All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • Bird Flu 2
    S. Korea intensifies quarantine measures against bird flu

    (Yonhap) — South Korea has intensified its watch against a fresh outbreak of avian influenza (AI) after the animal disease was confirmed in a migratory bird found in the central region of the country, the government said....

    • Posted December 18, 2014
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  • Seol Seung-kwon, a senior researcher at Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute's Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center, speaks about the 3D nano printing technology that his team succeeded in developing for the first time in the world at the institute's research facility in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. (Courtesy of Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute)
    World’s first nano 3D printer developed by KERI team

    By Yoon Sung-won Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) said Thursday it has developed a technology that enables the use of nano element “graphene” for 3D printing for the first time in the world. KERI, a unit under...

    • Posted December 18, 2014
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  • Journalists raise hands and posters and papers to attract attention, as Russian President Vladimir Putin, background, listens to a question, during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. The Russian economy will rebound and the ruble will stabilize, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday at his annual press conference, he also said Ukraine must remain one political entity, voicing hope that the crisis could be solved through peace talks. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
    Russian crisis worries Korea

    By Choi Kyong-ae Moscow’s possible default on its foreign debt or a moratorium on its repayment could deal a severe blow to the Korean economy, analysts said Wednesday. Any major currency-related risks in Russia could pose a...

    • Posted December 18, 2014
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  • Noh Kwang-il, spokesman for the foreign ministry (Yonhap)
    Seoul hails US-Cuba agreement to restore diplomatic ties

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea expressed hopes Thursday that an agreement between the United States and Cuba to restore their diplomatic ties could help create an atmosphere that leads to an improvement in Seoul-Havana relations. In a...

    • Posted December 18, 2014
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  • sports
    Poll: Which is 2014′s biggest S. Korean sports controversy?

    By Brian Han The 2014 Winter Olympics judging controversy that arguably robbed South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna of her second gold medal topped Yonhap News Agency’s list of most notable South Korean sports stories for the...

    • Posted December 17, 2014
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  • (Korea Times file)
    Singer Chae Yeon not shy about claiming No. 2 spot in China

    Korean singer Lee Chae-yeon, whose stage name is Chae Yeon, told a television talk show on Monday, that her popularity in China was second only to Jun Ji-hyun, the hallyu megastar from the SBS drama “My Love...

    • Posted December 17, 2014
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  • Bundles of 10,000-yen banknotes are stacked in front of an electronic billboard showing real-time currency exchange rates at a Korea Exchange Bank branch in Seoul. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean conglomerates still sitting on $496 billion of cash

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean conglomerates are still sitting on large amounts of cash, wary of economic uncertainties and weak domestic demand, despite government pressure for them to spend more on wages, dividends and facilities, data showed...

    • Posted December 17, 2014
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