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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  Trans-Pacific Partnership feared to sap S. Korea’s export competitiveness

  SEOUL/SEJONG, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) — A landmark free trade deal spanning the Pacific Rim is feared to weaken the competitiveness of South Korean exports as Seoul may have to cope with harsher competition from its rival Japan,...

  • Posted October 6, 2015
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  K.J. Choi relishes opportunity to promote S. Korean culture at Presidents Cup

  INCHEON (Yonhap) — As vice captain for the International Team at the Presidents Cup on his home soil, South Korean veteran Choi Kyoung-ju said Tuesday he relishes the opportunity to promote the culture of his native land...

  • Posted October 6, 2015
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  Bae, Lee ready to ‘beat the Americans’ together in Presidents Cup

  INCHEON (Yonhap) — Bae Sang-moon, the only South Korean player in action at this week’s Presidents Cup, said Tuesday he is anxious to get on the field with a close friend on the International Team. Bae will...

  • Posted October 6, 2015
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  Oscars committed to culturally diversifying its membership: chief

  BUSAN (Yonhap) — The organization that gives out Academy Awards has “really begun” diversifying its membership, an issue it has faced for decades, its chief said Wednesday. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has frequently...

  • Posted October 6, 2015
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  World No. 1 golfer Jordan Spieth arrives in S. Korea for Presidents Cup

  By Brian Han World No. 1 golfer Jordan Spieth arrived at Incheon International Airport Monday only to be swarmed by some 50 members of the press. It’s like that wherever he goes, and he accepts that it’s...

  • Posted October 5, 2015
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  Over 120 historical errors regarding S. Korea found in Japan’s textbooks

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A total of 126 mistakes about Korea have been found in Japan’s textbooks over the past five years, a lawmaker said Monday, showing another example of Japan’s continued attempts to distort history. “Japan distorted...

  • Posted October 5, 2015
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  S. Korean student injured in Seattle bus crash sues duck boat operator

  SEATTLE (AP) — A 21-year-old South Korean college student injured in a deadly bus crash is suing the operator of an amphibious vehicle and the company that refurbished the so-called duck boat. Na Ra Yoon sued Monday...

  • Posted October 5, 2015
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