All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Kim Yuna, left, and Kim Soo-hyun.
    Kim Yuna, Kim Soo-hyun win top awards for improving Korea’s brand image

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff Actor Kim Soo-hyun and former figure skater Kim Yuna won grand prizes at the 2015 National Brand Awards for improving Korea’s brand image. The Institute of Nation Brand Promotion chooses and...

    • Posted December 14, 2015
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  • The North's leader made the H-bomb claims last week, saying the country has become a "powerful nuclear weapons state." (Yonhap)
    US expert calls for more serious attention to N. Korea’s H-bomb claims

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States should more seriously take North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s claims that the country has developed hydrogen bombs, an expert said, pointing out that the international community has often incorrectly underestimated Pyongyang’s...

    • Posted December 14, 2015
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  • After officially declaring his exit from NPAD, Ahn went to visit a senior citizen center in Nowon District in Seoul. (Newsis)
    Ahn vows to put priority on improving people’s livelihoods

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Ahn Cheol-soo, former leader of the main opposition party who announced his defection earlier this week, said Monday that he will do politics centered around improving people’s livelihoods. Ahn, who co-led the main opposition...

    • Posted December 14, 2015
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  • Miranda Kerr, Yoon Eun-hye
    By design: Miranda Kerr meets Yoon Eun-hye in Seoul

    (PHOTO NEWS) — South Korean actress Yoon Eun-hye and Australian celebrity Miranda Kerr, both models for handbag brand Samantha Thavasa, pose for photos at the brand’s location inside Lotte Department Store in downtown Seoul on Dec. 11,...

    • Posted December 14, 2015
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  • Emily Kim Oxford Academy 11th grade
    Korean Culture at Oxford Academy

    Oxford Academy, a college preparatory public school located in the suburban neighborhood of Cypress, California, stands renowned for its highly competitive academic standards and environment; with an entrance-exam admissions process and rigorous honors-saturated curriculum, the school has...

    • Posted December 14, 2015
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  • Selina Chong Sunny Hills High School 10th grade
    Dogs can sniff out cancer better than some lab tests

    Dogs are known to be a man’s best friend, and ever since my family bought Minnie, a toy poodle, I have experienced an irreplaceable love and friendship, which I cannot imagine living without today. Recently, it has...

    • Posted December 14, 2015
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  • Daniel Lim Cypress High School 11th grade
    Starbucks’ cup design results in uproar

    Up until this year, as winter came around, the popular corporation known as Starbucks changed the design of their cup in order to celebrate the holidays. This year, Starbucks revamped their winter design to have a simple...

    • Posted December 14, 2015
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