All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • K-Pop girl group 2NE1 performs during their concert as part of their world tour, in Hong Kong, March 22. 2NE1 will appear as a guest act in the final of “America’s Next Top Model.” (Yonhap)
    Southeast Asian millionaires to build Hallyu town in Thailand

    SEOUL/BANGKOK (Yonhap) — A handful of Southeast Asian millionaires are looking to create a large commercial complex in Thailand comprising shops and restaurants that cater to the fans of Korean pop culture, also known as K-pop, industry...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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    Kakao Pay boasts 5 mln users just one year after launch

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s top mobile messenger operator Daum Kakao Corp. said Tuesday its mobile payment platform Kakao Pay currently has more than 5 million users, a figure equivalent to 20 percent of the country’s total...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    President Park will donate part of her paycheck to job fund for young people

    By Kang Seung-woo President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that the government will create a special fund with the purpose of creating jobs for young people as part of measures to reform the labor market. She even promised to...

    • Posted September 15, 2015
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    S. Koreans spend little time with family: survey

    Koreans are known to be family-bound, or that was the stereotype. However, Korean parents spend an average of 1.5 hours per day with their children on weekdays, a recent survey showed. The findings are based on Swedish...

    • Posted September 15, 2015
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    S. Korea, EU urge N. Korea to stop nuke development, rocket launch

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye and her EU counterpart urged North Korea Tuesday to stop its missile and nuclear weapons programs as Pyongyang warned of a long-range rocket launch and its use of nuclear weapons. Park...

    • Posted September 15, 2015
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  • Members of the South Korean special forces take part in a military drill in Yeongcheon, southeast of Seoul in this May 2, 2013 picture. (Yonhap)
    More than 16,000 S. Korean men give up nationality to avoid military service

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — More than 16,000 South Korean men have relinquished their nationality to avoid the mandatory military service in recent years, an opposition lawmaker said Monday. A total of 4,386 men opted for foreign citizenship in...

    • Posted September 14, 2015
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  • A phrase on the handrail of Mapo Bridge in Seoul reads, "Look up the blue sky!" on Thursday, World Suicide Prevention Day. The city government put up such signs to discourage people from trying to commit suicide as the bridge has the largest number of people leaping to their deaths among the bridges over the Han River. A study showed sleep deprivation can increase the likelihood of suicide among teenagers. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean teenagers’ sleep hours linked to suicide: study

    By Kim Se-jeong Teenagers who do not get sufficient sleep are more likely to think about and plan suicide, a study showed Thursday. The study, which was released on World Suicide Prevention Day, partially explains the high...

    • Posted September 10, 2015
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