All posts tagged "South Korea"

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    Korean schoolgirl’s cover of Adele’s ‘Hello’ surpasses 7 mln views

    It has been five days since, the YouTube video of a South Korean schoolgirl covering Adele’s latest single “Hello” was released. Over that period of time, its view count has vaulted over seven million as of Monday...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • Kim Sei-young of South Korea pumps her fist in the air after winning the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course, in Paradise Island, Bahamas, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
    Kim Sei-young shuts door on LPGA’s Rookie of the Year race

    By Brian Han South Korea’s Kim Sei-young had one goal in mind when she started her first season on the LPGA Tour — win three tournaments. Sure enough, the 22-year-old did just that last week when she...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • Shown is a photo of South Korea's energy-independent island of Gasado, located some 470 kilometers south of Seoul, where wind and solar power sources supply more than 80 percent of the island's overall consumption. This will provide the basis of the Amazonian farming project proposed by South Korea. (Photo courtesy of KEPCO)
    UN climate fund picks Korean off-grid energy model as 1st project

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — The United Nations climate change fund dedicated to tackling environmental challenges facing developing countries has picked a South Korean energy model for its first official support project, the finance ministry said Friday. The decision,...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • South Korean minor league player Lee Hak-ju (Yonhap)
    SF Giants show interest in S. Korean minor leaguer Lee Hak-ju

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The San Francisco Giants are showing interest in South Korean minor league infielder Lee Hak-ju, an informed source told Yonhap News Agency on Monday. A senior official with the Giants is interested in acquiring...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • South Korean players walk off the field after losing to Japan 5-0 at the Premier 12 baseball tournament in Sapporo, Japan, on Nov. 8, 2015. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea falls to Japan 5-0 to open Premier 12 baseball tournament

    SAPPORO (Yonhap) — South Korea dropped to Japan 5-0 in the opening game of the Premier 12 baseball tournament here on Sunday. Right-hander Shohei Otani twirled six dominant innings and struck out 10, and shortstop Hayato Sakamoto...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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    Hyundai to challenge luxury brands BMW, Benz with Genesis

    By Brian Han Hyundai Motor Co. has come a long way since the 1980s when it started selling incredibly cheap, affordable cars overseas like the Excel. Now the automobile maker plans to take it a step further...

    • Posted November 6, 2015
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  • Kimchi makers form a heart shape at Seoul Plaza during the "Seoul Kimchi Festival" in 2014. (Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government)
    Thousands to make 50 tons of kimchi at Seoul Plaza

    Some 6,000 people will fill the streets of Gwanghwamun, downtown Seoul, this weekend for a kimchi-making festival. The Seoul Kimchi Festival, in its second year, started last year to commemorate kimjang, the collective practice of making kimchi,...

    • Posted November 5, 2015
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