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Brown Fat Could Help Adults Keep Slim
More than six out of 10 Koreans felt that President Park Geun-hye's visit to the U.S. earlier this month was good for Korea, but a scandal involving her spokesman during the trip dampened sentiment. Gallup Korea polled 1,003 adults from May 13 to 15, after the president returned from her six-day U.S. trip on May ...
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Seoul shares pare gains CJ Hankook tumble
Mon May 20, 2013 10:19pm EDT * Foreign investors buy shares for third-straight session * CJ Group shares tumble after raid on headquarters * Hankook shares down on share issuance decision SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) - Seoul shares pared opening gains and traded flat on Tuesday, pulling back from the psychologically significant 2,000-point mark, amid institutional selling and falls in CJ ...
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S.Korea Ready to Launch Own Satellite
North Korea launched two more short-range missiles into the sea on Monday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, the Defense Ministry in Seoul said. They were fired from mobile launch vehicles in the same area near Wonsan, Kangwon Province and aimed away from South Korea in a northeasterly ...
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Seoul Delays Decision on WMD Initiative
North Korea launched two more short-range missiles into the sea on Monday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, the Defense Ministry in Seoul said. They were fired from mobile launch vehicles in the same area near Wonsan, Kangwon Province and aimed away from South Korea in a northeasterly ...
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Korean-Made Satellites Ready for Launch
North Korea launched two more short-range missiles into the sea on Monday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, the Defense Ministry in Seoul said. They were fired from mobile launch vehicles in the same area near Wonsan, Kangwon Province and aimed away from South Korea in a northeasterly ...
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South Korea's tool for northern diplomacy
A 66 square kilometre industrial complex just over the border is an important part of reconciliatory efforts between South Korea and the North. It is important to the economy as well, but its diplomatic significance runs far deeper.
The Kaesong Industrial Complex is the only industrial special administrative region that still exists as a joint agreement between North and South Korea. Following the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan, relations between the two countries deteriorated significantly, with South Korea accusing the North of the attack and the North subsequently denying involvement. Read more
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