All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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    N. Korea retaliates against S. Korean loudspeaker campaign with its own

    North Korea decided to retaliate against South Korea’s loudspeaker propaganda campaign by doing the exact same thing at the border. The two countries peacefully agreed to not engage in such activities back in 2004, but when landmines...

    • Posted August 17, 2015
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    Super Junior wins Teen Choice Awards

    Veteran K-pop idol Super Junior took home the Choice International Artist win for the Teen Choice Awards this year, the first for any Korean artist. The award is given to influential, non-American artists from around the world....

    • Posted August 17, 2015
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  • SUM, a celebrity shop on the second floor of SMTOWN@coexartium, carries souvenirs and fashion items that SM artists have designed or recommended. (Courtesy of SM Entertainment)
    SM, YG Entertainment under probe

    By Kim Se-jeong The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the nation’s two biggest entertainment agencies for allegedly overcharging for souvenirs and products featuring idol groups. The investigation follows a complaint from the Seoul YMCA, which in...

    • Posted August 16, 2015
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    S. Korea celebrates Liberation Day

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    • Posted August 16, 2015
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  • North Korea holds a closing event for its celebration of the 70th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule at Panmunjom, the truce village inside the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas, on Aug. 15, 2015. (KCNA-Yonhap)
    N. Korea marks Liberation Day with own events

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea commemorated the 70th anniversary of Korea’s independence from Japan, its state media said Sunday, after the two Koreas failed to agree on terms for a joint event. The Conference for National Unification,...

    • Posted August 16, 2015
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    Comfort women documentary to screen in Washington DC, Seoul on Liberation Day

    By Brian Han Christopher H.K. Lee’s latest documentary “The Last Tear” will be screened in Washington D.C. and Seoul on Aug. 15 marking the 70th anniversary of South Korea’s liberation from Japanese imperialism during World War II....

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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    Remembering Korean independence fighters in America

    In some cases, entire families dedicated their lives to the movement. The five Kang brothers and four married couples were among those 200 in the US.  By Kim Chul-soo Seventy years have passed since Korea found independence from...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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