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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  China invites both Koreas’ militaries to parade marking end of WWII

  BEIJING, July 1 (Yonhap) – The militaries of South and North Korea have been invited to take part in a Chinese military parade in September marking the end of World War II, a South Korean diplomatic source...

  • Posted July 1, 2015
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  S. Korean elected to head UN’s IMO for first time

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A South Korean candidate was elected for the first time to head the United Nations maritime body, diplomatic sources said Wednesday, with his four-year term set to kick off in 2016. Lim Ki-tack, president...

  • Posted June 30, 2015
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  S. Korea begins dialogue with N. Korea with hopes to alleviate tension

  South Korea may have discovered a path that will lead to alleviating tensions through dialogue with North Korea. Former first lady of South Korea Lee Hee-ho plans to travel to Pyongyang as early as July for philanthropic...

  • Posted June 30, 2015
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  S. Korea expects big rise in overseas voter turnout, politicians prepare global campaign

  By Brian Han South Korea’s Presidential and National Assembly candidates face a growing need to campaign outside of their native country — primarily in the U.S. and China — in order to maximize success in upcoming elections....

  • Posted June 29, 2015
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  Fuji TV apologizes for mistranslating Koreans as saying ‘I hate Japan’

  A Japanese television network formally apologized Monday for a mishap in which it inaccurately translated a South Korean woman as saying “I hate Japan because it tormented Korea,” when her actual statement was more along the lines of “[South...

  • Posted June 29, 2015
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  S. Korea may implement test-free semester to ease academic pressure

  SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye called on Monday for efforts to ensure that a test-free semester program for middle school students will succeed, describing it as a key task to fundamentally change South Korea’s...

  • Posted June 29, 2015
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  Average price for cup of coffee in Seoul hotels? $16

  By The Korea Times Seoul staff Seoul hotels have the highest coffee prices in the world, data shows. Global hotel reservation site Hotels.com researched the price of burger sets, coffee, house wine and club sandwiches at 30...

  • Posted June 29, 2015
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