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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
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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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  South Korean anchor’s husband convicted of assaulting her

  By Lee Kyung-min Kang Pil-gu, the husband of celebrity news anchor Kim Joo-ha, has been sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, for assaulting his wife during an argument. Kim testified that her husband...

  • Posted October 15, 2014
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  Naver and SK join Daum Kakao in privacy protest

  By Yoon Sung-won Naver, Daum Kakao and SK Communications are acting collectively to press for protection of customers’ information. “The three leading companies agree Daum Kakao is not the only victim and this will affect everyone,” said...

  • Posted October 15, 2014
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  [THR] Warner Bros. Korea to Debut Films Via Online Services

   Amid the surge of the South Korean online market for movies in recent years, Warner Brothers Korea will make films without theatrical release plans in the country available on the online video services of telecom...

  • Posted October 14, 2014
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  Kakao to offer ‘privacy mode’ amid gov’t monitoring fears

  By Yoon Sung-won Daum Kakao said Wednesday it will introduce a stronger privacy protection feature in its app by the end of the year. The move comes as a countermeasure to prevent more subscribers from leaving KakaoTalk...

  • Posted October 8, 2014
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  Bribery scandal hits synchronized swimming team

  By Lee Kyung-min A board member of the Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) is being investigated over allegations that he received bribes from the parents of some synchronized swimmers in exchange for allowing them to compete in the...

  • Posted October 8, 2014
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  Seoul National University students criticized for sexism

  A group of Seoul National University (SNU) students are in hot water for using a controversial name during a school competition, OhmyNews reported. The controversy began at SNU’s fall festival last week. During an online gaming tournament,...

  • Posted October 7, 2014
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• Harmful substances found in Korean toothpastes

  60% of toothpastes contain ‘harmful’ substances By Jung Min-ho More than 60 percent of all toothpastes in the Korean market contain potentially harmful substances that are banned in some parts of Europe and the United States, according...

  • Posted October 6, 2014
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