All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Specialist Michael O'Mara works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. U.S. stocks jumped at the open after China's central bank cut interest rates to support its economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Banking stocks lead the way as US stocks rebound

    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are inching higher Tuesday after sharp sell-offs last week. Strong results from investment bank Morgan Stanley are boosting financial stocks, but energy and mining stocks continue to slump. KEEPING SCORE: The...

    • Posted January 19, 2016
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  • "Reply 1988" cast
    As we say goodbye to ‘Reply 1988′

    By Kwon Ji-youn Though producer Shin Won-ho thought “Reply 1988″ would fall short of his very successful “Reply” series, viewers “replied” to the addition with a heightened enthusiasm that wrote history in cable television in Korea. The...

    • Posted January 19, 2016
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  • Moon Jae-in (Newsis)
    Opposition chief to step down soon

    Moon Jae-in, chairman of the main opposition party, said Tuesday that he will step down as soon as the issue of selecting new leaders for the party is resolved, amid factional feuding within it. “I believe it...

    • Posted January 19, 2016
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  • Rams fans cheer for the NFL football team at a news conference at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. The St. Louis Rams are returning to play in 2016 in the Los Angeles area; in a few years the team will begin play at a stadium being built near the Forum. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    LA Rams begin taking ticket deposits, report heavy interest

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rams got the response they craved when the franchise began taking deposits Monday for season tickets for its first season back in Los Angeles. The team reported heavy traffic on a website...

    • Posted January 19, 2016
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  • cold
    Cold weather causes six deaths so far in S. Korea this winter

    By Jhoo Dong-chan Six people have died since December after the cold weather exacerbated their illnesses, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said Monday. The center said that six senior citizens, mostly suffering from...

    • Posted January 18, 2016
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  • Chou Tzuyu, left, and Park Jin-young
    Multicultural group to lodge complaint over Tzuyu’s apology

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A private multicultural organization said Monday it will file a complaint later this week with the national human rights watchdog against an entertainment agency chief who reportedly forced a 16-year-old Taiwanese K-pop singer to...

    • Posted January 18, 2016
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  • hyeri
    How Hyeri became Korea’s sweetheart

    South Korea’s hottest TV drama “Reply 1988″ came to an end Saturday, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that Lee Hyeri has become the newest “Korea’s sweetheart.” And the 21-year-old actress, better known as just Hyeri, reportedly...

    • Posted January 18, 2016
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