All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • In this Sept. 9, 2015 photo, Suh Kyung-bae, chairman and CEO of AmorePacific speaks to the media during the company’s 70th anniversary media conference in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea is known around the world for Samsung phones, kimchi and Hyundai cars but ask that question in Asia and the answer might be equally be “air cushion” compacts or sleeping masks. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Self-effacing S. Korean billionaire behind rising Asian beauty brand

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is known around the world for Samsung phones, kimchi and Hyundai cars, but ask that question in Asia and the answer might equally be “air cushion” compacts. One of the...

    • Posted September 30, 2015
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    S. Korean govt to recruit public servants through US college sessions

    The South Korean government, eager to bring talented young minds from the United States into its cities as civil servants, will hold information sessions for the first time at 12 universities starting next month. “These information sessions...

    • Posted September 30, 2015
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  • A screen shows Afghanistan actress Marina Golbahari, right, and South Korean actor Song Kang-ho on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Busan International Film Festival at Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Asia's largest movie festival kicks off Thursday at a time when the region's influence on the global movie industry is on the rise. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Asia’s largest movie festival set to kick off in Busan

    BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Asia’s largest movie festival kicks off Thursday at a time when the region’s influence on the global movie industry is on the rise. Entering its 20th year in the South Korean port...

    • Posted September 30, 2015
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    Youth unemployment in S. Korea worse than during financial crisis

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — Unemployment among young people in South Korea is worse than the level reached during the global financial crisis, a state-run think tank said Tuesday, calling for urgent measures to tackle the problem. The Korea...

    • Posted September 29, 2015
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  • Volkswagen ornaments sit in a box in a scrap yard in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. The revelation that Volkswagen rigged diesel-powered cars to emit lower emissions during EPA tests is particularly stunning since Volkswagen has long projected a quirky brand image with an emphasis on being environmentally friendly -- an image that now appears in tatters. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
    S. Korea can penalize Volkswagen for cheating on emissions tests

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korea can penalize German automaker Volkswagen AG for cheating on its vehicle emissions under a free trade deal with the European Union (EU), the government said Tuesday. According to the environment ministry, the...

    • Posted September 29, 2015
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  • In this file photo dated Feb. 20, 2014, South Korean resident Kim Sung-yun, 95, relishes being reunited with her younger sister from North Korea, Kim Suk-ryeo, 79, during the reunions of separated families at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's east coast. South and North Korea agreed on Sept. 8, 2015, to hold another round of reunions of families, separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, at the resort on Oct. 20-26. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea denounces Park’s UN speech, says family reunions at stake

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea on Tuesday indicated it may cancel the upcoming reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War if South Korean authorities keep making “reckless” efforts to stop the North from conducting a...

    • Posted September 29, 2015
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    US, S. Korea, Japan warn N. Korea against provocations

    NEW YORK (AP) — The United States, Japan and South Korea are warning North Korea against any provocative acts at the upcoming 70th anniversary of the country’s ruling party. Secretary of State John Kerry and the Japanese...

    • Posted September 29, 2015
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