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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  MERS victims file lawsuits against govt, hospitals

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Bereaved families and people who were isolated for suspected cases of the MERS virus have filed lawsuits against the government and hospitals for physical and mental damages, a civic group said Thursday. In the...

  • Posted September 10, 2015
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  Seoul mayor sues online community netizens for libel

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Seoul mayor Park Won-soon filed a defamation suit Thursday against a number of netizens from a right-wing online community for raising draft-dodging rumors against his son, city officials said. In the complaint lodged with...

  • Posted September 10, 2015
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  Top court orders retrial for CJ head on corruption charges

  SEOUL, Sept 10 (Yonhap) — The nation’s top court Thursday returned to a lower court ruling that convicted the chairman of food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group of corporate crimes. Lee Jay-hyun, who was indicted in 2013...

  • Posted September 10, 2015
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  Competing in mother’s native land “humbling” experience for UFC’s Ben Henderson

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — For Ben Henderson, an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter born between a Korean American mother and an African American father, competing in his mother’s native land will be a “humbling” experience. Henderson will take...

  • Posted September 9, 2015
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  No. of S. Korean cities with over 5 pct of foreign residents reaches 30

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The number of cities and towns where more than 5 percent of its residents are foreigners have reached 30 in the country, government data showed Wednesday. In the district of Yeongdeungpo in southwestern Seoul,...

  • Posted September 9, 2015
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  Netflix plans expansion into S. Korea, Asian markets

  HONG KONG (AP) — Netflix said Wednesday it’s planning to enter four more Asian markets next year as the Internet video streaming service steps up its international expansion. People in South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan...

  • Posted September 9, 2015
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  UFC fighters vow to put on show for S. Korean fans

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters scheduled to compete in Seoul this fall vowed on Tuesday to put on entertaining shows in their first appearance in South Korea. The UFC, the world’s largest mixed...

  • Posted September 8, 2015
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