All posts tagged "Korea"

  • talk
    The Latest on Koreas: Talks stretch into a third day

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The latest on the tensions on the Korean Peninsula (all times local): 07:51 a.m. (3:51 p.m. PT) PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) —  Marathon negotiations by senior officials from the Koreas stretched into...

    • Posted August 21, 2015
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  • A K10 Ammunition Re-supply Vehicle rolls along a road in the South Korean border city of Paju on Aug. 17, 2015, as South Korea and the United States launched a joint military exercise amid North Korea's threat to retaliate with "the strongest military counteraction" against the drill. The Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise, the world's largest computerized military drill aimed at defending the South from a North Korean attack, kicked off earlier in the day in South Korea for a 12-day run. (Yonhap)
    US says closely monitoring tensions on Korean Peninsula

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States said Thursday it is closely monitoring tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and reaffirmed its commitment to South Korea’s defense after the two Koreas exchanged artillery fire across their heavily armed border....

    • Posted August 20, 2015
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  • G-Dragon, left, and Airbnb Korea President Lee Joon-kyu, right, discuss the new project at a press conference in Seoul Wednesday. (Airbnb/Yonhap)
    Your next Airbnb host could be G-Dragon

    If you’ve used Airbnb, you’ve likely seen your share of eclectic hosts. But Airbnb’s newest host will top them all — the open-for-all room rental service has invited G-Dragon to make his Deokyang Studio available for a...

    • Posted August 20, 2015
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  • K-pop group f(x) will be performing in London for the the city's first-ever Korean Festival. (NEWSis/Korean Cultural Centre)
    [Guardian] Korean festival hits London – everything from K-pop to kimchi

      London is to host its first ever South Korean festival on Sunday 9 August with live performances and food, fashion and games stalls, to help foster better understanding of the nation as it approaches...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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  • ROK Navy’s Aegis-equipped destroyer DDG-993
    China, Russia to conduct joint military drills in East Sea

    BEIJING, July 31 (Yonhap) — China and Russia will launch joint military drills next month in the East Sea, the water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, China’s defense ministry said Friday. The joint drills, set for...

    • Posted July 31, 2015
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  • lotte
    A real-life Korean drama: Lotte founder dismissed by second son

    TOKYO/SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) — The board of directors of Japan-based Lotte Holdings Co., the de facto holding firm of Lotte Group, voted Tuesday to sack the group’s founder as chief executive and general chairman, group officials...

    • Posted July 28, 2015
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  • FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2015 file photo, Donald Trump, host of the television series "The Celebrity Apprentice," mugs for photographers at the NBC 2015 Winter TCA Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. NBC on Monday, June 29, 2015 said that it is ending its business relationship with Trump, now a Republican presidential candidate, because of comments he made about immigrants during the announcement of his campaign. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
    Donald Trump criticizes S. Korea as taking a ‘free ride’ from the US

    By Kang Seung-woo Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s remark that Korea is getting a free ride because it is protected by the U.S. military is triggering controversy. Critics of the free-speaking billionaire say that his views come...

    • Posted July 23, 2015
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