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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea or sometimes the Korea Republic, is an East Asian state on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. To the north, it is bordered by North Korea, with which it was a single country called... [more]

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea or sometimes the Korea Republic, is an East Asian state on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. To the north, it is bordered by North Korea, with which it was a single country called Korea until 1945. To the west, across the Yellow Sea, lies China, and to the southeast, across the Korea Strait, lies Japan. Approximately one-half of South Korea's population lives in or near the capital and largest city, Seoul, the second largest metropolitan area in the world. Find news, videos, and pictures of South Korea here.

SEOUL - South Korea's trade chief urged Washington yesterday to implement a stalled free trade deal, warning the US would suffer if Seoul's agreement with the European Union takes effect first. "I think the package overall is a very good deal for ...  
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South Korea pledges to double aid to Africa in diplomatic outreach SEOUL, South Korea - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea pledged Tuesday to double aid to African nations over the next three years in an effort to better reach out to the ...  
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A consortium led by an Abu Dhabi investment fund and a group led by a US builder were on Monday selected as preferred bidders for a controlling stake in South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction. Kumho Asiana Group – a South Korean conglomerate – said it would enter detailed negotiations with Jabez Partners and TR America over the sale of its stake of 50% and one share - worth about $2.8bn - in South Korea’s third-largest builder.  
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SEOUL: US President Barack Obama ends his maiden tour of Asia in Seoul on Thursday with trade expected to be the main focus of a summit with President Lee Myung-Bak. Obama’s visit to South Korea comes as a respite from an often-gruelling trip, as ...  
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The thing I want to emphasise is that President Lee and I both agree that we want to break the pattern that existed in the past, in which North Korea behaves in a provocative fashion, and then is willing to return to talk [...] and then that leads to ...  
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea launched an ambitious and costly project this week to overhaul its four major rivers in a way the government says will be a model for green growth but conservationists say will do far more harm than good. President Lee Myung-bak, a former CEO of Hyundai construction, has been campaigning globally to show his country as an environmental industry leader, with the four rivers project at the center of his plans to reshape Asia's fourth largest economy. Critics said the project is more about local politics, aimed at creating jobs in rural areas that will provide crucial votes for Lee's ... Read Full Story
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Chuno Pursuing Servants Details: Title: 추노 / Chuno Also known as: Pursuing Servants / Slave Hunter Genre: Historical, fusion Episodes: 24 Broadcast Network: KBS2 Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-06 to TBA Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM Chuno Pursuing Servants Synopsis and story After the end of the war with the Ch’ing Dynasty (Manchu Invasion), slaves talk about joining an uprising of a righteous army. With a new king everyone would be made equal, living a decent life irrespective of social standing. Keunommee, a slave, is excited but anxious as he joins the uprising. Dae Gil, a son of a noble, and Un Nyun, a ... Read Full Story
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Je Joong Won Details Title: 제중원 / Jejoongwon Genre: Medical, Historical Episodes: 36 Broadcast Network: SBS Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-04 to TBA Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55 Je Joong Won Synopsis This drama will be “a new style historical drama” centered around the hospital of the Chosun dynasty. “Jejungwon” is the hospital which American missionary named Allen established on April 1885. It was the first western style hospital in Korea. “Jejungwon” was the space where western medical science, such as surgery, was provided to Korean. It started to educate young Koreans about medical science from March 1886. This education came to success when first ... Read Full Story
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South Korea's foreign minister ruled out Friday additional negotiations with the United States over a free trade agreement, a day after presidents of the two countries vowed cooperation to push the stalled deal forward. The ambitious accord, signed more than two years ago, has languished in political limbo as U.S. officials say it does not adequately address a wide gap in auto trade between the two countries that favors South Korea. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday at a press conference with President Barack Obama that his government was willing to discuss the auto issue with Washington. "If we have an auto problem ... Read Full Story
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Will It Snow For Christmas Details Title: 크리스마스에 눈이 올까요? / Keuriseumaseue Nooni Olkkayo / Will it Snow for Christmas? Chinese Title : 聖誕節會下雪嗎 ? Genre: Melodrama, romance Episodes: 16 Broadcast Network: SBS Broadcast period: 2009-Dec-02 to 2010-Jan-21 Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55 Will It Snow For christmas Synopsis, Story Go Soo plays a man who was brought up by his grandmother in difficult circumstances and shows an “intelligent, masculine appeal.” His character had shared a young love with the girl played by Han Ye-seul, but through “sad circumstances,” they were forced to separate. She is the daughter of a famed doctor of ... Read Full Story
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