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All posts tagged "Wall Street Journal"

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  [WSJ] South Korea’s leader pushes to make firing easier

  – The prospect of fresh street protests here this week highlights the struggle South Korea’s president faces in trying to push through labor laws aimed at boosting employment and revitalizing a slowing economy....

  • Posted December 14, 2015
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  [WSJ] South Korea’s Latest Foodie Fad: Lobsters

    Forget macadamias and honey butter chips, South Koreans have it bad for lobsters. A flurry of establishments serving the crustacean have opened recently, offering platters and lobster rolls in a country where the...

  • Posted January 26, 2015
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  [WSJ] When will S. Korea reach current US, Japan levels of wealth?

  South Koreans may attain the same level of wealth as Americans and Japanese currently enjoy in a decade, according to a Seoul-based think tank. In a new report, the Hyundai Research Institute says...

  • Posted January 5, 2015
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  [WSJ] More Immigration Needed to Bolster Korean Workforce, Study Says

    South Korea might need as many as 15 million immigrants—equivalent to a third of its current population–by 2060 to make up for a shrinking workforce and sustain growth, according to a Seoul-based...

  • Posted December 16, 2014
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  [WSJ] ‘The Interview’: Comedy Gold in North Korea

  Clowns behind enemy lines have always helped us fear evil empires a little bit less. Charlie Chaplin mocked the Nazis in the “The Great Dictator” (1940) and Jack Benny did, too, in “To...

  • Posted November 26, 2014
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  [WSJ] ‘Digital Laundry’ Services Seek to Offer Koreans Clean Slate Online

     SEOUL—When Kim Ho-jin first expanded his model and talent agency to offer an online content-deletion service, his motivation was simple: protect clients who were suffering from Internet overexposure. After witnessing models from his...

  • Posted October 6, 2014
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  [WSJ] Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish best languages for math

  What’s the best language for learning math? Hint: You’re not reading it. Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Turkish use simpler number words and express math concepts more clearly than English, making it easier for small...

  • Posted September 12, 2014
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