• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
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• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
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All posts tagged "south"

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  US-bound passengers from S. Korea to enjoy eased security check

  SEJONG, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) — Air passengers bound for the United States from South Korea’s Gimhae International Airport in Busan will be exempt from a last-minute security inspection from next month, the government said Tuesday. Starting from...

  • Posted November 17, 2014
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  Counterfeit currency ‘not refundable’

  Banks and financial companies do not have to refund counterfeit bills, experts said Sunday, according to the Chosun Biz. The view is based on the United Nation’s ruling that says responsibility rests with those who last possessed...

  • Posted November 17, 2014
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  How much do Westerners know about S. Korea?

  What percentage of Westerners know the difference between South and North Korea? How often do they mix up East Asian cultures? Do they know anything outside of Psy and “Gangnam Style?” Watch this Korean host from Asian Boss quiz...

  • Posted November 14, 2014
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  Asiana gets 45-day suspension on San Francisco route over crash

  SEJONG (Yonhap) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 flag carrier, was ordered Friday to suspend its services to San Francisco for 45 days as punishment for a passenger jet crash in the U.S. city last...

  • Posted November 14, 2014
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  S. Korea quiets down for nationwide college entrance exams

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — More than half a million high school seniors and graduates took the annual national college entrance exam on Thursday with government measures to control traffic and muffle noise near nationwide testing sites in place....

  • Posted November 13, 2014
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  Lydia Ko becomes youngest LPGA Rookie of the Year

  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lydia Ko has become the youngest player to win the LPGA Tour’s rookie of the year award. The 17-year-old Ko clinched the points-based award with three tournaments remaining on the LPGA Tour...

  • Posted November 13, 2014
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  Seoul demands answers from Tokyo over singer’s entry denial

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s foreign ministry summoned a Japanese diplomat Wednesday to demand an explanation for Tokyo’s denial of entry for a South Korean singer, a ministry official said. The move came three days after the...

  • Posted November 12, 2014
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