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Minimum Wage Council

2011-07-13

The nation’s minimum wage level is set by the Minimum Wage Council. The council is made up of 27 members, including nine labor representatives, nine ...

Ryu So-yeon

2011-07-12

In 2006 at the age of 16, Ryu So-yeon was selected as member of the South Korea's national golf team. She competed in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and ...

Downpour in Central Region

2011-07-11

Heavy Rain Advisory An alert is issued when over 80mm of rain falls during 24 hours and a warning is issued for over 150mm of rain. Monsoon ...

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Resignation of Chief Prosecutor

2011-07-10

Prosecutor-General Kim Joon-gyu has stepped down in protest over the recent parliamentary approval of a bill limiting the prosecution's investigatory ...

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Grand National Party’s Convention

2011-07-10

The ruling Grand National Party held its party convention on Monday and elected new leadership, with Hong Joon-pyo assuming the role of party chairman. ...

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Pyeongchang Wins Winter Olympic Bid

2011-07-10

South Korea's Pyeongchang County in Gangwon Province will host the 2018 Winter Olympics. It won a majority vote in the first voting session held ...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

2011-07-08

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the third largest nation in Africa with a territory of two-point-three million square kilometers. The nation ...

S. Korea Achieves Grand Slam of Major Sports Events

2011-07-07

Pyeongchang’s recent victory will make South Korea the sixth nation in the world to host the world’s top four sports events, including the Summer ...

Schedule for IOC’s 123rd Session in Durban (Wednesday, local time)

2011-07-06

IOC President Jacque Rogge will declare the opening of the IOC’s 123rd Session at Durban’s International Convention Center at 8:30 a.m. The opening ...

Pyeongchang, Munich, Annecy

2011-07-05

With Pyeongchang’s bid, South Korea is aiming to become the second nation in Asia to host the Winter Olympics. Japan's Sapporo in 1972 and its Nagano ...

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