All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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    Police extend ultimatum to labor union leader holed up in Buddhist temple

    By Jhoo Dong-chan South Korean police called off operations to arrest an umbrella union leader who has been holed up in Jogye Temple in central Seoul, Wednesday, after accepting senior monks’ mediation proposal. After sealing off the...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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  • A plane takes off from Key West International Airport as the sun rises, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Key West, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
    5 ways to save money on your next vacation

    NEW YORK (AP) — Vacations are a great way to relax, reconnect with family and escape the daily grind of work. But they can also quickly drain your savings account. So here are five of our favorite...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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  • A police officer stands guard Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo following an explosion in its public restroom. Police in Tokyo have arrested a South Korean man suspected of causing an explosion last month at the controversial shrine in Tokyo that honors Japanese war dead. The 27-year-old Jeon Chang-han was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 9 after he returned to Tokyo from South Korea for voluntary questioning, police officials said. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
    Korean arrested in Japan on suspicions of Yasukuni bombing

    TOKYO/SEOUL (Yonhap) — Japanese police arrested a South Korean man for a suspected bombing in a public restroom at a Tokyo war shrine last month, local media reported Wednesday. The 27-year-old suspect, identified only by his surname...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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    Six UN Ambassadors unite for rock album under name ‘UNRocks’

    By Yi Whan-woo Oh Joon, South Korea’s ambassador and a permanent representative to the United Nations will release a rock album with five other U.N. ambassadors on Thurday sources said Wednesday. It said the six ambassadors worked on...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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  • The Korean American Federation of Orange County said Monday the county would declare Dec. 12 Korean American Senior Citizens Day.
    OC to declare Dec. 12 Korean American Senior Citizens Day

    By The Korea Times Orange County staff Orange County will declare Dec. 12 as Korean American Senior Citizens Day, the local Korean American Federation said Monday. The official announcement will be made inside Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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  • Pastor Shin Suk-geun, left, has begun handing out envelopes containing $5 to the homeless in Downtown Los Angeles as a part of an annual end-of-the-year effort. (Park Sang-hyuk)
    LA pastor spreads holiday goodwill with $5 envelopes for homeless

    By Park Ju-yeon For the last five years in Downtown Los Angeles, the holiday season has brought out 59-year-old pastor Shin Suk-geun, equipped with stacks of envelopes containing $5 and bearing a cheery “Merry Christmas and Happy...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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  • In this Tuesday, May 5, 2015, photo, a man sits in front of portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, right, as he uses his smartphone in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean officials have unveiled a mobile-friendly online shopping site. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    N. Korea’s newest fad: ‘Boy General’ mobile phone game

    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Millions of North Koreans are now using mobile phones, and not just to make phone calls. The Associated Press recently got a sneak peek at “Boy General,” the North’s hottest new game...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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