All posts tagged "South Korea"

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    [NY Times] Lonely end for S. Koreans who can’t afford to live, or die

      SEOUL, South Korea — In a culture in which funerals are often lavish three-day affairs with hundreds of guests, the recent funeral for Song In-sik was modest at best. It had only one...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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  • South Korean office employees work night hours in this file photo. (Korea Times file)
    S. Korea ranked No. 2 in working hours among OECD countries

    By Brian Han It’s no secret that South Korea’s working culture demands a lot of time from employees. A recent report reflects this trend after listing the country as the second highest in average working hours among...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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  • South Korean baseball player Lee Dae-ho speaks at a press conference announcing his intent to play in Major League Baseball in Seoul on Nov. 3, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Money not issue for Japan Series MVP in pursuit of MLB dream

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean baseball slugger Lee Dae-ho, the reigning Japan Series MVP, said Tuesday that money won’t be an issue in the pursuit of his big league dream, adding he’d be willing to compete for...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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    S. Korea to host Cuba twice ahead of int’l baseball tourney

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — In preparations for an upcoming international baseball tournament, South Korea will host Cuba in two exhibition games at a brand new dome this week. In what has been titled “Seoul Super Series,” South Korea...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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    S. Korean gov’t announces plan for publishing state-authored history textbooks

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The government Tuesday announced the plan for reintroducing state-authored history textbooks for secondary school students, prompting the opposition party to boycott a parliamentary session in protest. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and Education Minister Hwang...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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  • South Korean middle school students use their smartphones at a bus station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    S. Korea pulls plug on child monitoring app

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The most widely used child surveillance app in South Korea has been pulled from the market after security specialists raised serious concerns about the program’s safety. Moon Hyun-seok, a senior official at...

    • Posted November 2, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrive at a Seoul hotel on Nov. 1, 2015, to attend a business summit, which brought together about 400 business leaders from South Korea, Japan and China. The summit was jointly organized by the Federation of Korean Industries, the Japan Business Federation and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. (Yonhap)
    Long, complicated history behind S. Korea-Japan relations

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of years of deeply complicated history bubbled beneath the surface images of handshakes and flashing cameras Monday at the first formal meeting of Japanese and South Korean leaders in 3½ years....

    • Posted November 2, 2015
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