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Group Seeks UN Help Over S.Koreans Detained in China

Group Seeks UN Help Over S.Koreans Detained in China

Share Tweet A South Korean activist group is seeking UN help over China’s detention of South Korean activists involved in helping North Korean defectors there. Kim Young-hwan and three fellow activists have been detained in China for unclear reasons [...]

5-22, 2012 3:12

Hospital meals less healthy than Big Macs: study

Hospital meals less healthy than Big Macs: study

Share Tweet   (MCT image)A Big Mac burger is healthier than 75 percent of NHS hospital meals, a recent study conducted in the UK has revealed.The study examined twenty five different meals provided by an NHS food supply chain [...]

5-22, 2012 2:25

Yearbook calls kids ‘mentally retarded’

Yearbook calls kids ‘mentally retarded’

Share Tweet Parents of special education students at Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas, are outraged by a yearbook section that called their kids "mentally retarded."The Mesquite Independent School District wanted to honor students in the special education program [...]

5-22, 2012 1:39

Cellphones may cause ADHD in kids

Cellphones may cause ADHD in kids

Share Tweet By Kim Tae-gyu A state-run research agency is conducting a study on whether overuse of mobile phones might have something to do with the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in … South Korea News latest RSS headlines [...]

5-22, 2012 0:53

Exports of low-tariff products to EU jump 16.1%

Exports of low-tariff products to EU jump 16.1%

Share Tweet South Korean exports of manufactured products to the European Union surged 16.1 percent on-year in the second half of 2011 thanks to lowered tariffs under a bilateral trade pact, government data showed Monday.The free trade agreement, which [...]

5-22, 2012 0:53

Collected Department Releases: Remarks to Press upon Arrival in Republic of Korea

Collected Department Releases: Remarks to Press upon Arrival in Republic of Korea

Share Tweet AMBASSADOR DAVIES: It is terrific to be back in Seoul for the second trilateral consultation between the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. South Korea News [...]

5-22, 2012 0:06

Seoul seeks to boost military ties with Beijing

Seoul seeks to boost military ties with Beijing

Share Tweet South Korea recently approached China on signing an agreement regarding military supplies as part of broadening defense cooperation between the two countries, officials said Monday.China, however, is reportedly cautious due to concerns that military agreements with Seoul [...]

5-21, 2012 23:20

Facebook launches K-pop page

Facebook launches K-pop page

Share Tweet Facebook said Monday it has launched a K-pop music page to help fans of Korean pop music around the world to engage with their favorite K-pop stars more actively. The page, provided jointly by Facebook and Korea’s [...]

5-21, 2012 22:33

K-pop Star’s Park Ji Min signs a contract with JYP?

K-pop Star’s Park Ji Min signs a contract with JYP?

Share Tweet Park Ji Min, the winner of SBS’s Survival Audition K-pop Star, has chosen JYP Entertainment for her agency, while Lee Hai held hands with YG and Baek Ay Yeon with SM Entertainment. As this is the case, [...]

5-21, 2012 21:47

Painful memories slow Japan-S.Korea military pact

Painful memories slow Japan-S.Korea military pact

Share Tweet Editor's Note: South Korea's Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin was scheduled to visit Tokyo at the end of this month to sign accords on military cooperation with Japan, but this trip has been … South Korea News latest [...]

5-21, 2012 21:00

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