All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • South Korean Min Ho-shik, 84, center, hugs his North Korean family member Min Un Sik, right, during the Separated Family Reunion Meeting at Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Hundreds of elderly Koreans from divided North and South began three days of reunions Tuesday with loved ones many have had no contact with since the war between the countries more than 60 years ago. At left is an unidentified family member of North Korean Min.(Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via AP)
    South, North Korean families begin three days of teary reunions

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of mostly elderly Koreans – some in wheelchairs or leaning on walking sticks, most overcome by tears, laughter and shock – began three days of reunions Tuesday with loved ones many...

    • Posted October 20, 2015
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    ‘Batman’ trilogy producer to bring K-drama to US

    By Brian Han “Hallyu” is making its way into Hollywood thanks to producer Michael Uslan, who’s most notable work includes the most recent “Batman” trilogy, which brought in billions of dollars for Warner Bros. studios. His next...

    • Posted October 19, 2015
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    Hundreds of S. Koreans leave for NK for family reunions

    SOKCHO, South Korea (Yonhap) — Hundreds of South Korean family members left for North Korea Tuesday for their first reunions with North Korean relatives they have not seen for more than 60 years due to prolonged inter-Korean...

    • Posted October 19, 2015
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  • U.S. Army soldiers prepare for a military exercise in Pocheon, south of the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. U.S. and South Korean forces launched Monday an annual joint military exercises, Ulchi Freedom Guardian, for a 12-day run to prepare for a possible North Korea's attack. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Little support for larger US military levels in Asia-Pacific: survey

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — Majorities of Americans, South Koreans and Japan are in support of maintaining a U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, but oppose increasing American troop strength, a survey showed Monday. The Chicago Council survey...

    • Posted October 19, 2015
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    Korea defeats Brazil in dramatic 1-0 upset at U-17 World Cup

    By Brian Han South Korea began the FIFA U-17 World Cup by upsetting tournament favorites Brazil in a 1-0 victory Sunday in Chile. The two teams battled through a tie game until the 79th minute when midfielder...

    • Posted October 19, 2015
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  • In this Oct. 15, 2015 photo, South Korean Kim Wu-jong, 87, who will travel to North Korea to meet his younger sister, looks at a document from the Red Cross during the interview at his home in Seoul, South Korea. Kim and about 640 other South Koreans will meet their North Korean relatives at the authoritarian country’s scenic Diamond Mountain resort in a reunion program that begins Tuesday, Oct. 20. Tens of thousands of people on both sides of the Demilitarized Zone desperately seek such reunions, but the two countries have pulled off relatively few of them. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Q&A: Koreas to resume emotional reunions of divided families

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Wu-jong is partially paralyzed, poor and lives alone in a small, run-down home in Seoul. But the 87-year-old feels like the luckiest man in South Korea: This week he will travel...

    • Posted October 19, 2015
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  • A robot on display at the Automation World 2015 exhibition in Seoul on March 18, 2015. (Yonhap file photo)
    S. Korean gov’t, Samsung to back development of manufacturing robots

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korea’s government said Monday that it will join forces with Samsung Electronics Co. to develop precision manufacturing robots that could open new horizons for the local manufacturing sector. The plan calls for 16.75...

    • Posted October 19, 2015
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