- California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
- S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
- US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
- LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
- S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
- US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
- US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
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- CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
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(Asian Cup) S. Korea defeat Saudi Arabia on penalties to reach quarterfinals
South Korea knocked off Saudi Arabia 4-2 on penalties to advance to the quarterfinals at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar on Tuesday. South Korean goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo made two stops in the shootout,...
- Posted January 31, 2024
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KBO club Kia Tigers in disarray after firing manager facing bribery suspicions
The Kia Tigers have been gearing up for the 2024 season in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) with some high hopes until this week, when their postseason aspirations took a backseat to the abrupt dismissal of manager...
- Posted January 31, 2024
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‘Squid Game’ star Park Hae-soo cast in Amazon Prime’s new spy series
South Korean actor Park Hae-soo has been cast in the new spy series “Butterfly” on Amazon Prime, the actor’s agency said Tuesday, marking his debut in Hollywood. The upcoming thriller centers on a deadly chase between a...
- Posted January 31, 2024
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Lee Young-ae cast in new ‘Dae Jang Geum’ drama
Actor Lee Young-ae will reprise the popular character Jang-geum again in a new TV series, a follow-up to the mega-hit MBC drama “Jewel in the Palace,” a local entertainment company said Tuesday. Fantagio said it has recently...
- Posted January 31, 2024
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‘Badland Hunters’ rises to No. 1 on Netflix’s non-English movie chart
The dystopian action flick “Badland Hunters,” starring Ma Dong-seok, topped Netflix’s weekly chart for non-English movies, the global streaming service said Wednesday. Since its release Friday, the South Korean film garnered 14.3 million total views during the...
- Posted January 31, 2024
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IU to release new album next month
K-pop diva IU will drop her sixth EP, titled “The Winning,” on Feb. 20, her agency said Tuesday. Edam Entertainment revealed the news in a teaser video for the forthcoming release, which was posted on social media....
- Posted January 31, 2024
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Samsung Q4 profit drops 34.4 pct, but memory chip rebounds
Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter operating profit sank 34.4 percent from a year earlier due largely to sluggish semiconductor business but its memory chip segment turned to the black on recovering demand. The world’s largest...
- Posted January 31, 2024