All posts tagged "the United States"

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    Even more for the smartphone

    Nowadays just about 70% of the population of the United States uses a smartphone. To put that into perspective, that’s hundreds of millions of mobile users per day, just from the U.S. It is being a commonality,...

    • Posted January 12, 2015
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  • U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, shakes hands with South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin during their bilateral meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian/Yonhap)
    Decision on OPCON transfer unlikely this year

    By Kang Seung-woo South Korea and the United States are unlikely to set a specific date this year for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON), said a government official, Tuesday. The OPCON handover from Washington to...

    • Posted March 25, 2014
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  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement Wednesday denouncing Russia’s move to allow Crimea to join the Russian Federation, saying it won’t recognize the annexation treaty signed by President Vladimir Putin. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea under tacit pressure to join U.S.-led sanctions drive against Russia

    (Yonhap) — South Korea appears to be inching toward a moment of decision on whether and how to help its main ally, the United States, locked in a war of sanctions against Russia for its annexation of...

    • Posted March 21, 2014
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    FTA boosts Korea’s exports to U.S.

    Two-year review shows US gain in services sector By Yoon Ja-young Korea has seen its exports to the United States soar in the two years since the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into effect, according to...

    • Posted March 14, 2014
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    Korea lags far behind in reform drive

    Global powers overhaul economic structures to be leader in post-crisis world By Yoon Ja-young The government recently unveiled a three-year plan to improve the economy. However, the blueprint seems late considering other developed countries have been restructuring...

    • Posted March 13, 2014
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  • A U.S. federal judge has denied Apple's bid to ban Samsung phone sales. (Yonhap)
    US court denies Apple bid for Samsung ban

    By Kim Yoo-chul A U.S. district court denied Apple’s request for a complete ban on 23 of Samsung Electronics’ older-model mobile devices in the United States, Thursday (local time). In a filing at the San Jose court,...

    • Posted March 7, 2014
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    KOSPI nosedives

    Woes in China, US send stock prices to 5-month low By Kim Rahn Financial markets swooned Tuesday, following weaker-than-expected economic data from the United States and China, as well as continued capital outflows from emerging markets. Stocks...

    • Posted February 4, 2014
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