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All posts tagged "youth"

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  ‘Simple Song #3′ sung by Korean soprano Sumi Jo gets Oscar nomination

  By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff “Simple Song #3,” sung by South Korean soprano Sumi Jo in the film “Youth” has been nominated for best original song for the Academy Awards. The song,  written by concert composer David...

  • Posted January 14, 2016
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  S. Korea’s younger generation not so proud of heritage

  By Yoon Ja-young The country’s younger generation is not as proud of their Korean identity as their parents are. They also have less trust in the government and conglomerates. According to the latest “Korea Social Trends 2015″...

  • Posted December 15, 2015
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  Good News: S. Korean police officer guides troubled youth through music

  By Chung Hyun-chae Police lieutenant Song Jun-han has been using his musical talent to prevent school violence and guide troubled children onto the right path since 2012. “One of my colleagues asked me to donate my ability...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
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  Youth unemployment in S. Korea worse than during financial crisis

  SEJONG (Yonhap) — Unemployment among young people in South Korea is worse than the level reached during the global financial crisis, a state-run think tank said Tuesday, calling for urgent measures to tackle the problem. The Korea...

  • Posted September 29, 2015
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  S. Korea to create 200,000 new jobs for youth by 2017

  SEOUL/SEJONG, July 27 (Yonhap) — South Korea plans to create 200,000 new jobs for the youth by 2017 while also working to permanently increase employment opportunities for young adults, the government said Monday. The country’s jobless rate...

  • Posted July 27, 2015
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  S. Korea to boost youth employment by offering tax benefits, lowering elderly’s wages

  South Korea revealed on Monday that it will be implementing a new system to give a boost to the ailing employment figures of the country’s younger job seekers. Those aged between 15 and 29 are experiencing a...

  • Posted July 20, 2015
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  Nonprofit holds weekly ‘Lego Robotics Camp’ for Korean kids

  Nonprofit organization Peace21 is hosting a “Lego Robotics Camp” for Korean children in Los Angeles, Calif. to help teach youth about engineering and software programming The camp began on June 29, but still takes place every week at...

  • Posted July 10, 2015
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