• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  [NPR] Tired of Seoul-sucking rat race, Koreans flock to farming

    Kim Pil-Gi left his construction job in Seoul, South Korea, three months ago. Now he happily spends his days handling grubs: squirming, writhing, beetle larvae, each one about as thick as a grown man’s thumb....

  • Posted August 3, 2015
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  President Park congratulates Park Inbee on LPGA career grand slam

  SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye Monday congratulated Park Inbee on achieving a career grand slam on the U.S. LPGA Tour. Park said in a message to the 27-year-old that she hopes that the golfer...

  • Posted August 3, 2015
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  S. Korea, US well equipped to detect N. Korean missile despite cover

  SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) — South Korea and the U.S. are well equipped to detect any signs of a North Korean missile launch despite the reported cover being installed over the North Korean launching pad, the Defense...

  • Posted August 3, 2015
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  Regional powers to meet in Malaysia as N. Korea defends nukes

  SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) — All the members to the six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea’s nuclear weapons program are set to meet in Malaysia this week, drawing attention to whether any progress will be made...

  • Posted August 3, 2015
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  Int’l hockey boss expecting “competitive” S. Korea at 2018 Winter Games

  KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Yonhap) — When it makes its Winter Olympic debut in men’s hockey in 2018 on home ice, South Korea will have to take on powerhouses Canada and the Czech Republic in the group...

  • Posted July 31, 2015
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  Kim Jong-un inspects ‘war preparations’ against US, S. Korea

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a high-profile Air Force combat contest, describing it as part of “war preparations” against the United States and South Korea, Pyongyang’s state media said Thursday....

  • Posted July 30, 2015
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  Rookie Hyo Joo Kim shoots 7-under 65, leads Women’s British Open

  By Brian Han South Korean rookie Hyo Joo Kim is looking to add a second major title to her trophy collection and she’s off to a promising start at the Women’s British Open in Turnberry, Scotland. Kim...

  • Posted July 30, 2015
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