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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  Lotte founder’s first son files lawsuit further fueling family feud

  TOKYO (Yonhap) — The eldest son of the Lotte Group founder said Thursday he has sued the chief of Lotte Holdings Co. for the head’s role in driving him out, waging a sideline attack against his younger...

  • Posted November 12, 2015
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  US returns $1.2 million of seized assets from former president to S. Korea

  By Brian Han U.S. prosecutors returned approximately $1.2 million to South Korea that stemmed from bribe money received by former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan. Chun held office from 1980 to 1988. During that time, he had...

  • Posted November 12, 2015
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  S. Korea blows out Venezuela 13-2 for 2nd straight Premier 12 win

  TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Yonhap) — With its offense firing on all cylinders, South Korea blew out Venezuela 13-2 for its second straight victory at the Premier 12 baseball tournament here on Thursday. Third baseman Hwang Jae-gyun launched two...

  • Posted November 12, 2015
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  630,000 S. Korean students take career-defining college entrance exam

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — More than 630,000 high school seniors and graduates in South Korea took the state-administered annual college entrance exam Thursday, as the government implemented various traffic control and anti-noise measures near nationwide testing sites. A...

  • Posted November 12, 2015
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  Cheating cases keep rising in S. Korea’s college entrance exam

  Cheating cases in the college scholastic aptitude test (CSAT) have doubled in four years, data shows. According to data Rep. Bak Hong-geun of the National Assembly’s Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee received from the Ministry of...

  • Posted November 11, 2015
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  Many S. Koreans reluctant to see N. Korean relatives

  By Yi Whan-woo About half of elderly South Koreans who may have relatives living in North Korea do not want to see them again for various reasons, according to data from the Ministry of Unification. Speaking at...

  • Posted November 11, 2015
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  Who eats the most instant ramen in the world? South Korea

  By Brian Han When you think of instant ramen, the image of college students on a budget comes to mind. But it looks as though that preconception might change — South Koreans top the list of most...

  • Posted November 11, 2015
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