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All posts tagged "South Korea"

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  S. Korean man indicted in knife attack on US ambassador

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a man who slashed the U.S. ambassador in Seoul last month on charges of attempted murder. Kim Ki-jong, 55, was also indicted Wednesday on charges of...

  • Posted April 1, 2015
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  S. Korean firm named sole bidder for $7.8 billion fighter jet deal

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea chose a state-run aircraft maker on Monday as the sole preferred bidder for a contract to develop a midlevel fighter jet with the help of Lockheed Martin Corp. in...

  • Posted March 30, 2015
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  [BI] Korea’s internet addiction is getting worse, as teens spend up to 88 hours a week gaming

    In a country where esports constitutes a national pasttime, the South Korean government is cracking down on teen addiction to video games. Roughly one in 10 South Korean children between the ages of 10...

  • Posted March 27, 2015
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  2 Korean films among year’s top 10 best-selling foreign movies in N. America

  SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) — Two Korean films — “Roaring Currents” and “Ode to My Father” — ranked among the top 10 best-selling foreign films that opened in North American theaters last year, the movies’ investor-distributor said...

  • Posted March 25, 2015
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  One dead, eight injured in S. Korea during construction site collapse

  YONGIN, South Korea, March 25 (Yonhap) — One construction worker was killed and seven others were severely injured after a scaffolding collapsed at a road construction site in Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday, authorities said. A sole plate...

  • Posted March 25, 2015
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  US military chief to discuss integrated missile defense during S. Korea visit

  WASHINGTON, March 24 (Yonhap) — U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said Tuesday that building an integrated air and missile defense system will be a key topic of discussions when he meets with South...

  • Posted March 25, 2015
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  Camping site fire kills five

  By Lee Min-hyung Five people died and two were injured when a tent caught fire at a camping site on Gangwhado Island, Incheon, west of Seoul, on Sunday. Firemen took 15 minutes to put out the blaze,...

  • Posted March 23, 2015
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