All posts tagged "South Korea"

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    Burberry launches fund for underprivileged children in S. Korea

    By Park Si-soo British fashion brand Burberry has joined with Korean charity Beautiful Foundation to help underprivileged children here, the two organizations announced Wednesday. Burberry donated 200 million won (about $184,000) to the charity, which will use...

    • Posted May 6, 2015
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  • From top left going clockwise, Kim Hyo-joo, Park Inbee, Amy Yang and Ryu So-yeon. South Korea has four female golfers who are in the top-15 qualifying rankings for the 2018 Olympics. (AP Photo)
    Olympics motivates S. Korean LPGA stars

    IRVING, Texas (Yonhap) — Next year’s Summer Olympics greatly motivates South Korean LPGA Tour stars, the nation’s top-ranked player said Sunday. Through 11 tournaments this season, five South Koreans have combined for seven victories. World No. 2...

    • Posted May 6, 2015
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    Fewer Seoulites marry in recent years: data

    SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) — The number of couples marrying in Seoul has dropped nearly 40 percent from more than two decades ago, a study showed Monday, as more people delay their marriages. Last year, 65,000 couples...

    • Posted May 5, 2015
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  • South Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Yoon Sang-jik (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart, Vu Huy Hoang, shake hands after signing a bilateral free trade agreement in Hanoi on May 5, 2015. The two countries seek to implement the deal by the year`s end. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea, Vietnam sign bilateral free trade agreement

    SEJONG, May 5 (Yonhap) — South Korea and Vietnam signed a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) Tuesday, the Seoul government said, with the countries seeking to implement the deal before the year’s end. The Korea-Vietnam FTA was...

    • Posted May 5, 2015
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    China’s growing trade power hurting S. Korean exports

    SEJONG, May 5 (Yonhap) – China’s growing competitiveness in international trade is causing South Korean exports to lose market share, which can spell trouble for Asia’s fourth-largest economy, a report said Tuesday. Chinese products with good export...

    • Posted May 5, 2015
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    ‘Avengers’ sequel fastest film to reach 6 mln viewers in S. Korea

    SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) — The Hollywood blockbuster “Avengers: Age of Ultron” has become the fastest foreign film to surpass 6 million viewers in South Korea, the film’s distributor said Saturday. The superhero flick exceeded the 6...

    • Posted May 4, 2015
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    2 S. Korean detainees in N. Korea confess to spying: CNN

    WASHINGTON, May 3 (Yonhap) — Two South Koreans detained in North Korea told CNN on Sunday that they spied for South Korea. South Korea has flatly rejected the accusations and urged Pyongyang to release them. The interviews...

    • Posted May 4, 2015
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