All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • (Yonhap)
    S. Korea life expectancy rises to 82

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korean babies born in 2014 are expected to live more than 82 years as medical advances and efforts to maintain a healthy lifestyle reduce death risks, a government report showed Thursday. According to...

    • Posted December 3, 2015
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  • "Inside Men"
    South Korean film industry ends year strong with domestic pics

    By Tae Hong It seems South Korea’s film industry is ending its already-lucrative year on a high note with the box office success of films “The Priests” and “Inside Men.” According to Yonhap, distributor CJ Entertainment said...

    • Posted December 3, 2015
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  • South Korea National Assembly
    S. Korean parliament passes 2016 budget bill after deadline

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The National Assembly passed the government’s 2016 budget bill during a plenary session Thursday, failing to meet the legal deadline. The bill calls for increasing the government budget by 2.9 percent to 386.4 trillion...

    • Posted December 3, 2015
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  • The roofs of Beopbojeon and Sudarajang in Haeinsa Temple in Hapcheon, South Gyeongsang Province, photographed by Joo Myung-duck (Courtesy of Leeum)
    Korean architecture stands strong despite modernization

    By Kwon Mee-yoo Korean architecture captures the essence of the nation’s ancient heritage and traditions. However, its beauty and value have too often been neglected as Korea modernized at top speed and was overwhelmingly influenced by Western...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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  • President Park Geun-hye delivers a speech at the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Le Bourget, outside Paris, Monday. She vowed to create a 100 trillion won energy market that will hire 500,000 more by 2030. (Yonhap)
    Clean energy is Korea’s new growth engine

    Park calls for global citizenship education in 1st UNESCO speech by Korean President By Kang Seung-woo President Park Geun-hye has set her sights on investing in new energy businesses as a growth engine for Korea, turning the...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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  • Czech Republic's President Milos Zeman, right, welcomes his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye, left, at the Prague castle during her working visit in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
    S. Korea wants in on Czech nuclear program

    PRAGUE (AP) — South Korea’s president says her country would like to participate in developing the Czech Republic’s nuclear program. After meeting her Czech counterpart, Milos Zeman, on Wednesday, Park Geun-hye said “we have expressed our interest.”...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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    New S. Korean law lures more tourists seeking plastic surgery

    By Lee Kyung-min The government will improve safety for foreign medical tourists and help hospitals invite more patients from overseas after the National Assembly agreed to pass a related bill. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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