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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  Grade ‘inflation’ rampant at top-tier S. Korean universities

  By Lee Kyung-min Nine out of ten university graduates received grades of at least B or above, a government study showed Thursday. Out of those who graduated in August last year and February this year, 90.9 percent...

  • Posted May 1, 2015
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  S. Korea says Abe’s speech ‘very regrettable’

  SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) — South Korea denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Thursday for his failure to apologize for Japan’s wartime atrocities, saying he thwarted chances to mend ties with Seoul. Responding to Abe’s speech in...

  • Posted April 30, 2015
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  ‘Avengers’ sequel reignites screen monopoly debate in S. Korea

  SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) — Controversy flared again here over the screen monopoly by major film distributors with the ongoing success of Hollywood blockbuster “The Avengers: Age of Ultron.” Moviegoers complained that they can hardly find any...

  • Posted April 30, 2015
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  S. Korea to sell $6.83 billion in state bonds in May

  SEJONG, April 29 (Yonhap) — South Korea plans to sell state bonds worth 7.3 trillion won (US$6.83 billion) in May, the finance ministry said Wednesday. According to the ministry, the government will sell 1.9 trillion won (US$1.78...

  • Posted April 29, 2015
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  [CNN] 40 most beautiful places in S. Korea

    Inwangsan — This 338-meter-high mountain on the outskirts of Seoul offers probably the best view of the city, including the palaces, North Seoul tower and the Blue House, residence of the Korean president. Known for...

  • Posted April 29, 2015
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  [CNN] Time for Abe to apologize, properly

      In 1944, 16-year-old Yong Soo Lee of Taegu, Korea, was lured by a friend of hers to meet with an older Japanese man. The man took the two of them, and three other teenage...

  • Posted April 28, 2015
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  [Quartz] S. Korea’s economy can’t catch a break

    South Korea, once a shining star among Asia’s emerging economies, isn’t burning as bright these days. An early estimate of last quarter’s growth came in better than expected, but it was still the slowest in two...

  • Posted April 28, 2015
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