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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  K-pop idol fans donate 9.5 tons of rice for elderly, children

  The city of Gwangju, South Korea, received a donation of 9.5 tons of rice to give to its low-income elderly and children this week, thanks to the combined efforts of fan clubs of TVXQ leader U-Know Yunho....

  • Posted September 24, 2015
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  Elderly make up 13.1% of S. Korean population

  By Choi Kyong-ae One in eight South Koreans is aged 65 or older, indicating the nation is rapidly becoming an aged society, Statistics Korea said Thursday. The elderly made up a record 13.1 percent of the population...

  • Posted September 24, 2015
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  S. Korean officials taking $900+ to be expelled

  South Korean courts are cracking down on political corruption by issuing a new law that states any bribe exceeding one million won (US$900) received in exchange for favors will result in an immediate removal from office. That...

  • Posted September 24, 2015
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  N. Korea accuses S. Korea of ‘provocation’ with new special forces

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea lashed out at South Korea on Thursday, accusing the southern neighbor of “military provocations” as Seoul plans to set up a special military unit to specifically target Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile arsenals....

  • Posted September 24, 2015
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  S. Korea sees no sign of imminent NK rocket launch

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea is seeking to launch a satellite near a key anniversary next month, but there is no sign of an imminent rocket launch, a South Korean government source said Thursday. U.S. cable news...

  • Posted September 24, 2015
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  Korean court rules unregistered Airbnb illegal

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A court has ruled against providing unregistered places to stay through Airbnb, the world’s largest home-sharing website, court records showed Wednesday. The Busan District Court fined a 55-year-old housewife, whose identity was withheld, 700,000...

  • Posted September 23, 2015
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  BMW to recall over 55,000 cars sold in S. Korea

  SEJONG (Yonhap) — BMW Korea, the local importer of the German luxury automobile brand, is recalling 55,737 cars sold in South Korea for problems found in timing belt tensioners, the transportation ministry said Wednesday. According to the...

  • Posted September 23, 2015
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