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Gangnam Style: Google To Open Center In Seoul

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Google will be opening a startup center in Seoul’s Gangnam region. The center will be open to entrepreneurs working on their startups, and will be the the company’s third such center. Google has  similar facilities in London and Tel Aviv in 2012.

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