• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
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• 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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All posts tagged "Business"

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  Kakao unveils deluxe call taxi service

  By Yoon Sung-won Kakao, provider of the nation’s top mobile messenger service, KakaoTalk, plans to launch a mobile deluxe call taxi service. For the company, which also operates Korea’s most sought-after mobile call taxi service, KakaoTaxi, the...

  • Posted October 20, 2015
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  Flushing Korean business owners affected by closed bridge to file lawsuit

  A two-lane Flushing bridge that has been blocked off for five years has spurred Korean business owners in the area to file a class-action lawsuit. The site, located at 149th Street in New York City’s Koreatown, lies...

  • Posted October 20, 2015
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  America is undergoing a K-beauty frenzy

  By Park Ji-hye The American makeup market is undergoing a K-beauty frenzy. Influenced by increasing word-of-mouth on quality and affordable pricing, as well as by exposure via K-pop and K-drama stars, South Korea has seen about $69...

  • Posted October 16, 2015
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  Four K-Town businesses close doors for Purple Line expansion

  By Kim Chul-soo The expansion of the MTA Purple Line to West Los Angeles is pushing a line of Korean business owners out of a plaza situated on Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown. Under eminent domain, four businesses...

  • Posted October 14, 2015
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  Samsung Electronics ranks 7th in global brand value

  SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. ranked seventh in the world this year in terms of brand value, a global consultancy report showed Monday. According to the annual report compiled by...

  • Posted October 5, 2015
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  Hyundai, Kia ordered to pay $28.9 million for patent infringement in US

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. have been ordered by a U.S. federal jury to pay $28.9 million for the infringement of patents related to hybrid engines, company officials said Friday....

  • Posted October 2, 2015
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  Self-effacing S. Korean billionaire behind rising Asian beauty brand

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is known around the world for Samsung phones, kimchi and Hyundai cars, but ask that question in Asia and the answer might equally be “air cushion” compacts. One of the...

  • Posted September 30, 2015
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