All posts tagged "Korea"

  • Lee Young-shil, 86, right, from South Korea, cannot hold back her tears as she finally got to meet her younger sister Lee Jung-shil, 83, who lives in North Korea. (Yonhap)
    Together at last

    Separated family members from 2 Koreas have emotional reunions By Chung Min-uck and Joint Press Corps A kaleidoscope of scenes unfurled at the Geumgangsan Hotel in North Korea where 82 South Koreans in their 60s to 90s...

    • Posted February 20, 2014
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  • The poll indicates that EXO seems to have the largest number of K-pop fans in North America. (Newsis)
    SM to hold global audition

    By Park Jin-hai SM Entertainment will hold “2014 S.M. Global Audition” in 18 cities in seven countries ― Korea, China, Japan, U.S., Canada, Indonesia, and Thailand ― Feb. 21. The three-month journey starting in Indonesia will continue...

    • Posted February 20, 2014
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  • Kim Sung-yoon, 96, the oldest among 82 elderly South Koreans scheduled for inter-Korean family reunions, speaks to a doctor during a medical checkup in Hanwha Resort at the eastern coastal city of Sokcho, Gangwon Province, Wednesday. The senior citizens will travel by bus to Mt. Geumgang in North Korea today for a three-day meeting with their separated siblings and relatives. (Yonhap)
    “Waiting is the hardest part”

    85-year-old anxious to meet kid brother for 1st time in 70 years; 82 ready for reunions By Chung Min-uck, Joel Lee A group of senior citizens looked as if they were back in elementary school waiting for...

    • Posted February 19, 2014
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    Korea emerges as global data hub

    MS plans to start building data center this year By Choi Kyong-ae Driven by its advanced infrastructure, Korea is increasingly becoming an attractive destination for leading global technology companies keen on expanding their data centers, according to...

    • Posted February 18, 2014
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  • Seen above is the Antarctic Jang Bogo Station in Terra Nova Bay, South Pole. Korea became the world’s 10th country to run more than one year-round research center in the Antarctic with the completion of the new research base. (Yonhap)
    Jang Bogo Station opens in Antarctica

        By Yi Whan-woo Korea opened its second Antarctic research station, Wednesday, making it the 10th country to run more than one year-round station on the southernmost tip of the planet. The Ministry of Oceans and...

    • Posted February 12, 2014
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    Korea registers first-ever Olympic Curling win

    Defeats Japan 12-7, then loses to Swiss 6-8 Korea defeated Japan 12-7 in its opening round robin match of women’s curling at the Sochi Olympics on Tuesday. It was Korea’s first-ever Curling win in Olympics, but they...

    • Posted February 11, 2014
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    Korea still seen as emerging market

      By Kim Rahn Is Korea an advanced economy or an emerging one? Most economic data suggests it is the former, given that the nation has a huge current account surplus, sound fiscal health and a large...

    • Posted February 11, 2014
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