All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Swansea City's Ki Sung-yueng celebrates scoring the opening goal against West Bromwich Albion during the English Premier League soccer match at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales, Saturday Dec. 26, 2015. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)
    Ki Sung-yeung scores his first EPL goal of the season

    South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yeung scored his first English Premier League goal of the season to pull manager-less Swansea City out of the bottom three. The 26-year-old struck just nine minutes into the game Saturday as Swansea (4-7-8,...

    • Posted December 28, 2015
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  • A South Korean bereaved family member of victims of World War II attends a rally demanding full compensation and apology from Japanese government in front of Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan will meet Monday to try to resolve a decades-long impasse over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    North Korea condemns South Korea-Japan deal on sex slaves

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea criticized South Korea Tuesday for reaching a deal with Japan over Tokyo’s wartime sex slavery, calling it a “humiliating agreement” that missed holding the Japanese state responsible for such atrocities. A day...

    • Posted December 28, 2015
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  • FILE -- In this May 2012 file photo, Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews in Beijing, China. The number of international students studying at U.S. colleges increased by 10 percent last year, marking the largest single-year gain in 35 years, according to new federal data. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)
    More Chinese students seeking US community college degrees

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren’t the only ones looking to get a college degree in the U.S. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are enrolling in community...

    • Posted December 28, 2015
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    Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi gives birth to baby girl

    BEIJING (AP) — Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, who gained international fame for her role in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” posted a photo of a baby’s hand online Monday to announce the arrival of her daughter. Two adult...

    • Posted December 28, 2015
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  • By Christine Kim El Camino Real Charter High School 10th grade
    Beyond just dancing

    “Did your family come from South Korea or North Korea?” This is the most common question I get from saying that I am Korean. “If my family lived in North Korea, I don’t think we would even...

    • Posted December 28, 2015
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    Former sex slaves show mixed reactions over S. Korea, Japan deal

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Former South Korean sex slaves for Japan’s World War II soldiers showed mixed reactions Monday after Seoul and Tokyo reached a landmark deal on the issue. Lee Yong-soo, an 88-year-old former sex slave, expressed...

    • Posted December 28, 2015
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  • Former South Korean sex slaves, who were forced to serve for the Japanese Army during World War II, wait for results of a meeting of South Korean and Japanese foreign ministers at the Nanumui Jip, The House of Sharing, in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. The foreign ministers said Monday they had reached a deal meant to resolve a decades-long impasse over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II, a potentially dramatic breakthrough between the Northeast Asian neighbors and rivals. (Hong Ji-won/Yonhap via AP)
    Experts divided over assessment of Seoul-Tokyo deal on sex slavery

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean experts showed mixed reactions Monday to an agreement by Seoul and Tokyo to resolve the issue of Japan’s wartime sex slavery, saying that improvement of their frayed ties hinges on how to...

    • Posted December 28, 2015
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