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• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  Men cooking mesmerize Korean TV watchers in still male-dominated society

  SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) — Men cooking are the newest fixture on the Korean TV scene. Following a whirlwind of reality shows depicting the glamorous lives of celebrities rearing their offspring, attention has now shifted to men...

  • Posted June 29, 2015
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  N. Korea says opening of UN human rights office in South will lead to war

    Ever since the United Nations opened up a human rights office in South Korea on June 23, North Korea has felt the need to publicly rebuke the move on several occasions. The U.N. made it clear...

  • Posted June 29, 2015
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  S. Korea to reconstruct disconnected inter-Korean railway by 2017

  SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) — South Korea plans to begin restoring the section of a disconnected inter-Korean railroad on its soil this year, the Unification Ministry said Thursday, in line with President Park Geun-hye’s vision for a...

  • Posted June 26, 2015
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  S. Korea blacklists foreigners with ties to N. Korea

  SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) — South Korea imposed financial sanctions Friday on six Taiwanese individuals and entities for their alleged arms trade with North Korea. Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Center was also put on the blacklist,...

  • Posted June 26, 2015
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  S. Korea reports 2 more deaths from MERS, fatality rate at 17.1%

  SEJONG, June 26 (Yonhap) — South Korea reported an additional two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Friday, along with a new case that put the total number of people diagnosed with the disease at 181....

  • Posted June 26, 2015
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  5 video games chosen as official e-sport events in S. Korea

  By Baek Byung-yeul Five popular video games in Korea have been listed as official events for professional gaming competitions, according to the Korea e-Sports Association (KeSpa), video gaming’s governing body. The five games are “League of Legends,”...

  • Posted June 26, 2015
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  S. Korean business groups have 237 firms in tax havens

  SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) — More than half of big business groups in South Korea have set up companies in overseas tax havens, with SK Group, the nation’s third-largest conglomerate, having the most, data showed Thursday. Out...

  • Posted June 25, 2015
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