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S Korea Q2 GDP growth likely 0.8 vs Q1 C. bank chief
SEOUL: South Korea's economic growth for the current quarter will likely be similar to 0.8 percent recorded in the January-March quarter on a sequential basis, the ...
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S.Korea picks QE weak yen as top uncertainties
South Korea's monetary and economic policymakers on Monday picked the earlier-than-expected exit from quantitative easing in the United States and the depreciation of the Japanese yen as top external uncertainties facing the South Korean economy."In case the reduction or the end of the US quantitative easing is made visible, negative effects will not be small on international financial ...
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Hainan holds tourism promotion conference in Seoul South Korea
A 30-person Hainan delegation attended the 2013 Korea World Travel Fair and held a Hainan tourism promotion conference in Seoul and a Hainan tourism forum in Busan from May 29th to June 2nd. During the 5 days, the delegation promoted the wedding tourism and golf tourism offerings of Hainan Island. Representatives from South Korea’s top 90 travel agencies, 8 major airline companies and ...
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New Trains to Service Subway Line 3 from June
North Korean warships are busy plying both East and West Seas, including semi-submersible craft recently moved to a forward base near the Northern Limit Line in the West Sea. The semi-submersibles are often seen docking at a forward base in waters near the Northern Limit Line in the West ...
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Foreign holdings of S.Korea bonds stocks fall in June
SEOUL, June 17 | Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:59pm EDT SEOUL, June 17 (Reuters) - Foreign net investment in South Korean bonds and stocks fell by 6 trillion won ($5.33 billion) in the month to June 13, mainly due to the redemption of maturing bonds, official data showed on Monday. Monday's data submitted by the Financial Supervisory Service to the parliament showed foreigners were net buyers ...
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College Entrance Exam Scores Reveal Regional Gap
Some 1.52 million youngsters donated blood last year, the largest group to have taken part in blood donation in 2012. Korean Red Cross on Thursday said schoolchildren and college students accounted for 55.9 percent of the 2.72 million people who donated blood in ...
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Seoul World Design Capital
In 2010, Seoul held the title of World Design Capital for the year, a coveted acknowledgment of the city’s progress in the development of its design-oriented industries and a foundation for the implementation of further development projects in preparation for 2010.
Seoul is a thriving global city of over 12 million people and the capital of South Korea, a country that has seen rapid development over the last few decades to become one of the newly emerged first world countries of the late 20th century. Read more
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