• 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"

• 
  Should lottery winners’ names be secret? States debate issue

  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even a jackpot isn’t enough to buy anonymity for many lottery winners, whose names are often made public by state law. But now it’s becoming increasingly possible for big winners to hide...

  • Posted January 15, 2016
  • 0
• 
  Warehouse worker takes third of $1.6 billion Powerball pot

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A small town warehouse supervisor turned in one of three tickets splitting the world-record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot on Friday, and swiftly announced that he would take his money now, giving up hundreds...

  • Posted January 15, 2016
  • 0
• 
  N. Korea’s Kim sings, plays guitar to workers: report

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sang to workers as he played the guitar, the country’s state media reported Friday, apparently trying to build a friendly image for the leader. The Rodong Sinmun newspaper, the...

  • Posted January 15, 2016
  • 0
• 
  S Korea, China split over level of sanctions on N. Korea

  SEOUL/BEIJING (Yonhap) — China is opposed to a set of tougher sanctions on North Korea proposed by South Korea, the U.S., and Japan, a diplomatic source said Friday after key direct consultations between Seoul and Beijing. Hwang...

  • Posted January 15, 2016
  • 0
• 
  Seoul to offer priority seats for pregnant women on all subway lines

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Friday that it will expand the priority seating service for pregnant women to all lines of the capital’s subway network. The capital city has offered the exclusive seats on...

  • Posted January 15, 2016
  • 1
• 
  S. Korean forward Suk Hyun-jun transfers to FC Porto

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Portuguese giant FC Porto said Friday that South Korean forward Suk Hyun-jun has completed his transfer from Vitoria de Setubal to one of the Big Three clubs of the elite Portuguese league of Primeira...

  • Posted January 15, 2016
  • 0
• 
  KARA breakup official

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Girl group KARA’s dissolution is official, its agency said Friday, confirming what’s already been rumored for the last few weeks. Park Gyu-ri, Han Seung-yeon and Goo Ha-ra won’t be renewing their contracts, which prematurely...

  • Posted January 15, 2016
  • 0