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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  Psy to offer sneak preview of new album in live broadcast

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Rapper Psy will reveal part of his upcoming album in a live online broadcast this week, his agency said Tuesday. The man made popular with the music video of “Gangnam Style” in 2012 will...

  • Posted November 24, 2015
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  No MLB club bids for Lotte Giants’ Son Ah-seop

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — No Major League Baseball (MLB) club has bid for South Korean outfielder Son Ah-seop, who was posted last week by the Lotte Giants, the top South Korean baseball league said Tuesday. The Korea Baseball...

  • Posted November 24, 2015
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  Ex-big leaguer Eric Thames voted MVP in S. Korean baseball

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Former major leaguer Eric Thames was voted the MVP of South Korean baseball on Tuesday. Thames, the slugging first baseman of the NC Dinos, became just the third foreign player to win the top...

  • Posted November 24, 2015
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  ‘Hello’ to fame as Korean schoolgirl takes viral cover to ‘Ellen’ show

  In just two weeks, a 16-year-old South Korean high school student amassed more than 13 million views on YouTube for her stunning cover of Adele’s “Hello.” The performance became such a sensation that Ellen DeGeneres and her...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  In S. Korea, kindergarten admissions as competitive as college

  By Chung Ah-young Competition for gaining admission to kindergartens in South Korea is getting fiercer and in some ways as competitive as the country’s notorious college admissions process. The race for next year’s kindergarten admissions is expected...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  Baseball fan US envoy Lippert predicts MLB success for Park Byung-ho

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — When he’s not busy representing the United States in South Korea, Mark Lippert enjoys attending professional baseball games. In fact, the top U.S. envoy to Seoul has become such a dedicated fan in just...

  • Posted November 20, 2015
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  Ban’s S. Korean presidential bid rumors flare up amid planned N. Korea trip

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Speculation of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s presidential bid in South Korea has resurfaced after news reports on his possible visit to North Korea. Ban’s spokesman said earlier this week that discussions are under way...

  • Posted November 20, 2015
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