• 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
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  [Bloomberg] Samsung’s win is S. Korea’s loss

  Long before the South Korean media began indulging in anti-Semitism, Samsung’s recent effort to pull a fast one on its own investors was already firmly in insult territory. The company’s affront extended both to shareholders and...

  • Posted July 21, 2015
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  Korean athletes arrive in LA for Special Olympics World Games

  By Kim Hyung-jae The Special Olympics World Games will host about 7,000 athletes from 177 countries this year in Los Angeles from July 25 to Aug. 2. The city last saw the Olympics taking place on its...

  • Posted July 21, 2015
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  ‘Do nothing’ vacationers rising in S. Korea

  By Jhoo Dong-chan In a recent South Korean television commercial, a popular actor says: “I don’t want to do anything. I am not doing anything already… but still from the bottom of my heart, I don’t want...

  • Posted July 21, 2015
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  Korean won hits fresh 2-year low vs dollar

  SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) — The South Korean won fell to the lowest level in two years against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday as market players are increasingly paying attention to a potential rate hike in the...

  • Posted July 21, 2015
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  S. Koreans tie LPGA record for single season wins at 11

  By Brian Han When Chella Choi won her first career LPGA tournament on Sunday at the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio, she also contributed to history in the making. Her victory adds to the total of 11...

  • Posted July 20, 2015
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  S. Korea says MERS virtually over

  SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) — The South Korean government told foreign diplomats here Monday that the MERS outbreak in the nation is effectively over and it’s safe for travel. The Foreign Ministry held another briefing for the...

  • Posted July 20, 2015
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  S. Korea to boost youth employment by offering tax benefits, lowering elderly’s wages

  South Korea revealed on Monday that it will be implementing a new system to give a boost to the ailing employment figures of the country’s younger job seekers. Those aged between 15 and 29 are experiencing a...

  • Posted July 20, 2015
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