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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  Seoul, Beijing agree to boost environment cooperation

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Mayors of Seoul and Beijing agreed Wednesday to set up an environment team within a joint committee in charge of various exchange projects, Seoul officials said. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, during his visit to...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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  S. Korea blanks Cuba 6-0 in baseball game before int’l tourney

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea blanked Cuba 6-0 in the first official baseball game at a brand new dome in the nation’s capital on Wednesday. The host tagged on three runs in the bottom first and never...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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  S. Korea’s political parties still polarized on history textbook row

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The National Assembly was polarized for the second day in a row Wednesday as the opposition continued to boycott parliamentary sessions in protest against the government’s decision to reintroduce state history textbooks. On Tuesday,...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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  Midfielder Lee Chung-yong reinjures foot, nat’l team status murky

  SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) — Crystal Palace midfielder Lee Chung-yong has apparently reinjured his right foot in a recent practice match, leaving his national team status murky for upcoming World Cup qualifiers. The Premier League team reported...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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  Trump accuses S. Korea again of defense free ride in his new book

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has again accused South Korea of relying on the United States for defense against North Korea without paying anything to the American ally even as the country makes...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
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  Comfort women film ‘The Last Tear’ accepted to 21 festivals, 4 award nominations

  By Brian Han When Christopher H.K. Lee funded most of his latest documentary “The Last Tear” out of his own pocket, he assumed he wouldn’t make his money back. Instead his motivation came from sharing the stories...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
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  Good News: S. Korean police officer guides troubled youth through music

  By Chung Hyun-chae Police lieutenant Song Jun-han has been using his musical talent to prevent school violence and guide troubled children onto the right path since 2012. “One of my colleagues asked me to donate my ability...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
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