All posts tagged "South Korea"

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    Apple plans to offer ‘Apple Music’ service in Korea

    By Kim Yoo-chul Apple plans to offer its popular “Apple Music” services to iPhone and iPad users in Korea, officials at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Friday. “Officials at Apple Korea contacted the culture...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • The "Bridge of Life" on Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, has installed encouraging messages to prevent suicide attempts. This one reads "You were suffering a lot." (Yonhap)
    11 years in a row, South Korea is No. 1 in suicide rate among OECD countries

    South Korea is No. 1 for the 11th year in a row when it comes to suicide rate among OECD countries, according to the organization’s Health Data 2015 report. The average suicide rate among all OECD countries,...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • South Korea's national flag is hung on the Lotte World Tower under construction in Seoul in this file photo taken on Aug. 7, 2015 (Yonhap)
    Lotte skyscraper faces image problem over family feud

    SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) — When South Korea marked its 70th anniversary of independence from Japan’s colonial rule on Aug. 15, Lotte Group, a retail conglomerate based both in Seoul and Tokyo, hung up a huge Korean...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • A North Korean army soldier, left, looks at the south side as a South Korean army soldier stands guard at the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Both Koreas’ militaries return to peacetime mode

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Militaries on both sides of the Korean border have relaxed their defense postures to peacetime levels following a landmark deal that defused tensions between the sides, military officials said Sunday. South and North Korea...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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    Mosley wants to take boxing back to the golden days, promote in S. Korea

    By Brian Han LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Former championship boxer Shane Mosley is stepping out of retirement for the second time and back into the ring on Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Although many critics...

    • Posted August 29, 2015
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  • Lotte Group, South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate, is mired in a family feud between the corporate founder's two sons who want to take over the leadership from their 93-year-old father, Shin Kyuk-ho. The retail and food giant has been building the Lotte World Tower in the southern Seoul to realize the founder's lifelong ambition, which is set to be the country's tallest structure upon completion. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean builders make global top-5 list for first time with $37 billion sales

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The combined sales of South Korea’s leading builders ranked fifth in the world in 2014, making the global top-five list for the first time, market data showed Friday. South Korea’s 12 biggest construction firms,...

    • Posted August 28, 2015
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  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un delivers a speech at the 4th national conference of war veterans, in Pyongyang, on July 25, 2015. (Yonhap/KCNA)
    N. Korea shows commitment to honoring inter-Korean deal

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea has shown a rare public commitment to upholding its agreement with South Korea in sharp contrast to the communist regime’s trademark bellicose actions and language. The inter-Korean deal, reached Tuesday after marathon...

    • Posted August 28, 2015
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