All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • The above photo shows Mado No. 4 buried in the seabed off Mado Island, Taean County, South Chungcheong Province. (Courtesy of the Cultural Heritage Administration) (Yonhap)
    S. Korean shipwreck found to date back to early Joseon

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A shipwreck discovered in South Korea’s southwestern waters last year was found to date back to the early Joseon Dynasty in what is believed to be the nation’s first discovery of a Joseon-era ship,...

    • Posted August 26, 2015
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  • A group of conscripts salutes during a ceremony at a boot camp in the city of Nonsan, 213 kilometers south of Seoul, on Aug. 24, 2015 to mark the camp's reception of recruits at a time when tensions between the Koreas have risen dramatically following the North's launch of a landmine attack and firing of artillery shells across the border. All able-bodied South Korean males are required to serve almost two years in the military. (Yonhap)
    Inter-Korean tensions alter sense of national security in young generation

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Cho Min-soo, a 22-year-old sergeant assigned to the 3rd Division in the central front of the South Korean Army, was supposed to be discharged Tuesday and start work as a civilian in September. Cho,...

    • Posted August 26, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping wave during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Wang Zhao, Pool)
    President Park to attend military parade in Beijing

    By Kang Seung-woo, Jun Ji-hye President Park Geun-hye will observe a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sept. 3 in Beijing, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday. “Considering friendly and...

    • Posted August 26, 2015
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    Actor Ahn Yong-joon, singer Venny to tie the knot

    South Korean actor Ahn Yong-joon, 28, and singer Venny, 37, are getting married next month, according to Yonhap. According to Ahn’s agency Kook Entertainment Wednesday, the pair will tie the knot inside Ramada Seoul on Sept. 19....

    • Posted August 26, 2015
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    US stocks open sharply higher after 6-day slump

    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening sharply higher Wednesday after slumping for six straight days amid concern that growth in China was slowing more quickly than previously thought. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 370...

    • Posted August 26, 2015
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    Goldman Sachs Korea raided for alleged stock price manipulation

    By Kim Se-jeong Prosecutors announced Tuesday that they raided the offices of Goldman Sachs Korea, ING Life Insurance and Macquarie Investment Management Korea last week to investigate allegations that the firms were involved in stock price manipulation....

    • Posted August 26, 2015
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    Typhoon Goni kills 40, affects 11,000 in N. Korea

    Typhoon Goni covered parts of North Korea in torrential downpour resulting in 40 deaths and affecting 11,000 people the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) said on Wednesday. Additionally, the storm destroyed “153 houses” and 849...

    • Posted August 26, 2015
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