• 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

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  Binge drinking worst among better-educated women

  By Rachel Lee Highly educated professional women drink at dangerous levels, a study has found. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), among the biggest binge drinkers in 15 developed countries are wealthier, better-educated...

  • Posted May 14, 2015
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  S. Korea’s overseas assistance tops $1.85 bln in 2014: OECD report

    SEJONG, April 8 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s overseas assistance that went out through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reached US$1.85 billion in 2014, as the country moved to do its part to combat...

  • Posted April 8, 2015
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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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  S. Korea’s economy to grow 3.8 pct in 2015 according to OECD report

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s economy is expected to grow 3.8 percent in 2015 on the back of the government’s efforts to boost it through fiscal stimulus and monetary policy easing, a report by a leading international...

  • Posted November 25, 2014
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  S. Korean children rank last in happiness survey

  By Yun Suh-young Korean children and adolescents were the least happy among those in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) last year, a recent survey showed. The Korea Bang Jeong-hwan Foundation conducted the survey with...

  • Posted November 4, 2014
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  S. Korea has fastest aging population among advanced economies

  (Yonhap) — South Korea has shown the most extreme demographic shift in the last four decades with its population aging at the fastest pace among advanced economies, data showed Tuesday. Koreans aged 65 or older accounted for...

  • Posted September 9, 2014
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  Employees from Korea get the lowest salary in the U.S.

  Among OECD countries, based on 2012 data by the Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification,  South Korea has the second-most overseas employees with permanent labor certification (PERM) in the U.S. among all countries in the...

  • Posted August 6, 2014
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