All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • (Korea Times file)
    Report: US planning immigration raids early next year

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security is planning nationwide raids aimed at deporting adults and children who have already been ordered removed by an immigration judge. The Washington Post says the U.S. Immigration and Customs...

    • Posted December 24, 2015
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    Hikers report possible sighting of missing Korean American woman in Portland

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have received a tip that a missing Korean American woman was seen running on a trail at Multnomah Falls on Saturday. Sgt. Pete Simpson of the Portland Police Bureau says hikers told...

    • Posted December 24, 2015
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  • (Graphic: Cha Sang-won, Source: Job Korea)
    Samsung seen as intelligent; Hyundai Motor masculine

    By Yoon Sung-won Korean college students tend to associate the nation’s top conglomerates with conservative and authoritative images, a survey showed Wednesday. According to local recruitment information provider, Job Korea, collegians think Samsung has an intelligent image...

    • Posted December 24, 2015
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    ‘Abe ordered sex slavery settlement by end of year’

    By Kim Se-jeong Korea and Japan are likely to hold a meeting of foreign ministers next week to discuss the issue of sex slavery of Korean women by Japan before and during World War II. The expectations...

    • Posted December 24, 2015
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  • (Courtesy of S.M. Entertainment)
    EXO makes two year-end Billboard charts

    (Yonhap) — South Korean boy band EXO has finished the year 2015 in the top 10 of two Billboard year-end charts. The nine-member act ranked seventh in the World Albums Artists category, becoming the only South Korean...

    • Posted December 24, 2015
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  • In this Dec. 12, 2015 photo, California's Chen Yue rebounds during a team workout in Berkeley, Calif. The 6-foot-7 freshman center, who is believed to be one of the first Chinese basketball players to play at a high college level, says she came to the U.S. to challenge herself both on the court and in the classroom. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
    Foreign players bolstering US women’s college hoops

    BY DOUG FEINBERG (AP) —  Chen Yue had little trepidation about coming 6,000 miles from Beijing to Cal to play for the 21st-ranked Golden Bears. The 6-foot-7 freshman center, who is believed to be one of the...

    • Posted December 23, 2015
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  • One happy Kim Hyun-soo raises his thumbs up after visiting the Orioles park at Camden Yard. (Courtesy of Baltimore Orioles)
    Baltimore officially signs Kim Hyun-soo

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A decade after going undrafted out of high school in South Korea, outfielder Kim Hyun-soo has signed his first major league contract. The Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday announced their signing of Kim to a...

    • Posted December 23, 2015
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