGA Tour veteran Jang Jeong formally announced her retirement on Monday, saying she wants to enjoy life away from golf for the time being. Jang, 34, played her final LPGA event in...

    • Posted November 3, 2014
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  • A visitor has a meal alone at a Japanese restaurant, Ichimen, in Sinchon, Seoul. The restaurant provides rooms separated with wooden panels for those who want to eat alone. (Korea Times file)
    [REUTERS] Korea targets “golden singles” amid consumer slump

       As South Korea’s population rapidly ages, makers of consumer goods from washing machines to packaged foods and pet products are increasingly targeting people like Lee Dong-soo, who is 34 and lives alone with his cat. Spending...

    • Posted November 1, 2014
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    [NYT] S. Korean and Chinese students complain about SAT cheating allegations’ effects

       BEIJING — The announcement by administrators of the SAT college entrance test that scores are being withheld for students from China and South Korea who took the exam earlier this month has infuriated...

    • Posted October 31, 2014
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    Opening of N. Korea-China bridge ‘indefinitely’ delayed

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — The opening of a major new bridge between North Korea and China has been “indefinitely” postponed, Chinese state media reported Friday, amid Beijing’s frosty attitude toward its troublesome neighbor Pyongyang. The report by the...

    • Posted October 31, 2014
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  • Korean workers take the least amount of vacation days when compared to the rest of the world.
    South Koreans’ life satisfaction less than Chinese, Vietnamese

    According to Pew Research Center’s Global Attitude survey When it comes to life satisfaction, only 47 percent of South Koreans — less than neighbors like China and Vietnam but more than Japan — said they stand at a...

    • Posted October 30, 2014
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