Bloomberg Business says "in the world of ideas, South Korea is king" as the ROK is the world's most innovative economy for the 3rd year in a row. Korea FM spoke with Bloomberg's Michelle Jamrisko & the Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Cheng to learn which factors influenced the ranking & why South Korea "dominates" the index. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Microsoft has ended support for Internet Explorer 8, 9 & 10 in an effort to move users to the program's final version, Internet Explorer 11, & Microsoft's new web browser, Edge. Korea FM spoke with SUNY Korea Professor James Larson & ZDnet reporter Philip Iglauer to find out what the change means for South Korea, a country where Internet Explorer has been adopted as the internet standard more than perhaps any other country in the world. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Chance & Travis discuss the recent Korea Herald article on "Green Light," the Hongdae bar that doesn't allow foreign customers because its employees "are not able to communicate in English. Its not racist. Sorry. Please be generous about it." The duo also discuss results to an opinion poll of OinK Facebook members & play the audio opinions of a foreigner who fears how discrimination in Korea will affect his biracial children. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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For the 2nd week in a row, Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland focus on rising tensions between North and South Korea as the ROK is now questioning North Korea’s UN membership, President Park Geun-hye has called on the nation to remain on high alert over possible terrorist attacks, THAAD deployment as been delayed, & even name calling is taking place as North Korea has printed that President Park is a "crazy old b----." Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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South Korea barely made the top 20 in a new "Best Countries" ranking by US News & World Report. Korea FM asked US News executive editor Tim Smart why South Korea was ranked lower than neighbors Japan & China, and how the ROK can improve its score. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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The National Human Rights Commission of Korea says the 2014 arrest of a Nigerian man violated his rights as both police & prosecutors refused repeated requests to contact the Nigerian embassy for more than a week. The Nigerian is now trying to sue, & Korea FM spoke with him about his November 2014 false arrest & imprisonment. Find more info on this story at http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20151222001120. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Robert Koehler joins Chance Dorland to discuss the recent closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex & late night TV icon Conan O'Brien's trip to South Korea. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Amid ongoing censorship controversy the Mayor of Busan will step down from his position as chairman of the Busan International Film Festival, U.S. President Barack Obama has signed new sanctions on North Korea to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs, and complaints over Chinese tourists who disregard Seoul's no smoking zones are on the rise. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Sometime in the next few months, Myeongdong & Mugyodong will become completely smoke free minus a few smoking booths that will be constructed. Chance & Travis discuss what members of the Only In Korea Facebook group think of the plan & also the recent history of progressive smoking laws that have been put into effect here in Seoul. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Wednesday, Feb 17 - The wages of a South Korean author will be withheld to pay thousands of dollars in damages to survivors of Japanese sexual slavery South Korean authorities say she defamed, the US Embassy in Seoul denies reports that American late night entertainer Conan O’Brien cut short a meet and greet with fans to get a photo with US Ambassador Mark Lippert, and a South Korean McDonald’s will soon be the company’s first Asian location to serve draft beer. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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