• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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  Germany: Korean woman dies in apparent exorcism; 5 arrested

  BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have arrested five South Koreans on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in an apparent exorcism ritual in the city of Frankfurt. Prosecutor Nadja Niesen says police...

  • Posted December 10, 2015
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  North Korea has a hydrogen bomb: Kim Jong-un

  By Brian Han If North Korea truly wants to sign a peace treaty with the U.S., telling the world that you’ve just finished developing a hydrogen bomb is certainly not the way to go about it. Kim...

  • Posted December 10, 2015
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  Korean American community year in review, part 1: David Ryu joins LA City Council

  David Ryu, a Korean American Angeleno, saw victory this year as he became the first to be elected into the city council in the community’s 112-year immigration history. Ryu took the seat in the May general election...

  • Posted December 10, 2015
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  Incheon airport named world’s best for 10th consecutive year

  SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) — Incheon International Airport, Seoul’s main gateway, has been named the world’s best airport for the 10th consecutive year, officials said Thursday. Global Traveler (GT), a U.S. magazine for business travelers, announced that...

  • Posted December 10, 2015
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  Labor union leader leaves Buddhist temple, turns himself in

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The head of South Korea’s second-largest umbrella labor union who is suspected of leading violent rallies turned himself in to police Thursday, ending a 24-day standoff with police. Han Sang-gyun stepped out of Jogye...

  • Posted December 9, 2015
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  Korea’s Miss Universe contestant lands in Las Vegas for 2015 pageant

  South Korea sent some stiff competition over to Las Vegas for the 2015 Miss Universe pageant. Seoyeon Kim arrived in the U.S. earlier this week to prepare herself for the 64th edition of the event. Although the...

  • Posted December 9, 2015
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  S. Korea becoming most rapidly aging country in the world

  By Brian Han In South Korea, 80 percent of people view a rapidly growing aging population as a “major problem” according to the latest report by World Bank. Those concerns are valid across Asia, which happens to...

  • Posted December 9, 2015
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