• 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
• 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 "elderly"

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  No country for old: Korean elderly poverty highest among OECD nations

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The poverty rate of South Korea’s elderly was by far the highest among advanced countries, while the net pension replacement rate for the population was one of the lowest, a report showed Sunday. According...

  • Posted March 16, 2015
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  Korean American seniors’ income lowest of all Asian Americans

  According to a report released by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Korean Americans 65 years and over had an income average of $21,382 — the lowest among all 27  documented Asian populations in America. This...

  • Posted December 11, 2014
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  Northern California charity organization makes kimchi for needy elderly

  Hundreds of bottles filled with freshly made kimchi made their way into the hands of needy elderly in October thanks to a Northern California charity organization. The Northern California JABI Charity Association spent two weekend Saturdays —...

  • Posted October 28, 2014
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  Only one in ten Koreans would take in parents

  Times have changed. Even in Korea, only one in ten would take in their aging parents. Nine in ten Koreans would prefer to to live separately from their parents, according to a recent survey by the Planned...

  • Posted May 9, 2014
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