• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• 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
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  Language instructors take up largest portion of drug smuggling increase in S. Korea

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The number of cases of foreigners sneaking drugs into South Korea jumped 34 percent from a year ago with language instructors taking up the largest portion, customs data showed Tuesday. The Incheon Airport Customs...

  • Posted December 16, 2014
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  Sci-fi epic ‘Interstellar’ becomes sensation in S. Korea

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The Hollywood film “Interstellar” has become a sensation in South Korean movie theaters and is likely to soon surpass the 5 million mark in attendance, data showed Monday. The sci-fi epic by Christopher Nolan...

  • Posted November 17, 2014
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  LA mayor to visit Seoul this month to promote tourism, investment

  By Park Ju-youn South Korea will soon receive a group of visiting influentials from Los Angeles, led by Mayor Eric Garcetti on a mission to promote tourism and investment in the city. The Asia visit, which has...

  • Posted November 11, 2014
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  Illegal S. Korean subsidies return for iPhone 6 despite new law

  New telecom law becomes ineffective; regulator issues warning By Yoon Sung-won Illegal handset subsidies to lure customers into buying new iPhone models have returned to the market, rendering the new telecom law designed to prevent such practices...

  • Posted November 3, 2014
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  South Korea ranks 117 out of 142 countries in gender equality

  First overall is Iceland, followed by Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The US ranks 20th in the report, with an especially high ranking in economic participation and opportunity at fourth in the world. South Korea ranks 117 out...

  • Posted October 28, 2014
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  Ryu Hyun-jin reflects on his second season, vows to take better care of his body

  (Yonhap) — Coming off an injury-riddled 2014 season, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers said Tuesday he will try to stay healthier next year in Major League Baseball (MLB). Ryu, who returned home...

  • Posted October 22, 2014
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  S. Korean gov’t responds to Amnesty International migrant worker report

  By Kim Young-jin, Kim Hyo-jin The South Korean government said it is making efforts to protect migrant farmers, refuting a report this week by Amnesty International that detailed a range of alleged labor abuses in the agriculture...

  • Posted October 21, 2014
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