South Korea News
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City workers in Seoul now have a chance to get a bit of extra rest. Between 13:00 and 18:00 they are allowed to take a nap while at work.
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Ansan -
South Korean schoolkids who survived last April's catastrophic ferry sinking that killed 250 classmates returned to class Wednesday pledging to remember their lost friends and teachers.
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Seoul -
A four-year-old Chinese boy managed to get hold of his father's passport, and apparently thought it needed an artist's touch. Unfortunately for the father, the budding Rembrandt has left him stranded in South Korea for unrecognizable documentation.
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South Korean authorities have revised the data on the missing and rescued people from the SEWOL maritime tragedy again. This is the seventh time in three weeks since the ferry capsized off the coast of Jindo island, South Korea.
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Jindo -
A diver searching the sunken ferry Sewol for bodies lost in last month's disaster off South Korea died Tuesday when a communication line broke, authorities said.
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In a rare moment of mutual commitment, environmental ministers from China, Japan and South Korea, meeting in Daegu, S. Korea on Tuesday, issued a joint statement, agreeing to unite in addressing environmental issues, particularly PM2.5 pollutants.
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Incheon -
The ferry that sank off South Korea last week, killing as many as 300 passengers, was carrying three times as much cargo as recommended and might have been dangerously unstable.
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South Korea's president said Monday that the captain and some crew members who escaped a ferry that sank with hundreds of vacationers had committed acts "tantamount to murder."
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Ansan -
Divers recovered more than a dozen bodies Sunday from a sunken ferry believed to still contain more than 250 passengers, mostly South Korean high school students on vacation who died Wednesday when the boat they were riding in capsized in the Yellow Sea.
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Microsoft South Korea has seized the recent sinking of the South Korean ferry Sewol to promote the company's Office 365 in a particularly tasteless piece of promotion.
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Seoul -
A massive world robot theme park project is underway in South Korea, a family friendly amusement park that will also double as a robotics grad school.
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Seoul -
People in South Korea clamour to watch others enjoy elaborate meals in an online fad that is taking the country by storm.
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According to figures just released by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) almost 1 billion people in the developing world are overweight.
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Tokyo -
Tensions between China and Japan have been heightened for some months and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to a controversial war shrine has infuriated many in the region.
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In what has become a common occurrence during N. Korean anniversaries and festivals, protesters in Seoul earlier this week burned effigies of N. Korean leaders, as well as their flag. North Korea, in response to the protest, sent South Korea a fax.
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Pyongyang -
News that ousted Chang or Jang Song-thaek, a powerful uncle of Kim Jong-un has been executed, has sent ripples of shock-waves to other countries. The uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was ousted from office and not seen in public since November.
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Pyongyang -
The reclusive state of North Korea is rarely in western headlines for the right reasons and Wednesday is no different. The whereabouts of a powerful uncle of the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, are unknown following speculation that he has been "removed".
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Once again President Obama has chosen to minimize confrontation, this time with China. The U.S. government is advising U.S. commercial and private planes to avoid islands China claims.
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Pyongyang -
There are reports Monday that 80 people have been publicly executed in North Korea -- their crimes allegedly include including watching South Korean films and distributing pornography.
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Busan -
There is a place in the former capital of South Korea, Busan, that is said to be a hidden tourist attraction. Nampo-Dong is not widely advertised in travel brochures, but it is gaining popularity among the international community.
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Toronto -
How do you make a standard cops-and-robbers film a riveting suspenseful 120 minutes of intrigue and action? Just ask the filmmakers behind Cold Eyes, a Korean film screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Asian basketball giant China gave in to South Korea's relentless assault in the closing minutes of their first encounter in the 27th FIBA Asia Championship games at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila Thursday night.
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What started as a promotion for a mud-made cosmetic line has become one of South Korea’s most anticipated highlights — the Boryeong Mud Festival.
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The South Korean government has accused North Korea of launching cyber attacks on its website for its presidential office, as well as other governmental agencies.
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Pyongyang -
North Korea restored the hotline with South Korea on June 3 and also announced it would allow South Korean business people to visit the Kaesong industrial zone that has been closed since the early part of April.
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Ulsan -
Millions of Iranians took to the streets on Monday, June 18th, to celebrate their country's victory against South Korea, in a crucial qualifying game for a position in the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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Just five days after proposed high level talks with South Korea were abandoned after North Korea alleged that South Korea had insulted it North Korea has today, proposed new high level talks with the United States.
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North Korea has said it will sit down and negotiate over its nuclear program if the UN sanctions leveled against it are ceased and the US and South Korea put an end to regional military drills.
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As North Korea was celebrating the birthday of their late founding leader South Koreans were hosting anti-North Korean protests. North Korea has therefore threatened "sledgehammer blows" in retaliation if the South doesn't apologize.
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Analysts assess that the North Korean Army has over 1,000 ballistic missiles with varying ranges. Its ballistic missile arsenal can reach targets in South Korea, Japan, and North America. Will Kim Jong Un use nuclear armed missiles against the US?
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Canadian Expat teaching English in South Korea, Melissa Wolfe had the mud painted on her forehead by a friend. Love was a common theme at the festival. It was painted socially and physically on many people.
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Ribbons in memories of those lost to the SEWOL ferry disaster, hang on an alter as they blow in the wind.
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James Cridland
The Peace Bell, which is located in the demilitarized zone on the Korean Peninsula
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Map of the disputed sea border between North and South Korea.
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Flickr user Gilbert Corrales Villalobos
A man accessing Internet in a South Korean subway station
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People throughout South Korea wear yellow ribbons in memory of the SEWOL ferry disaster.
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Ski Jump Tower Stadium in Pyongchang, South Korea.
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Two friends began their journey through this stand-and-run slide clean. They were covered in mud by the end of the ride.
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Picture of RobotLand
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A passerby stopped to write a message on a ribbon and tie it to an alter as a sign of respect for the victims of the SEWOL ferry accident.
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Adam D. Wainwright-U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons
A U.S. Navy helicopter lands on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard after helping with search and recovery operations at the scene of the sunken ferry Sewol near Jindo island.
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The Carolna Cup is an annual tradition that takes place in Camden South Carolina
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The Kyunghyang Shinmun
Park Seo-yeon, the meokbang diva, as seen on Afreeca TV.
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President Barack Obama holds a bilateral meeting with recently elected President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea, in the Oval Office, May 7, 2013.
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People throughout South Korea wear yellow ribbons in memory of the SEWOL ferry disaster.
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Johannes Barre
Seoul has a very active business and government scene. Officials how now tried to harness "Power Naps" for their operations.
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