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South Korea Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for South Korea.

Results 1 - 20 of 57,956 in South Korea

  1. U.S. didn't stop mass killings in S. Korea, records showRead the original story

    3 min ago | The Herald

    In this photograph taken by the U.S. Army in April 1951, provided by the U.S. National Archives, South Korean troops shoot political prisoners near Daegu, South Korea.

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  2. U.S. documented but didn't stop S. Korean killingsRead the original story

    3 min ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    ... tens of thousands of their countrymen, subject of a May 19 AP report, was the climax to a years-long campaign by South Korea's right-wing leaders. In 1947, two years after Washington and Moscow divided Korea into southern and northern halves, a U.S. ...

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  3. SKorean president revamps CabinetRead the original story

    4 min ago | Seattle Times

    South Korea's president named new ministers of welfare, agriculture and education Monday in his first government revamping, one month after his entire Cabinet offered to quit over a much-criticized beef import ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Mad Cow Disease, Health

  4. Beef row: SKorea axes ministersRead the original story

    5 min ago | Sunday Times

    South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak sacked three cabinet ministers today in the wake of mass protests against US beef imports which have shaken his government.

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  5. PoolDawg Adds WPBA Touring Pro Debbie Schjodt to Its Roster Read the original story

    50 min ago | PRWeb

    ... for pool enthusiasts and fans. Debbie was exactly what we were looking for.' Born in Seoul, South Korea and currently residing in Orlando, Florida Debbie turned pro in November 2007. In addition to her Top 20 ranking in the WPBA, Ms. ...

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  6. SKorean prez offers to meet North's KimRead the original story

    13 min ago | Fort Mill Times

    ... Korean Leader Kim Jong Il at a check point in Paju near the border village of the Panmunjom, north of Seoul, South Korea. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said he is willing to meet Kim any time if it will help end the North's nuclear programs, ...

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  7. Delivery of P-3 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft to S. Korea DelayedRead the original story

    14 min ago | Naval Open Source INTelligence

    ... ahead of Seoul's takeover of wartime operational control of its armed forces in 2012, said the source. In 2005, South Korea signed a contract to buy eight updated P-3B aircraft through the U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) program, with deliveries ...

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  8. Microsoft to gain MSN Israel controlRead the original story

    24 min ago | The Seattle Times

    ... "It's never been used to the scale we have now." Hyundai Steel costs increase price of small cars Hyundai Motor, South Korea's largest automaker, raised prices for its Elantra and Accent small cars exported to the U.S. to cover the rising cost of ...

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  9. North Asian Trade Mission 2008Read the original story

    30 min ago | Tasmanian Government

    ... Quarantine Tasmania, the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, and Fruit Growers Tasmania, will visit South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. "The visits to the Republic of Korea and Japan are especially important," Mr Llewellyn said. ...

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  10. Around the worldRead the original story

    38 min ago | Arizona Daily Star

    ... conflicting versions of the names. The plane was carrying car parts for a General Motors plant in Ramos Arizpe. SOUTH KOREA U.S. knew of mass killings, record says SEOUL - The American colonel, troubled by what he was hearing, tried to stall at ...

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  11. Legendary OlympiansRead the original story

    51 min ago | CNN

    ... ence Griffith-Joyner, sprinter: Twenty years after she swept to three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Florence Griffith-Joyner remains the fastest woman ever. ( Full story )

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  12. S.Korea president sacks ministers for U.S. beef dealRead the original story

    52 min ago | Reuters

    ... that if protests continue, it would be a "detrimental" factor dragging down Asia's fourth-largest economy. South Korea recently slashed its 2008 economic growth target to a three-year low of 4.7 percent from 6 percent previously as the ...

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  13. Manmohan Singh leaves for Japan G-8 Summit todayRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Daily India

    New Delhi, July 7: Prime Minister Dr Manamohan Singh will leave for the G-8 summit in Hokkaido, Japan, today.

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  14. Ap Impact: U.S. wavered over S. Korean executionsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Star-telegram.com

    ... tens of thousands of their countrymen, subject of a May 19 AP report, was the climax to a years-long campaign by South Korea's right-wing leaders. In 1947, two years after Washington and Moscow divided Korea into southern and northern halves, a ...

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  15. Three ministers sacked over beef rowRead the original story

    1 hr ago | News.com.au

    SOUTH Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has sacked three cabinet ministers in the wake of mass protests against US beef imports which have shaken his Government.

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  16. Buried truth of Korea killings exposedRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Chicago Tribune

    DAEJEON, South Korea - Grave by mass grave, South Korea is unearthing the skeletons and buried truths of a cold-blooded slaughter from early in the Korean War.

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  17. Low Power Becomes a Selling Point for CE MakersRead the original story

    1 hr ago | PC Magazine

    ... technology by the end of this year, compared with two out of ten currently. Their biggest appliance plant in South Korea makes mostly front loaders, while recently built plants such as one in Russia have stopped manufacturing top loaders altogether. ...

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  18. S. Korea prez shakes up cabinetRead the original story

    1 hr ago | CNN

    South Korean President Lee Myung-bak named three new cabinet ministers Monday in the continuing fallout from his controversial policy to renew U.S. beef imports, the Yonhap news agency reported.

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  19. Mites suit takes flightRead the original story

    1 hr ago | New York Daily News

    A Long Island woman claims she was provided a blanket infested with mites on a Korean Airlines jet, according to a federal lawsuit.

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  20. On sticking one's nose into the heart of the Thames Valley where it's not wantedRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Scaryduck

    Being in the main an account of the interesting and varied life of Scaryduck: Genius, gentleman explorer, French cabaret chantoose and small bets placed.

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