All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • A woman gets breast ultrasound. Along with regular checkup, doctors stress healthy lifestyle for prevention of breast cancer.
/ Courtesy of Ewha Womans University Cancer Center for Women
    S. Koreans weighed down by excessive health concerns: report

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Koreans feel they are suffering from bad health despite having one of the longest life expectancies in the world, a report by a state-run think tank showed Friday. According to the report by...

    • Posted January 22, 2016
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  • Park-Geun-hye
    Seoul: Time for nuclear talks without N. Korea

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president questioned the role of long-dormant North Korean nuclear disarmament talks, saying Friday that regional powers should meet without the North in the wake its recent nuclear test. The so-called...

    • Posted January 22, 2016
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  • North Korea arrests US student, cites ‘hostile act’

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday announced the arrest of a university student from Ohio for what it called a “hostile act” orchestrated by the American government to undermine the authoritarian nation. In language...

    • Posted January 22, 2016
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  • A scene from Tuesday's episode of "Moolim School" on KBS, where Yoon Shi-woo (played by Lee Hyun-woo), left, and Whang Chi-ang (played by Lee Hong-bin) burn Chinese yuan notes. (Courtesy of KBS)
    This time, K-drama scene angers Chinese

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff A scene in a Korean TV drama in which two people burn Chinese yuan notes has angered Chinese viewers. In Tuesday’s fourth episode of “Moolim School” on KBS, Lee Hyun-woo and...

    • Posted January 21, 2016
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  • A man fishes with a lure at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo (mountain trout) Ice Festival in Gangwon Province, Jan. 13. Seven dramas and shows produced by television stations from Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Singapore will feature various winter attractions in Korea including the winter festival through February. (Yonhap)
    By design: S. Korea promotes filming locations to boost winter tourism

    By Chung Ah-young Some think winter is not the best season to travel or take a vacation. Korea, however, is becoming a popular winter destination among Southeast Asian tourists owing to its seasonal festivals, as well as...

    • Posted January 21, 2016
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  • Luna, f(x)
    f(x) member Luna lands a role in family film

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff Luna, a member of K-pop band f(x), has been cast in a new family fantasy film, “Bungaeman (Lightning Man).” It will be her first big screen appearance. “Bungaeman” is a theater...

    • Posted January 21, 2016
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  • California nudists told to cover up if they want to use gym

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Naturists in the OC will have to stop going au naturale if they want to keep using the Huntington Beach City Gym and Pool. Since 2007, the Orange County group has...

    • Posted January 21, 2016
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