All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • Parents pray to wish for their children' success in the Scholastic Aptitude Test at the Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2104. About 640,000 high school students and graduates in South Korea are scheduled to take the examination Thursday that will virtually determine their admission to college. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    How far will S. Koreans go to get into top universities?

    BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — A documentary film about the social and personal costs of South Koreans’ craze for being admitted to the nation’s top three universities depicts a system that is a far cry from President...

    • Posted October 12, 2015
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  • The Chicago Mothers Choir and the Guro District Womens Choir (Photo courtesy of Chicago Mothers Choir)
    Chicago Mothers Choir arrives in Korea

    The Chicago Mothers Choir arrived in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, greeted by the women’s choir of Guro District. The group will perform at a local street arts festival and churches through Oct. 14. RELATED - Watch out...

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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    iPhone 6s to launch in S Korea on Oct. 23

    SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) — U.S. tech giant Apple Inc.’s latest iPhone 6s series is set to reach the South Korean market, industry sources said Friday, signaling another battle with domestic brands such as Samsung and LG....

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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  • International team player Bae Sang-moon, right, of South Korea is embraced by compatriot and team vice captain K.J.Choi after winning their four ball match at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 9, 2015.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Bae Sang-moon comes up big in Presidents Cup match

    INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Bae Sang-moon never felt the kind of pressure that weighed on him Friday at the Presidents Cup. He only made news in South Korea this year during a failed bid to extend...

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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  • International team player Hedeki Matsuyama, right, of Japan and teammate Adam Scott of Australia prepare to putt during their foursome match at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, in Incheon, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.(AP Photo/Woohae Cho)
    S. Korean Bae paired with Matsuyama, Lee sitting out

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — Bae Sang-moon, the only South Korean competing at this week’s Presidents Cup, will team up with Hideki Matsuyama of Japan in Saturday’s foursome match. The two International Team members will be up against Bill...

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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  • South Korean resident Kim Woo-jong (R), 87, learns he was included in the final list of family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War to join the upcoming reunions, as he meets with Kim Sung-joo, South Korea`s Red Cross chief, at his house in Seoul on Oct. 8, 2015. The relief group handed over a list of 90 South Koreans hoping to meet their relatives living in North Korea while the North delivered a list of 97 North Korean family members to the South. (Yonhap)
    Koreas exchange final list of separated families for reunions

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South and North Korea Thursday exchanged the final list of family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War to join the upcoming reunions, the Unification Ministry said. South Korea’s Red Cross handed over a...

    • Posted October 8, 2015
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  • Kansas City Royals fan Sung Woo Lee, from South Korea, shows off his "super fan' cap before Game 1 of baseball's World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP) Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
    Video: Looking back at KC Royals’ Korean Karma, Lee Sung-woo

    By Brian Han The Kansas City Royals may no longer be underdogs going into the 2015 major league postseason, but even the best teams should take every advantage they can get. The franchise’s greatest off-the-field asset last...

    • Posted October 8, 2015
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