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Potato Party Leads to Kids Getting Kicked Out of McDonald’s

A recent sale in McDonald's across Japan on French fries led to local kids throwing 'potato parties.' The cost of…

North Korea Threatens to Nuke the USA

North Korea's statement Thursday reveal they are as belligerent as ever to their "sworn enemy" the United States of America,…

Middle-Aged Man Dies Attempting to Dance “Gangnam Style”

Psy, the Korean pop artist, spent 30 sleepless nights developing a new dance for his eager fans, and came up…

South Korea Opens Its Market To Three Foreign Law Offices

South Korea is open for business. They've just lifted their bar on foreign law offices, signing a free-trade agreement last…

Mad Cow Disease Causes South Korea to Pull U.S. Beef from Shelves

A South Korean retailer has suspended the sale of beef from America after the first case of mad cow disease…

Attempted North Korean Rocket Launch a Failure

The anticipated rocket launch by North Korea ended quickly in failure on Friday as the rocket broke into pieces and…

Paul Hastings First U.S. Law Firm to Apply for Korean Office

One of the leading global law firms, Paul Hastings, has announced that it will be the first United States law…

South Korea Lofts a Little Love to North Korea

From the border capital of Paju, the Seoul based North Korean Peace Foundation has sent 1,000 pairs of socks via…

Texas Private Equity Firm Reaches Deal to Unload the Troublesome Korean Bank

South Korea may be a hot market for US law firms seeking to break new ground in Asia these days,…

U.S. Law Firms can Practice in South Korea in 2012

Ever since allowing foreign law firms into Seoul, South Korea, Clear Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is planning an office…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, November 24th. Here's a quick look back at yesterday's headlines. The exchange of artillery…

What Will China Do?

Last night's exchange of artillery fire between North and South Korea has set the stage for China to make a…