• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
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• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
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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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  [NPR] South Korea’s single moms struggle to remove social stigma

    Monday marked a different kind of Mother’s Day in South Korea. It was Single Mother’s Day, an effort by civic groups to raise awareness of Korean society’s unwed moms. Despite Korea’s rapid economic advancement, the...

  • Posted May 14, 2015
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  S. Korean sailor to complete solo, non-stop trip around world this weekend

  SEJONG, May 14 (Yonhap) — A nearly unknown South Korean sailor will have successfully completed a solo, non-stop trip around the globe this weekend, becoming the world’s sixth person ever to do so, the government said Thursday....

  • Posted May 14, 2015
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  Lotus lanterns light up Seoul ahead of Buddha’s Birthday

  By Chung Ah-young More than 100,000 colorful lanterns will light up the heart of Seoul on May 15-17 at Yeondeunghoe and at the Lotus Lantern Festival ahead of Buddha’s Birthday on May 25. The Yeondeunghoe Preservation Committee...

  • Posted May 13, 2015
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  S. Korea to send disaster response officials to Nepal

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will dispatch a “rapid response team” Wednesday to Nepal reeling from a new earthquake and aftershocks, officials said. The three-member group will gather information on damages there to help determine whether South...

  • Posted May 13, 2015
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  2 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Seoul military camp

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A reservist went on a shooting spree at a military training camp in Seoul on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding three others, before committing suicide, the army said. The 23-year-old reservist, identified only...

  • Posted May 13, 2015
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  Four Korean films to be screened at Cannes festival

  By Jason Bechervaise Few would deny that the Cannes Film Festival is one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals attracting some of the most talented filmmakers the world has to offer. Situated on the French Riviera,...

  • Posted May 12, 2015
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  Ex-PM Lee Wan-koo to be summoned over bribery scandal this week

  SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) — Prosecutors said Tuesday they will summon former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo this week for questioning over alleged bribery. Lee is set to appear before prosecutors at 10 a.m. on Thursday. The move...

  • Posted May 12, 2015
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