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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  S. Korea: VW rigged emissions in 125,000 diesel vehicles

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday it fined Volkswagen $12.3 million and ordered recalls of 125,522 diesel vehicles after the government found their emissions tests were rigged. Hong Dong Gon, a director at the...

  • Posted November 27, 2015
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  Ex-NSA chief pleads guilty to killing 3-year-old adopted S. Korean son

  By Brian Han A former National Security Agency (NSA) chief of the Korea division pleaded guilty after being charged with his 3-year-old son’s death. Brian Patrick O’Callaghan admitted to abusing his adopted South Korean son Hyeonsu, which...

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  S. Korean gov’t's new policy on multiracial families to promote openness

  ‘More openness toward multiracial people is next policy target’ By Kim Se-jeong The government will put a greater focus on correcting prejudiced views of multiracial families and boosting the public’s receptivity of them, said Minister of Gender...

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  President Park compares masked protesters to ISIS

      On Nov. 14, over 70,000 people openly protested South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s policies on labor reform and rewritten history textbooks in Seoul. Violent clashes erupted, which included police firing tear gas and water cannons...

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  SK to compensate employees with work-related leukemia

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix Inc. said Wednesday it plans to compensate employees suffering from what they claim is an occupational disease, although clear links to the working environment have not been...

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  Household debt seen as S. Korea’s $1 trillion potential time bomb

  By Choi Kyong-ae Soaring household debt, fueled by a series of government-led stimulus programs, is posing a greater threat to the nation’s economy, analysts said. Household debt hit a fresh record of 1,166 trillion won ($1.01 trillion)...

  • Posted November 24, 2015
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  S. Korea tightens airport security, will even fingerprint Korean Americans

  By Kim Chul-soo The South Korean government plans to enhance its airport security measures following the Islamic State attacks in Paris, and now even Korean Americans will be subject to fingerprints upon entering the country. The government...

  • Posted November 24, 2015
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