They may not do a real background check until after the second interview, or until they're ready to make an offer. These things cost money.
Also, depending on how the job is funded (and whether they've already got a guarantee for the funds or have to get the money allocated _after_ they decide to hire you -- this happens), they may have to get three or four signoffs -- from the manager, from the director, maybe even from the VP. And any one of those guys could be in Korea this week.
There's a million good reasons like that, and a million bad ones, too. But I'm not getting into those.
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