All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • The sun rises over a sculpture of baby monkeys on Ganjeol Cape, a coastal point where a sunrise can be viewed earliest on the Korean Peninsula, on the coast of Ulsan in southeastern South Korea on Jan. 1, 2016, as visitors gather around the monument to view the New Year's first sunrise and make their New Year's wishes. The monument was set up to celebrate the new year, which falls on the year of the monkey in the Oriental zodiac. (Yonhap)
    Talent, wits and success represent Year of Red Monkey

    By Jhoo Dong-chan 2016 is the Year of the Monkey based on the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle. According to the 60-year counting system, combining the 10 celestial stems and the 12 earthly branches, 2016 is the Year...

    • Posted December 31, 2015
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    ‘The Himalayas’ to be released in 3-screen format in LA for the first time

    (Yonhap) — “The Himalayas,” a South Korean box-office hit about mountaineers, will be released in a panoramic screen format in Los Angeles for the first time this week, its distributor said Wednesday. The movie, which is based...

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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  • Visitors take selfies in front of a monkey statue at Haeundae Beach, Busan, Monday. The statue was erected ahead of 2016 which is the Year of the Monkey according to the Chinese zodiac. (Yonhap)
    Ready for the Year of the Monkey?

    (PHOTO NEWS) — Visitors take selfies in front of a monkey statue at Haeundae Beach, Busan, Monday. The statue was erected ahead of 2016 which is the Year of the Monkey according to the Chinese zodiac.

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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    Manny Pacquiao to return April 9 against Bradley

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring April 9 for the first time since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr., and it will be against a familiar foe. Promoter Bob Arum said Wednesday that...

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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    WTF? World Taekwondo Federation decides to change its name

    The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has decided to take on a new acronym and unofficial name for marketing purposes. The rebranding is to distance the sport from the social media shorthand of the vulgar slang synonymous to...

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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    Tesla plans to sell budget models in Korea

    By Kim Yoo-chul Tesla Motors plans to sell its latest budget electric vehicles (EVs) in Korea from next year to offset the effects of its sluggish sales in China. “Based on our own research on the demand...

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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  • Woman beats DUI rap with claim her body brews alcohol

    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Drunken-driving charges against an upstate New York woman have been dismissed based on an unusual defense: Her body is a brewery. A lawyer representing the woman says her blood-alcohol level has been recorded...

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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