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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  Pyongyang threatens to cancel ex-S. Korean first lady’s planned NK visit

  SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) — North Korea sternly warned Wednesday that it might nullify a plan by the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung to visit the North in early August if South Korea continues to make...

  • Posted July 8, 2015
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  Korean Catholic priest releases hip hop album

  By Chung Ah-young Father Egberto Noh In-bin, 40, is the first Korean Catholic priest to release a hip-hop album. He has been working on “Stromateis” for three years and there are 13 tracks, including seven rap songs,...

  • Posted July 7, 2015
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  Many S. Korean companies shun ‘older’ applicants as young as 28

  Four out of 10 companies restrict the age of recruits, a survey shows. Saramin, an online recruiting service, found that 166 corporations 38.6 percent said they used an age restriction to filter applicants. For male applicants, the...

  • Posted July 7, 2015
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  Samsung wins court battle against Elliott Associates

  By Kim Yoo-chul A Seoul court dismissed a request Tuesday by Elliott Associates to nullify the sale of Samsung C&T’s treasury shares to building materials manufacturer KCC Corporation. The ruling dealt another blow to the U.S. hedge...

  • Posted July 7, 2015
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  Korea-China co-produced idol training show premieres with Psy

  SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) — “Super Idol,” a TV audition show jointly produced by South Korea and China to train future idols will premiere next week in South Korea, a local producer said Tuesday. The first episode...

  • Posted July 7, 2015
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  Lindenbaum Music pushes for joint concert with N. Korea

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Violinist Won Hyung-joon wants to bring North and South Korean musicians together next month to perform on each side of the world’s most heavily armed border. Standing in the way is the...

  • Posted July 6, 2015
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  Former S. Korean first lady to visit N. Korea in early August

  PAJU, South Korea, July 6 (Yonhap) — The widow of former President Kim Dae-jung plans to visit North Korea in early August in a move expected to help improve the strained inter-Korean ties, aides to the late...

  • Posted July 6, 2015
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