• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• 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
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

All posts tagged "south"

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  Keanu Reeves to visit South Korea next month

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — U.S. movie star Keanu Reeves will visit South Korea early next year to promote his new film “John Wick,” the film’s importer said Thursday. Reeves will arrive in Seoul on Jan. 7, in his...

  • Posted December 11, 2014
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  Daum Kakao CEO faces summons for inaction over child pornography

  DAEJEON, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) — The head of South Korea’s top mobile messenger operator, Daum Kakao, will be summoned for questioning in the near future on charges of allowing massive amounts of child pornography to be shared...

  • Posted December 10, 2014
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  [CNET] China beats S. Korea on smartphone global market share

    Nine representative Chinese handset makers have toppled Samsung and LG’s combined market share for the second quarter of 2014, according to a report released Tuesday by the Federation of Korean Industries, an alliance of South...

  • Posted December 9, 2014
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  South Korea rejects idea of sharing Olympics with Japan

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean governor on Tuesday rejected an International Olympic Committee proposal to move the bobsled and luge events for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang to another country to save money....

  • Posted December 9, 2014
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  Seoul named best place to hold int’l biz meetings for 3rd year

  (Yonhap) — Seoul has been named the best destination for international business meetings by a premier U.S.travel magazine for a third straight year, the municipal government said Tuesday. The honor, one of 60 categories recognized by the...

  • Posted December 9, 2014
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  Korean American teen comedy ‘Seoul Searching’ to screen at Sundance

  By Kim Young-jin “Seoul Searching,” a teen romantic comedy set in Korea in the 1980s, will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Monday. Directed by Benson Lee, the film focuses on a...

  • Posted December 9, 2014
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  Seoul to develop shanty town in Gangnam

  By Lee Kyung-min The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and Gangnam District Office have agreed to resume a long-stalled project to develop a shanty town in the most affluent district in Seoul, officials said Friday. Seoul Mayor Park...

  • Posted December 8, 2014
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