All posts tagged "south"

  • (Yonhap)
    S. Korea’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 pct in October

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korea’s unemployment rate remained unchanged from a month earlier in October, but the pace of job creation slowed to a four-month low, a government report showed Wednesday. The country’s unemployment rate stood at...

    • Posted November 12, 2014
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  • (Photo Credit: Peter Franz)
    Illegal circulation of tax-free cigarettes surges in S. Korea

    By Park Si-soo SOUTH KOREA — The illegal circulation of tax-free cigarettes on the domestic market has surged since the announcement of a government plan to raise prices. The Korea Customs Service (KCS) said Tuesday that it...

    • Posted November 11, 2014
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  • (Yonhap)
    5 buildings leaning in southern Seoul

    By Jung Min-ho Five buildings located close to sinkholes in southern Seoul were discovered to be leaning, fueling fear among residents. According to Songpa District Office, Monday, five buildings close to where the extension of subway line...

    • Posted November 11, 2014
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  • (Korea Times file)
    [TIME] South Koreans Slam Down 11.2 Shots of Hard Liquor Each Week

      According to analysis by the global marketing-research firm Euromonitor International, South Koreans are the world’s biggest consumers of hard liquor, at 11.2 shots a week on average. They make the world’s second largest consumers, the Russians, seem...

    • Posted November 11, 2014
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye (Yonhap)
    Nearly 9 of 10 S. Koreans have negative view of government

    SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) — Nearly nine out of 10 South Koreans disapprove of the National Assembly’s job performance due mainly to perennial political wrangling, a poll showed Friday. According to the survey on 1,011 adults taken...

    • Posted November 9, 2014
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  • Fighter jets fly overhead at an event at the Gyeryongdae military headquarters in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, on Sept. 30, 2014, ahead of the 66th anniversary of the foundation of the country's military, which falls on Oct. 1. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea cancels contract with BAE to upgrade fighter jets, 190 jobs lost

    By Brian Han South Korea has decidedly cancelled its $1.3 billion contract with BAE Systems to upgrade its fleet of F-16 fighter jets. When BAE won the contract in 2012 through a public bid, it was unique...

    • Posted November 7, 2014
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  • Chella Choi (AP)
    With S. Koreans at her heels, Pressel takes lead at LPGA Mizuno Classic

    SHIMA, Japan (AP) — Morgan Pressel shot a 5-under 67 Friday to lead the Mizuno Classic by one stroke after the first round. Pressel, who hasn’t won on the LPGA Tour since 2008, had five birdies at...

    • Posted November 7, 2014
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