All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam (Yonhap)
    S. Korea to be active in anti-terror campaign: Vice FM

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will continue its support of the global fight against terrorism, a top diplomat said Monday, describing the weekend attacks on France as an “atrocious incident.” “We strongly condemn these brutal acts of...

    • Posted November 16, 2015
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  • South Korea's President Park Geun-hye looks observes a minute of silence during a state funeral of the late Lee Kuan Yew, held at the University Cultural Center, Sunday, March 29, 2015, in Singapore. During a week of national mourning that began Monday after Lee's death at age 91, some 450,000 people queued for hours for a glimpse of Lee's coffin at Parliament House. A million people visited tribute sites at community centers across the island and leaders and dignitaries from more than two dozen countries attended the state funeral. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    President Park’s approval rating hits 11-week low over textbooks row

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye’s job approval rating fell to an 11-week low over the controversy surrounding the government’s decision to reintroduce state history textbooks, a poll showed Friday. The survey by Gallup Korea showed 40...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • South Korean trucks transport humanitarian aid to North Koreans in this photo. (Yonhap)
    2 Koreas, Russia to work together on massive coal project

    By Brian Han South Korea, North Korea and Russia are making an attempt at improving trilateral relations by working together to bring 120,000 tons of coal into the South. The plan includes taking the coal from Russia,...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • Japanese protesters stand around a comfort women memorial near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. (Yonhap)
    Japan steps up demand for removal of comfort woman statue

    By Yi Whan-woo A statue of a Korean girl located across the street from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul is emerging as a new bone of contention because Tokyo is demanding its removal, as it symbolizes Japan’s...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • A man walks through a salt farm on Sinui Island, south of Seoul, South Korea. Life as a salt-farm slave was so bad Kim Jong-seok sometimes fantasized about killing the owner who beat him daily. Freedom, he says, has been worse. In the year since police emancipated the severely mentally disabled man from the farm where he had worked for eight years, Kim has lived in a grim homeless shelter, preyed upon and robbed by other residents. He has no friends, no job training prospects or counseling, and feels confined and deeply bored. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    S. Koreans sue government over salt farm slavery

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Eight men who had been held as slaves at South Korean salt farms for several years took the government to court on Friday for alleged negligence and police inaction they say largely...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • South Korea's Koo Ja-cheol, right, fights for the ball with Myanmar's Kyaw Ko Ko during their Asian zone Group G qualifying soccer match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. South Korea defeated Myanmar 4-0. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    S. Korean MF Koo Ja-cheol suspended for next World Cup qualifier

    SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) — When South Korea try to extend their winning streak in the regional World Cup qualification against Laos next Tuesday, they will have to do so without midfielder Koo Ja-cheol. Koo has been...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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    Uber partners up with Kia for premium service relaunch in Seoul

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Uber, the controversial ride-booking mobile app, will make a fresh start in Seoul with its high-end version to be serviced on a popular Korean-made luxury sedan, its U.S. operator said Wednesday, seeking to set...

    • Posted November 12, 2015
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