South Korea » Current Events http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org ...Land of the Morning Calm... Mon, 26 May 2008 12:58:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 South Korea culls all domestic fowl in Seoul http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/south-korea-culls-all-domestic-fowl-in-seoul/ http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/south-korea-culls-all-domestic-fowl-in-seoul/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 07:19:33 +0000 arcee2702 http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/south-korea-culls-all-domestic-fowl-in-seoul/ South Korea has killed all poultry including chickens and ducks, to prevent a second outbreak of the H5N1 strain in the capital, they have already confirmed 31 cases so far and since April has killed more that 7 million chickens and ducks. Even though the spread is still continuing, they continue to slaughter. Last week 2 chicken were tested positive for the avian flu. The government plans to use vaccines for 5% of the country’s population.

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]]> http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/south-korea-culls-all-domestic-fowl-in-seoul/feed/ 0 Large wave in South Korea kills 9, injures 14 http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/05/large-wave-in-south-korea-kills-9-injures-14/ http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/05/large-wave-in-south-korea-kills-9-injures-14/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 00:05:44 +0000 arcee2702 http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/05/large-wave-in-south-korea-kills-9-injures-14/ In Seoul, South Korea, on a beach a wave that is belived to be 16 feet high has crashed down and has killed 9 people including 2 children ages 5 and 9, and has injured about 14 people. at first about 15 people has been missing and fortuantely later on has been accounted for. The wave was probably caused by regular tidal movements in the Yellow Sea, and during the time, and during hte incident it was couldy and was drizzling.

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]]> http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/05/large-wave-in-south-korea-kills-9-injures-14/feed/ 0 Ireland hammered by South Korea http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/ireland-hammered-by-south-korea/ http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/ireland-hammered-by-south-korea/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 16:56:33 +0000 arcee2702 http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/ireland-hammered-by-south-korea/ South Korea beat Ireland with a score of 5-1, this is one of South Korea’s first winnings since the Olympics has started, this event is a women’s hockey team, Ireland comfortably lost to South Korea

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]]> http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/ireland-hammered-by-south-korea/feed/ 0 South Korea reports new bird flu outbreak http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/29/south-korea-reports-new-bird-flu-outbreak/ http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/29/south-korea-reports-new-bird-flu-outbreak/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:06:24 +0000 arcee2702 http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/29/south-korea-reports-new-bird-flu-outbreak/ Southeast of the country, a new bird flu outbreak has been reported, in Ulsan City. SOuth Korea has already confirmed 20 cases of the H5N1 virus and has already killed more than 5 million birds. Fortunately, no one has been killed ny hte virus so far.

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]]> http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/29/south-korea-reports-new-bird-flu-outbreak/feed/ 0 North Korean officer defects to South Korea across heavily armed border http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/28/north-korean-officer-defects-to-south-korea-across-heavily-armed-border/ http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/28/north-korean-officer-defects-to-south-korea-across-heavily-armed-border/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:40:40 +0000 arcee2702 http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/28/north-korean-officer-defects-to-south-korea-across-heavily-armed-border/ A North Korean Lieutenant identified with only the surname Ri, has defected to South Korea and crossed the heavy fortified border of North and South Korea, and has negotiated with one of the South Korean guards posted in the area and has told him that he has been seeking asylum in South Korea. In the news, the Joint Chiefs of Staff official declined to confirm the news report mainly because the case was still being investigated.

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]]> http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/28/north-korean-officer-defects-to-south-korea-across-heavily-armed-border/feed/ 0 South Korea probes new suspected bird flu cases http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/15/south-korea-probes-new-suspected-bird-flu-cases/ http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/15/south-korea-probes-new-suspected-bird-flu-cases/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:55:45 +0000 arcee2702 http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/15/south-korea-probes-new-suspected-bird-flu-cases/ South Korea is investigating four cases for bird flu south of Seoul, they say that it may be spreading because after a week or so there were 11 cases of the H5N1.

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]]> http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/15/south-korea-probes-new-suspected-bird-flu-cases/feed/ 0 Nintendo brings Wii to South Korea http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/14/nintendo-brings-wii-to-south-korea/ http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/14/nintendo-brings-wii-to-south-korea/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:27:16 +0000 arcee2702 http://expo2008southkorea.edublogs.org/2008/04/14/nintendo-brings-wii-to-south-korea/ Nintendo has just announced that they will finally be bringing the Wii to one of the worlds avid gaming nation, South Korea.

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