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South Korea takes men's taekwondo gold (The Washington Times)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:33:08 GMT

South Korea's Son Tae-jin scored a kick in the final second to defeat Mark Lopez of the United States for the gold medal in the men's 68-kilogram taekwondo competition.

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South Korea wins women's taekwondo gold (The Washington Times)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:16:11 GMT

South Korea's Lim Su-jeong won the women's 57-kilogram taekwondo gold on Thursday, defeating Azize Tanrikulu of Turkey.

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WFP asks South Korea for 60 million dollars to aid North Korea (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:55:39 GMT

Seoul - An acute food shortage in North Korea has led the World Food Programme to appeal to Seoul to send food aid to the impoverished communist country, officials said Thursday. The UN agency asked South Korea for a 60-million-dollar donation to its...

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UN urges South Korea to offer food aid to North (kansascity.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:49:00 GMT

The U.N. food agency has asked South Korea to provide emergency aid to North Korea to help it avert a food crisis, an official said Thursday.

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UN urges South Korea to offer food aid to North (Boston Globe)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:47:41 GMT

The U.N. food agency has asked South Korea to provide emergency aid to North Korea to help it avert a food crisis, an official said Thursday.

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UN urges South Korea to offer food aid to North (Seattle Times)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:45:08 GMT

The U.N. food agency has asked South Korea to provide emergency aid to North Korea to help it avert a food crisis, an official said Thursday.

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South Korea eyes giving aid to North via U.N. agency (OTB News)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:33:24 GMT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea could provide food aid to impoverished North Korea through a U.N. agency after Seoul halted direct shipments of rice due to political tensions with its neighbor, a government official said on Thursday.

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South Korea eyes giving aid to North via U.N. agency (Reuters) (Get Mash)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:20:21 GMT

Reuters - South Korea could provide food aid to impoverished North Korea through a U.N. agency after Seoul halted direct shipments of rice due to political tensions with its neighbor, a government official said on Thursday. Read the full story

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South Korea eyes giving aid to North via U.N. agency (worldwide-news.net)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:48:19 GMT

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South Korea seeks more experts from abroad (Financial Time)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:11:00 GMT

As South Korean companies expand abroad and strengthen their global presence, the country is slowly opening its door to foreign professionals.

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South Korea beats US in men’s 68kg taekwondo :: Beijing Olympics Blog (Chinalyst - China blogs in English)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:47:00 GMT

Son Tae-jin from South Korea beat Mark Lopez of the United States, 3-2 to win gold in the men’s 68kg division of the taekwondo. Servet Tazegul from Turkey and Yu-Chi Sung from Chinese Taipei won bronze medals.

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UN urges South Korea to offer food aid to North (OTB News)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:09:45 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.N. food agency has asked South Korea to provide emergency aid to North Korea to help it avert a food crisis, an official said Thursday….

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With economy in the rough, South Korea is told it's time to give up golf (The Independent)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:00:01 GMT

South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak has told officials to give up playing golf because it sends the wrong signal to voters as his country's economy falls on hard times.

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SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai mulling locations for Brazil plant (Just Auto)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:39:35 GMT

Hyundai Motor is considering either Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro as locations for a South American plant according to company officials.

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South Korea and Its ETF Look to Overcome Economic Hardship (ETF Trends)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:18 GMT

With many symptoms similar to those of the United States’, South Korea and its exchange traded fund (ETF) have been exposed to many of the same problems stemming from the U.S. economic slowdown. As a credit crisis lingers in the United States, it has sent a shudder through the South Korean market. Kim Jae-Kyoung for Korea Times [...]

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Cuba and South Korea advance in baseball (International Herald Tribune)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:02:29 GMT

Cuba pulverized China 17-1 in seven innings, while South Korea defeated the Netherlands 10-0 in eight to retain their unbeaten record.

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South Korea has 45 million mobile phones (South Korea) (Wireless Federation)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:24:03 GMT

South Korea, reportedly, now has 45 million mobile phones, which equals to 91% of the total population of the country. According to the Korea Communication Commission, the given figures mean that there are 3 mobile phones on an average for every 15.8 million households. Out of 45 million mobile phones, 43 million had an internet connection. Wireless Mobile Telecom Wireless [...]

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Team USA Crushes South Korea in Women’s Basketball, Next Up Russia (ROK Drop)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:51:38 GMT

The American basketball team put a hurting on the South Korean women’s basketball team: Russia beat Team USA the last time the teams played in the semifinals of a major tournament. Don’t think the Americans have forgotten. It seemed that loss in the 2006 world championship was all they could talk about after the USA overwhelmed South [...]

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Economy under par? Play less golf (Reuters)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:37:11 GMT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak has told officials to give up golf for the moment because it sends the wrong signal just as the economy has hit the rough.

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Popov, Bokel, Yumilka and Moon elected to Athletes' Commission (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:58:43 GMT

Beijing - Swimmer Alexander Popov, fencer Claudia Bokel, Cuban volleyballer Ruiz-Luaces Yumilka and taekwondo fighter Moon Dae-Sung have been elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission, the International Olympic Committee confirmed Thursday. South Korea...

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