• 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 "Koreatimes"

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  China capital flows into S. Korean entertainment agencies

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — More Chinese companies are becoming major stakeholders of South Korean entertainment agencies, a trend that could be positive for the expansion of “hallyu,” or the worldwide popularity of Korean culture, but worrisome for its...

  • Posted January 26, 2016
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  S. Korea clinches record 8th straight Olympic soccer berth

  UPDATED (Yonhap) — South Korea clinched a record eighth straight Olympic men’s football berth on Tuesday with a 3-1 victory over Qatar at the Asian qualification tournament. Midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon broke the 1-1 tie in the 89th...

  • Posted January 26, 2016
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  Health minister: Brazil is ‘losing battle’ against mosquito

  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s health minister says the country is sending some 220,000 troops to battle the mosquito blamed for spreading a virus suspected of causing birth defects — but he also says the war...

  • Posted January 26, 2016
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  South Korea’s 4Q growth slows as construction spending drops

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s quarterly economic growth slowed to 0.6 percent in the final quarter of 2015. Bank of Korea said Tuesday the country’s economy posted a slowdown due to a sharp drop in...

  • Posted January 25, 2016
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  The next hot K-drama? Cheese in the trap!

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — “Cheese in the Trap,” a webtoon-based TV series starring popular actor Park Hae-jin, is poised to become the next record breaker with viewer rates climbing to levels unseen for a weekday show. In its...

  • Posted January 25, 2016
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  New LPGA season to kick off in Bahamas; S. Koreans eye another dominant year

  (Yonhap) — The 2016 LPGA Tour season will kick off in the Bahamas this week, as the South Korean contingent eyes another dominant year. The US$1.4 million Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic will start Thursday at the par-73...

  • Posted January 25, 2016
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  How Terrorism Changed Our Lives

  Throughout the past several years, especially in the past year, our world has experienced horrible terrorist attacks. From the 9/11 plane crash to the Paris massacre to the San Bernardino shooting, the world has struggled to recover....

  • Posted January 25, 2016
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