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  • Obama's S. Korea visit free of major protests

    Nov 20th, 2009 - Washington Times

    SEOUL | President Obama's visit to South Korea on Thursday was unusual for an American president in that there were no major anti-American protests. A few dozen antiwar...

  • Asia Considers Capital Controls to Stem Bubble Danger

    Nov 20th, 2009 - Bloomberg

    Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Asian policy makers are studyingcapital controls to limit “hot money” inflows that may stokeasset bubbles and force their currencies to appreciate. Officials from India...

  • World powers weigh new sanctions for Iran

    Nov 19th, 2009 - Forbes

    SEOUL, South Korea -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the six nations dealing with Iran's nuclear program will develop a package of serious new punitive measures in coming weeks...

  • Seoul regretful about Obama's short stop

    Nov 19th, 2009 - UPI

    Seoul regretful about Obama's short stopSEOUL, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- In contrast to the tough summits he faced in China and Japan, U.S. President Barack Obama perhaps felt more at ease during his meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday...

  • On last stop of Asia tour, Obama targets Iran, North Korea

    Nov 19th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor

    Osan Air Base, Osan, South Korea - There was no doubt it. President Barack Obama got by far the loudest cheers of his six-day East Asian odyssey Thursday in a rousing 15-minute talk before about 1,000 troops. At Osan Air Base here...

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  • Jon Favreau discusses the...
    Head speechwriter Jon Favreau stands on the tarmac at Osan Air Force Base in South Korea after the President's speech to servicemen and women at the base. Mr. Favreau reflects on the day's events before boarding the long flight home ...
  • (2009 Mr.Big Korea Concert)...
    Mr.Big and Sungha Jung.
  • Bizarre Foods - Live Soup...
    Andrew journeys to South Korea, where he samples soup filled with ginger, chilis, and mud fish that are cooked alive at the diner's table. Tune in Tuesdays at 10 E/P on Travel Channel! www.travelchannel.com
  • Freedom Village - South Korea
    June 2005 In the middle of the demilitarised zone in Korea sits one of the strangest villages in the world. This fortified outpost is a key element in the ongoing propaganda war against the North ...
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South Korea from WikiPedia:

South Korea has a humid continental climate and a humid subtropical climate, and is affected by the East Asian monsoon, with precipitation heavier in summer during a short rainy season called jangma (??), which begins end of June through the end of July. Winters can be cold: in Seoul, the average January temperature range is ?7 °C to 1 °C (19 °F to 33 °F), and the average August temperature range is 22 °C to 30 °C (71 °F to 86 °F). Winter temperatures are higher along the southern coast and considerably lower in the mountainous interior. Rainfall is concentrated in the summer months of June through September. The southern coast is subject to late summer typhoons that bring strong winds and heavy rains. The average annual precipitation varies from 1,370 millimeters (54 inches) in Seoul to 1,470 millimeters (58 inches) in Busan. There are occasional typhoons that bring high winds and floods.

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