All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • In this Aug. 9, 2015, photo provided by the Defense Ministry, an unidentified South Korean army official, second from right, gives a briefing to the media at the scene of a blast inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea. Vowing to hit back, South Korea said Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, that North Korean soldiers laid the three mines that exploded last week at the border and maimed two South Korean soldiers. (The Defense Ministry via AP)
    N. Korea behind recent mine explosion in DMZ: Defense Ministry

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea is believed to have masterminded the bloody explosion of land mines in the demilitarized zone last week, the Defense Ministry said Monday, in the latest military provocation by the North, happening just...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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  • Rim Ji-hoon, 35, head of investment firm K Cube Ventures, will become the new CEO of Daum Kakao, the company said on Aug. 10, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Daum Kakao appoints S. Korea’s youngest CEO

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean company behind popular mobile messenger app Kakao Talk named a 34-year-old startup investor as CEO who will be the country’s youngest corporate boss. Rim Ji-hoon was named CEO of...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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  • Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former South Korean President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kim Dae-jung, is escorted after speaking to the media at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, after returning from North Korea. Lee returned to Seoul after a four-day visit to North Korea that apparently ended without a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Lee told reporters that she wasn’t carrying any official duty on behalf of South Korea during her trip. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Ex-S. Korea 1st lady returns from North without meeting Kim Jong-un

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The 92-year-old widow of former South Korean President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kim Dae-jung returned to Seoul on Saturday after a four-day visit to North Korea that ended without a meeting...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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  • Seen is the Korean pavilion installed for the London Book Fair 2013. British publishers said Korean literature is little known in their country but a story inspired by tragic reality of North Korea will help make it into the British market. / Korea Times file
    S. Korea to invest in ‘good stories’

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea has discovered an unconventional path to economic growth: stories — and good ones at that. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced an action plan on Friday to expand the “story...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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  • KOWIN inside the home of the Korean Consul General in Los Angeles
    KOWIN headed to Korea for global gathering

    Twenty-four Korean Americans of the Korean Women’s International Network will travel to Tongyeong, South Korea, later this month to participate in a meeting of global members. The event, organized by the South Korean Ministry of Gender Equality...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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    Lotte to create 24,000 new jobs by 2018

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean retail giant Lotte Group announced plans Friday to hire 24,000 new workers by 2018 in what is seen as efforts to allay escalating criticism over an ugly family feud for control of...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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    S. Korea moving to reform chaebol after Lotte episode

    (Yonhap) — The government and the ruling Saenuri Party are moving to reform the ownership structure of the country’s family-run conglomerates amid public backlash over an escalating power struggle in Lotte Group, official sources said Wednesday. Lotte,...

    • Posted August 6, 2015
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