All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • odeto
    S. Korea sees first ’10 million ticket sales’ film of the year with ‘Ode to My Father’

    Just 14 days into the new year, South Korea already has a film — “Ode to My Father,” directed by Yoon Je-gyun — that’s sold more than 10 million tickets, its fast-growing standard of box office success....

    • Posted January 13, 2015
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    Man kills wife’s ex-husband, stepdaughter

    ANSAN, South Korea (Yonhap) — A 47-year-old man, apparently suspicious that his wife was trying to reunite with her divorced husband, killed him and one of his own step-daughters before being arrested, police said. The South Korean...

    • Posted January 13, 2015
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  • 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)
    US welcomes S. Korea’s efforts to improve relations with N. Korea

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States welcomes South Korea’s efforts to improve relations with North Korea, the State Department said Monday, after South Korean President Park Geun-hye said she has no preconditions for an inter-Korean summit. “We...

    • Posted January 13, 2015
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  • Analysts attribute high consumer prices on food to a complex South Korean distribution system. (Yonhap)
    Seoul’s food prices among highest in the world

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The prices of food and beverages like beef and coffee in Seoul are among the highest in the world despite the number of free trade agreements (FTAs) South Korea has signed with other countries,...

    • Posted January 12, 2015
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  • Map of South and North Korea (Yonhap)
    N. Korea rejects South’s parliamentary resolution calling for talks

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea refused Friday to accept a South Korean parliamentary resolution calling for the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue, the unification ministry said. In late December, the National Assembly passed the resolution, which calls for...

    • Posted January 9, 2015
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  • Naro-Rocket
    S. Korea, US to work together against outer space waste

    By Kim Hyo-jin Korea and the United States have agreed to jointly take measures against space debris in response to the rising risk of possible collisions with satellites. Officials from both governments held their first annual talks...

    • Posted January 9, 2015
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  • residency card
    S. Korea to issue resident registration cards to Korean nationals living overseas

    In an attempt to provide convenience to all Korean nationals living overseas, the South Korean government will issue resident registration cards in place of residence report forms, and open a safety information center for emergencies abroad. According to...

    • Posted January 8, 2015
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