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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  S. Korean film industry surpasses 2 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in sales for the first time

  The South Korean film industry surpassed 2 trillion won, or about $1.8 billion, in sales for the first time last year, according to a Korean Film Council report Monday. Sales — which include digital and overseas sales...

  • Posted February 2, 2015
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  S. Korea to sell $7.05 billion in state debts in Feb.

  SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korea plans to sell state bonds worth 7.65 trillion won (US$7.05 billion) in February, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance said Thursday. According to the ministry, the government will sell 1.9 trillion won...

  • Posted January 30, 2015
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  No socializing or double handshakes for Korean soldiers of opposite sex

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The Army plans to draw up a new code of conduct on relations between male and female service personnel in the wake of a series of sex crimes on military bases, officers said Thursday....

  • Posted January 29, 2015
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  South Korea saw record 60 million travelers in 2014

  The number of visitors traveling to and from South Korea surpassed 60 million last year, according to the Korean Ministry of Justice Monday. In 2014, the total number of travelers in and out of Korea was 61,652,158,...

  • Posted January 27, 2015
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  Two stolen Korean artifacts to be returned home after 65 years

  Two stolen artifacts will soon return to South Korea after 65 years. The official seal of Queen Moon-jung, as well as a seal of King Hyeon-jong, were illegally taken by an American soldier during the Korean War....

  • Posted January 26, 2015
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  S. Korea defeats Iraq 2-0 to reach Asian Cup final

  SYDNEY (Yonhap) — South Korea defeated Iraq 2-0 to reach the final of the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in 27 years. Forward Lee Jeong-hyeop and defensive back Kim Young-gwon scored a goal apiece in...

  • Posted January 26, 2015
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  With jobs scarce, S. Korean youth fall prey to abuse

  By Park Sojung SEOUL  (Yonhap) – Lee Ga-hyeon, a 23-year-old university senior, says she was completely thrown off guard when the manager of a McDonald’s branch where she worked fired her last September. “You can’t come to work...

  • Posted January 23, 2015
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