All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Rep. Lee Cheol-woo of the Saenuri Party, a member of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee. (Yonhap)
    ’7 foreign workers joined IS after leaving Korea’

    By Kang Seung-woo Seven foreigners who have worked in Korea joined the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, a ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday, citing information from the National Intelligence Service (NIS). He did not disclose their nationalities....

    • Posted January 20, 2016
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  • K-pop girl group 4minute
    4minute to return with its ‘tough sister’ look intact

    K-pop girl band 4minute will return next month with mini-album “Act.7.” Cube Entertainment said Wednesday the album will be released at noon on Feb. 1. Cube has uploaded a comeback teaser image along with a caption, “4MINUTE...

    • Posted January 20, 2016
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  • A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. Asian stocks were mostly higher Friday, perked by relief that the U.S. Federal Reserve held off on raising interest rates for the time being. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Seoul stocks hit 5-month low on foreign selling

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean stocks dropped to a five-month low on Wednesday as foreign investors dumped shares amid fears over China’s hard landing and falling oil prices. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar to...

    • Posted January 20, 2016
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  • FILE - Pedestrians walk past a digital thermometer reading 113 degrees Fahrenheit in the Canoga Park section of Los Angeles on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. The National Weather Service issued warnings of excessive heat throughout Southern California into Saturday night, with some areas expected to see highs of 10 to 15 degrees above normal. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
    2015 was Earth’s hottest by a wide margin: NOAA, NASA

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Last year wasn’t just the Earth’s hottest year on record — it left a century of high temperature marks in the dust. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and NASA announced Wednesday that 2015 was...

    • Posted January 20, 2016
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  • Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Energy stocks are leading another sell-off on Wall Street as the price of oil continues to plunge. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Stocks plunge again along with price of oil; Dow off 500 points

    NEW YORK (AP) — Another plunge in the price of crude oil sent stocks sharply lower on Wednesday, bringing the market to its lowest level in nearly two years. The Dow Jones industrial average sank more than...

    • Posted January 20, 2016
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  • Kim Hyun, left, gets a hug from Yoo Soo-hyun after his header found back of the net. (Yonhap)
    Olympic soccer qualifying: S. Korea wins Group C after a draw against Iraq

    South Korea allowed a game-tying goal in extra time to settle for a 1-1 draw against Iraq, but still topped their group in the Olympic men’s football qualifying tournament Tuesday. South Korea took the lead on forward Kim...

    • Posted January 19, 2016
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  • Before Bob Arum, right, began his boxing career in 1965, he was a lawyer in the U.S. Justice Department during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. (AP / Jae C. Hong)
    Arum: Pacquiao undercard will be all-Hispanic reply to Trump

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Boxing promoter Bob Arum plans to make a statement against Donald Trump with an all-Hispanic undercard on his next big pay-per-view show. Arum said Tuesday that he will feature all Hispanic fighters...

    • Posted January 19, 2016
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