SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Marines from South Korea, the United States and Thailand jointly carried out large-scale landing drills on the Thai beach of Hat Yao as part of the Cobra Gold military exercise, the Marine Corps here said Friday. South Ko
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The new chairman of the state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) took office Friday, vowing to help accelerate the country's corporate restructuring. Lee Dong-geol, 67, replaces Hong Ky-ttack who was recently appointed a vi
(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS Yun's speech in last 5 paras) SEOUL/MUNICH, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se urged China to play a "responsible" role in the push for a "terminating" U.N. resolution against North Korea. In
(AP) — The head of Northern Illinois University says the school won't layoff anyone for now despite the lack of state funding due to a budget impasse. Chicago State University trustees have declared a financial emergency to make it easier to lay off employees.
Facebook is experimenting with positive messages dubbed "counter speech" to temper extremism on the social network.
Last December, I walked into work to log play-by-play for the Carolina Panthers/Atlanta Falcons football game for NBC Sports. Atlanta ended up handing Carolina their first loss of the season by a 20-13 score, and all the questions seemed to fall at the feet of Panthers' star quarterback, Cam Newton. The usual talking points came up during his postgame press conference concerning disappointment, questionable decisions, and botched plays. Yet, as I was transcribing Newton's answers, I was surprised by how he handled the critics. Читать дальше...
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SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Marines from South Korea, the United States and Thailand jointly carried out large-scale landing drills on the Thai beach of Hat Yao as part of the Cobra Gold military exercise, the Marine Corps here said Friday. South Ko
(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS Yun's speech in last 5 paras) SEOUL/MUNICH, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se urged China to play a "responsible" role in the push for a "terminating" U.N. resolution against North Korea. In
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The new chairman of the state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) took office Friday, vowing to help accelerate the country's corporate restructuring. Lee Dong-geol, 67, replaces Hong Ky-ttack who was recently appointed a vi
SEJONG, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is dogged by plunging exports stemming from fast falling oil prices and weakening global demand along with domestic consumption, which started to show some signs of a slowdown, the finance ministry s
SEOUL/SEJONG, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide comprehensive financial support to local companies wanting to enter the Iranian market, the trade and industry minister said Friday. Seoul joined other countries in lifting sanctions agains
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Bucking the trend of the bleak financial market, funds that invest in gold fared well as investors flocked to safe havens amid a market rout, data showed Friday. An average yield of 11 funds with exposure to the bullion
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- CJ Hellovision Co., South Korea's top operator of cable channels and Internet TV content, said Friday it plans to hold a shareholder meeting later this month to approve a proposed merger plan. SK Telecom Co., the country'
Facebook is experimenting with positive messages dubbed "counter speech" to temper extremism on the social network.
South Korea has cut off power and water supplies to a factory park in North Korea, officials said Friday, a day after the North deported all South Korean workers there and ordered a military takeover of the complex that had been the last major symbol of cooperation between the rivals.
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Another low snow year in Alaska has organizers worried about where to start the world's most famous sled dog race.
Though Trudeau is trying to make politics a more family-friendly space, Parliament Hill is still very much a man’s world
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But how often do you ACTUALLY want to be reminded of your past self?? And do you really want to remember EVERYTHING?
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Militants around the city of Aleppo in Syria, including those from the Jabhat al-Nusra (Nusra Front) and Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) groups, are supplied from Turkey, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Taylor Swift‘s younger brother Austin just made an epic response to Kanye West‘s mention of Taylor in his new song “Famous.” After hearing that Kanye rapped about having sex with Taylor, the 23-year-old took to his Instagram to share his response. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Taylor Swift In the video, Austin throws [...]
President Obama finished another whirlwind spin through Silicon Valley Thursday, vacuuming up campaign cash for Democratic candidates on his way to Southern California for a TV appearance and a Monday summit with heads of Southeast Asian nations. “The incredible success we have had together” is not an excuse for complacency but a spur to action, the president told a crowd of 300 or so in the backyard of the Atherton home of Steve Westly, former state controller and a possible candidate for governor in 2018. Читать дальше...
When world powers gathered in Munich earlier on Thursday for the latest round of Syria peace talks, the mood was reportedly "dour" and the expectations so low you could feel a sense of despondence even in the coverage. Nonetheless, after hours of talks, at around 1 a.m. local time, the parties emerged to announce something pretty remarkable: immediate humanitarian access to besieged areas and, starting in about a week, a ceasefire.
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Hollywood might seem like the filmmaking capital of America, but history has shown that filmmakers can't get enough of New York City.