All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • South Korea MERS Virus
    S. Korea reports no new MERS cases for 8th day

    SEJONG, July 13 (Yonhap) — The number of people diagnosed with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea remained unchanged at 186 on Monday as the country has seen no new cases for eight days running,...

    • Posted July 13, 2015
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  • Tom Cruise (Korea Times file)
    Tom Cruise to visit Seoul for ‘Mission Impossible’ sequel

    Hollywood star Tom Cruise will visit Korea to promote “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation,” Lotte Entertainment said Monday. It will be Cruise’s seventh visit to Seoul. He will hold a press conference on July 30 (the day of...

    • Posted July 13, 2015
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    Sending kids to summer school in Korea doing wonders, say parents

    By The Korea Times San Francisco staff Forget Korean language school — how does enrolling your second-generation children in a South Korean school during summer break to teach them the language and culture sound? It’s the way...

    • Posted July 10, 2015
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  • North Korean civilians fish at the port in Wonsan, North Korea. Wonsan, a sleepy port on North Korea’s east coast. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
    N. Korea demands S. Korea identify 3 defector fishermen: Seoul

    SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) — The Unification Ministry said Friday it has rejected North Korea’s demand to reveal the identities of three North Korean fishermen who were rescued in the South’s waters and voiced their wish to...

    • Posted July 10, 2015
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  • Four more patients were released from quarantine facilities, bringing the total number of those who have recovered to 54. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea reports 36th MERS death

    SEJONG, July 10 (Yonhap) — South Korea reported one more person dying of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Friday, bringing the death toll to 36, despite no new cases of the potentially deadly disease over the past...

    • Posted July 10, 2015
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    President Park says N. Korea cannot avoid global changes

    SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye said Friday that North Korea cannot continue to avoid changes under way in the international community, citing recent diplomatic outreaches by Cuba and Iran. The United States and Cuba...

    • Posted July 10, 2015
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    S. Korean Lee Duck-hee trains with world No. 1 Djokovic at Wimbledon

    By Brian Han The life of 17-year-old Lee Duck-hee is quickly becoming an underdog story for the ages. The South Korean tennis player was born completely deaf, yet he found a way to overcome the odds to...

    • Posted July 9, 2015
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