All posts tagged "Korea"

  • National Security Office chief Kim Kwan-jin, left, shakes hands with North Korea's National Defense Commission Vice Chairman Hwang Pyong-so during the northern delegation's visit to Incheon in Octover. Hwang was accompanied by Choe Ryong-hae, first on the right, and Kim Yang-gon, third on the right, both secretaries in the reclusive regime's ruling Workers' Party. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea may make active peace gestures toward S. Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea could launch a peace overture toward South Korea next year in a move to come out of diplomatic deadlock, while continuing its small-scale provocations, the Seoul government said Friday. Inter-Korean relations have...

    • Posted December 12, 2014
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  • Pickled larva and assorted vegetables (Photo courtesy of 2014 Agribioexpo/Yonhap)
    S. Korea tests bugs as future food, but perception gnaws

    By Lee Minji SEOUL (Yonhap) — Grasshopper croquette served with mealworm coffee sherbet, beetle powder-crusted fried chicken, and sweet pumpkin porridge topped with dried cricket, pickled larva and assorted vegetables. These are some of the recipes submitted...

    • Posted December 12, 2014
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    [Expat Newsire] For Expats in Korea, Race to the Bottom Wages are Here

      Incomes have been falling in South Korea for some time, and the race to the bottom is now coming to English teachers, writers, and editors in the country. While teacher salaries are frozen in...

    • Posted December 12, 2014
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  • An office in the Gangnam district in Seoul, South Korea (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Gangnam becomes hotspot for Korean startups

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The uber-trendy Seoul neighborhood made famous by the “Gangnam Style” K-pop hit is known for status-conscious people, plastic surgery clinics and Ivy League prep schools. Now it’s making a name as a...

    • Posted December 11, 2014
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  • This photo shows an accident site where a South Korean fishing ship sunk off the coast of the Russian Far East on Dec. 1, 2014. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean rescue vessel heads to Bering Sea where 27 died

    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A South Korean vessel is on pace to arrive Friday in the west Bering Sea, where a fishing ship sank, killing at least 27 people. The commander of the U.S. Coast Guard in...

    • Posted December 11, 2014
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  • U.K. ASMRtist Nicole, also known as Pigsbum53, is one of many multilingual content producers who use different languages to appeal to wider audiences. In this case, Nicole speaks both English and Korean. (YouTube screen capture)
    ASMR, tingling viewers in all languages

    By Brian Han ASMR or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response is defined as a pleasurable tingling sensation felt on a person’s head that can be triggered by sounds, images, touch and even smell in some cases. Rebekah Smith,...

    • Posted December 11, 2014
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  • Jin Jeong (Photo Credit: Peter Heuves - Creative Commons License)
    S. Korea’s Jin Jeong takes 1st-round lead at Australian PGA

    GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — South Korea’s Jin Jeong birdied three of the six holes he played Friday to conclude his first round for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead at the weather-delayed Australian PGA. Jeong...

    • Posted December 11, 2014
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