• 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
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

All posts tagged "Korea"

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  [CNN] Anthony Bourdain – Korea: 24 intoxicated hours

  I have, for some time, believed that the chefs doing the most interesting work in America — chefs who are in fact redefining what “American food” means — are Korean. When I go out for dinner...

  • Posted April 27, 2015
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  President Park to visit US later this year

  SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye will visit Washington later this year to consolidate the nations’ alliance amid a flurry of summit diplomacy between the U.S. and Northeast Asian powers involved in historical and territorial...

  • Posted April 24, 2015
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  S. Korean economy to gather recovery pace: finance minister

  JEJU (Yonhap) — South Korea’s top economic policymaker brushed off concerns over bleak economic prospects on Friday, expecting the country’s economy to gather steam for a recovery down the road on the back of a series of...

  • Posted April 24, 2015
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  Rising star Claudia Kim talks about ‘Avengers 2′ role

  By Tae Hong If there’s one anticipated film everyone the world over is talking about this summer, it’s Marvel’s “The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron.” And in South Korea, there’s one name on everyone’s lips: Claudia Kim....

  • Posted April 24, 2015
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  260,000 S. Korean workers strike against flexible labor market, pension reform

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Tens of thousands of unionized workers walked out of their work places across the country Friday against government plans to reform the pension system for public servants and introduce a more flexible labor market....

  • Posted April 24, 2015
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  S. Korea eyes huge influx of Chinese during May Day holiday

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — About 100,000 Chinese are expected to visit South Korea during the upcoming May Day holiday, having the local hospitality scene and retailers ready to embrace them, the state tourism agency here said Thursday. The...

  • Posted April 22, 2015
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  Film ‘Twenty’ second this year to pass 3 mil sales in S. Korea

  South Korean coming-of-age buddy comedy “Twenty,” which premiered last month to take over the country’s box office, has become the second film this year to surpass three million ticket sales, distributor NEW said Wednesday. Yonhap reported that...

  • Posted April 22, 2015
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