• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
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• 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
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• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  N. Korea again releases S. Korean nuke power plant data

  SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) — North Korea is believed to have again released leaked data on South Korea’s nuclear power plants on the Internet, Seoul investigators said Thursday. The confidential data of South Korea’s nuclear power operator...

  • Posted July 9, 2015
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  S. Korea expects Iranian nuclear deal to affect N. Korea

  SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) — South Korea expressed hope Thursday for a final deal between Iran and six global powers on Tehran’s nuclear program, saying it could positively affect efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue....

  • Posted July 9, 2015
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  S. Korea raises minimum wage to 6,030 won (US$5.31) to boost economy

  South Korea’s minimum wage was set at 6,030 won (US$5.31) per hour for next year, up 8.1 percent from 5,580 won (US$4.93) for this year, said Kim Sang-bum, an official handling the issue at the Minimum Wage Council....

  • Posted July 9, 2015
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  S. Korea ranks highest for ‘government transparency’ among OECD countries

  By Kim Yoo-chul Korea ranked as the leader among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries in leading initiatives in Open Government Data (OGD), OECD said late Monday. Korea received 0.98 points in the OGD...

  • Posted July 9, 2015
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  Looking back on MERS outbreak, S. Korea becomes lesson for other countries

  SEJONG, July 8 (Yonhap) — With the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea apparently coming to an end, experts say the deadly disease could have been eliminated much sooner with just a little...

  • Posted July 8, 2015
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  LA sees increase in Korean citizenship renouncement

  The number of Korean Americans giving up their South Korean citizenship continues to rise, according to the Los Angeles Korean Consulate General Tuesday. In the first half of 2015, 1,088 gave up their citizenship, in comparison to...

  • Posted July 8, 2015
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  N. Korea urges S. Korea to send all rescued N. Korean sailors back home

  SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) — North Korea called on South Korea on Wednesday to repatriate all five North Korean fishermen rescued in the South’s waters last week, threatening to take “stern actions” if Seoul refuses to do...

  • Posted July 8, 2015
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