All posts tagged "south"

  • Shin Eun-mi speaks to reporters before facing police questioning over her alleged pro-North Korean remarks on Dec. 14, 2014. (Yonhap)
    Korean American resummoned over alleged pro-NK remarks

    SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) — Police summoned again a Korean-American woman Monday for questioning over her alleged remarks sympathetic to the communist regime during a series of on-stage talk shows. Shin Eun-mi arrived at the Seoul Metropolitan...

    • Posted December 15, 2014
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  • Released on July 16, 2014, is the image of the ice rink for figure and short-track speed skating events at 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang to be built in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. (Yonhap)
    Pyeongchang says ‘no possibility’ of game sharing

    By Nam Hyun-woo The 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games chief organizer confirmed Friday “there is no possibility” events will be shared with cities outside of Korea. “Construction for all the venues for the PyeongChang Games has begun. At...

    • Posted December 12, 2014
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    K-pop meets K-football: SM and KFA team up

    The Korean Football Association (KFA) and SM Entertainment signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday signifying mutual support between the two organizations. Present at the event were Kai and Xiumin, two members of the popular K-pop group...

    • Posted December 12, 2014
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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)
    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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