All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • A flag flies over the Moroccan Embassy after a bomb placed in a garbage bin targeted the site in the capital, Tripoli. in Tripoli, Libya on Monday, April 13, 2015. There were no casualties in the attack, which was claimed by Libya's Islamic State affiliate. (AP Photo/Mohamed Ben Khalifa)
    2 dead in IS shooting at S. Korean Embassy in Libya

    TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Gunmen opened fire early Sunday at the local guards of the South Korean Embassy in the Libyan capital, killing one of them as well as a civilian who was in the area, a...

    • Posted April 13, 2015
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  • Koreans — many of them elderly — line up to receive 500 won, or about 50 cents, from Nam Seoul Church in southern Seoul. Each week, organizers say, 300 to 500 seniors show up at each church that offers the service, and the line starts hours in advance. (Photo credit: Elise Hu/NPR)
    [NPR] Half of S. Korea’s elderly live in poverty

    South Korea may be known for its high-tech advances, luxury skin care products and rapid economic rise, but these days, the generation largely responsible for all that growth isn’t faring so well. South Korea has the...

    • Posted April 10, 2015
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  • Protesters struggle with police officers as they march toward the Defense Ministry during a rally against the visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 10, 2015. Protesters opposed a possible deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on Korea Peninsula. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Chinese media warns against US missile-defense system in Korea

    BEIJING, April 10 (Yonhap) — A Chinese state-run newspaper warned Friday that bilateral ties between Seoul and Beijing would be “shattered” if an advanced U.S. missile-defense system is deployed in South Korea. The Global Times made the...

    • Posted April 10, 2015
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  • U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter answers reporters' question during a joint news conference with his South Korean counterpart Han Min Koo at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 10, 2015. U.S. Defense Secretary Carter said the U.S. has made progress against the Islamic State group in Iraq but cannot predict how long the fight will take. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
    US not ready to discuss THAAD deployment in S. Korea

    SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Friday his country is not ready to begin discussions on the possible deployment of its advanced missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula. “THAAD was not...

    • Posted April 10, 2015
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    Gov’t study shows recovery of sunken ferry technically possible

    SEJONG, April 10 (Yonhap) — A feasibility study has shown that the physical recovery of a passenger ferry that sank last year may be technically possible, but it has yet to be decided whether to actually salvage...

    • Posted April 10, 2015
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  • Sex workers hold a press conference in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul on April 9, 2015 before attending the first public hearing on the constitutionality of the sex trafficking law. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean sex workers say law banning trafficking unconstitutional

    SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) — South Korean sex workers Thursday called for a repeal of the current law banning sex trafficking, a case that reignited a public debate over prostitution in the male-dominated society. “Nobody’s a victim...

    • Posted April 9, 2015
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  • Hundreds of migrant workers, some working without visas, gathered in central Seoul on March 20-21 to protest poor treatment and lack of compensation for work-related injuries. March 21 is the U.N.-designated International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. (Yonhap)
    [UPI] S. Korea’s population becoming more diverse, but tolerance lagging

      SEOUL, April 8 (UPI) — As South Korea’s population becomes more multicultural with a steady influx of foreigners seeking jobs, South Korean society is facing the prospects of becoming more ethnically diverse. But with more...

    • Posted April 8, 2015
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