All posts tagged "south"

  • Kate Upton decorating a Sports Illustrated cover. (AP)
    Supermodel Kate Upton to bring charms to Korea

    American supermodel Kate Upton is visiting Korea for the first time to promote the popular mobile game “Game of War: Fire Age” this weekend. The voluptuous 22-year-old, the official model for the game, will be dressed as...

    • Posted November 19, 2014
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    Interracial marriages in S. Korea on decline

    By Yoon Ja-young Marriages between Koreans and foreign spouses dropped 7.8 percent last year, decreasing for the third consecutive year. The number of babies born from interracial couples also decreased 7.1 percent. According to Statistics Korea, a...

    • Posted November 19, 2014
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  • National Security Office chief Kim Kwan-jin, left, shakes hands with North Korea's National Defense Commission Vice Chairman Hwang Pyong-so during the northern delegation's visit to Incheon in Octover. Hwang was accompanied by Choe Ryong-hae, first on the right, and Kim Yang-gon, third on the right, both secretaries in the reclusive regime's ruling Workers' Party. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea to raise $500 billion for unification

    SEOUL  (Yonhap) — South Korea plans to raise US$500 billion largely from the public sector, without raising taxes, to help North Korea prepare for a future reunification, the top financial regulator said Tuesday. In a financial blueprint...

    • Posted November 19, 2014
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  • Asiana Airlines A380 super jumbo. (Yonhap file photo)
    Asiana appeals 45-day flight suspension

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-largest flag carrier, said Monday that it has formally appealed a 45-day government ban on flights on its Incheon-San Francisco route, imposed following its crash last year that left...

    • Posted November 18, 2014
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  • Korean workers take the least amount of vacation days when compared to the rest of the world.
    ‘Koreans are most vacation-deprived people on Earth’

    South Korea ranks last among 24 nations when it comes to the average number of vacation days taken by workers, according to a 2014 survey by travel site Expedia. An average Korean gets 8.6 days off each...

    • Posted November 18, 2014
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    4.6 billion-year-old meteorites found in S. Korea

    DAEJEON (Yonhap) — South Korean scientists said Tuesday four meteorites discovered in the southern part of the country earlier this year are estimated to be as old as the solar system. In early March, residents in Jinju,...

    • Posted November 18, 2014
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  • A bird's-eye view of IKEA Korea's first South Korean store in Gwangmyeong, south of Seoul. It is scheduled to open on Dec. 18. (Yonhap)
    IKEA Korea sets relatively higher price in S. Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — With the official opening of the first showroom of IKEA Korea, the local unit of the Swedish furniture giant, just one month to go, its pre-unveiled prices have sparked controversy in South Korea as...

    • Posted November 18, 2014
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