All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Kim Hyun-joong
    Actor Kim Hyun-joong’s ex says she has his child

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Actor Kim Hyun-joong’s ex-girlfriend said Monday she is “99.9 percent sure” her child is his, introducing a new twist to an ongoing legal battle between the two. The woman, identified only as a 31-year-old...

    • Posted December 21, 2015
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  • A scene from "Reply 1988" (Korea Times file)
    ‘Reply 1988′ sets ratings record

    Cable channel drama “Reply 1988″ has broken another record, averaging a 16 percent rating for its Saturday episode, Yonhap reported. Double-digit ratings for cable television dramas are still a rare achievement, although it is more common in...

    • Posted December 21, 2015
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  • Young North Korean runners rest after finishing their part of the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon in 2014. (David Guttenfelder/AP)
    S. Koreans live an average 12 years more than N. Koreans: data

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Koreans live 12 years more than their compatriots in the North on average, mainly due to fewer newborn deaths, government data showed Sunday. According to Statistics Korea, the life expectancy of a South...

    • Posted December 21, 2015
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  • South Korea’s Kwon Chang-hoon, center, celebrates with his teammates scoring his side's third goal during the World Cup Group G qualification soccer match between Lebanon and South Korea in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
    Top 10 Korean sports stories of 2015

    By Brian Han 1. South Korea’s national soccer team put together an unforgettable year under the tutelage of Coach Uli Stielike who said he was “satisfied” with the record they put together. Son Heung-min, also known as Sonaldo...

    • Posted December 18, 2015
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  • HEALTH-1
    HEALTH’s John Famiglietti hopes to make noise all the way to mother’s land

    By Brian Han If you are a Korean, and your son plays on a noise-rock band, you are going to be hearing from a lot of concerned relatives and friends. “Oh my god, we have to pray for...

    • Posted December 18, 2015
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  • dodgers
    Dodgers hit with over $43M in luxury tax

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers were hit Friday with a record luxury tax of nearly $43.6 million for a payroll that fell just shy of $300 million. For the first time, four teams exceeded...

    • Posted December 18, 2015
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  • Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James falls into Ellie Day, wife of PGA Tour golf player Jason Day, at left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, in Cleveland. (John Kuntz/The Plain Dealer via AP)
    LeBron James plows into crowd, wife of golfer Jason Day hurt

    CLEVELAND (AP) — The wife of PGA champion Jason Day is suffering from concussion symptoms after NBA star LeBron James crashed into her during a Cavaliers game. Day’s agent, Bud Martin, issued a statement Friday morning saying...

    • Posted December 18, 2015
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