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• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  Hyundai, Kia say domestic output surpassed Toyota

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s top two carmakers, said Thursday their domestic production surpassed that of Toyota Motor Corp. of Japan, an indication that they are not pulling...

  • Posted October 17, 2014
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  16 dead at Seoul K-pop concert

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Sixteen people watching an outdoor pop concert in South Korea fell 20 meters to their deaths Friday when a ventilation grate they were standing on collapsed, officials said. Photos of the scene in...

  • Posted October 17, 2014
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  South Koreans continue to dominate LPGA at KEB Championship

  INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA (AP) — Haeji Kang shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead over five players, including three fellow South Koreans, after the first round of the LPGA’s KEB-Hanabank Championship. Lee Il-hee...

  • Posted October 16, 2014
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  [WSJ] South Koreans Still Fear Radiation From Japan

   More than three years have passed since the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, but some South Koreans are still leery over possible radioactive contamination from their neighbor. Environmental activists and residents of Changwon, a...

  • Posted October 16, 2014
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  Seoul Mayor receives backlash for supporting same-sex marriage

  By Jung Min-ho Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has put himself at the center of controversy after he expressed his support for same-sex marriage during his recent trip to the United States. Talking to the San Francisco Examiner,...

  • Posted October 16, 2014
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  [BARRON'S] Samsung: Why the Stock Could Soar

   Samsung Electronics could be the world’s cheapest mega-cap stock. Just don’t expect it to stay that way. The South Korean maker of cellphones, tablets, memory chips, and big-screen TVs trades for eight times estimated 2014 earnings, and...

  • Posted October 16, 2014
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  S. Korea iPhone release date confirmed for Oct. 31: Can Apple keep up with demand?

  By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Apple officially announced Oct. 31 as the release date in South Korea for its latest flagship products, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. It plans to distribute the phones...

  • Posted October 14, 2014
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