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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  S. Korea to spend big on clean, renewable energy sector

  SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korea will invest over 1.8 trillion won, or about $1.66 billion, this year to help boost the clean and renewable energy sector with the related market expected to be worth some $4.25 billion...

  • Posted April 22, 2015
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  S. Korean workers feel pressured to avoid vacations

  Seven in 10 workers in Korea find it difficult to go on more than 10 days’ paid vacation a year, a survey shows. Media Lab’s survey was based on answers from 1500 office workers aged 20 to...

  • Posted April 21, 2015
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  S. Korean corporation breaks rules in bid to invest in LA Dodgers: lawmaker

  SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund has violated its own rules in its move to buy into the Los Angeles Dodgers, a lawmaker said Tuesday. The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), which manages assets entrusted by...

  • Posted April 21, 2015
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  S. Korea, China open joint tech research center in Beijing

  BEIJING (Yonhap) — South Korea and China opened a joint research and development center in Beijing Tuesday to forge closer cooperation in industrial and information technology. The new center is aimed at helping private companies from the...

  • Posted April 21, 2015
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  Kim Sei-young wins Lotte Championship in dramatic fashion

  By Brian Han South Korean rookie Kim Sei-young made waves Saturday in Kapolei, Hawaii after holing out a 154-yard approach shot in a sudden death playoff. Blustery conditions and a tucked pin over a water hazard on...

  • Posted April 20, 2015
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  S. Korea to raise defense spending by $8 billion to defend against North

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea said Monday it will sharply raise the defense budget over the next five years to beef up its capabilities against North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. The budget injection of 8.7 trillion...

  • Posted April 20, 2015
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  S. Korean gov’t concludes physical recovery of sunken ferry possible

  SEJONG (Yonhap) — A technical review has concluded the physical recovery of a passenger ferry that sank last year will be possible, the government said Monday, although a decision on whether the country will actually salvage the...

  • Posted April 20, 2015
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