All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo
    Ahn Cheol-soo issues ultimatum to Moon Jae-in

    By Kim Hyo-jin Former opposition leader Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo indicated Sunday that he will leave the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) if it fails to accept his demand to hold a national convention in order to...

    • Posted December 6, 2015
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  • South Korean protesters attend an anti-government rally in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Wearing white half-masks and carrying flowers and banners, thousands of South Koreans marched in Seoul on Saturday against conservative President Park Geun-hye, who had compared masked protesters to terrorists after clashes with police broke out at a rally last month. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Protesters hold massive anti-gov’t rally without clash with police

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Tens of thousands of protesters held a massive rally Saturday to protest the government’s move to adopt state history textbooks and push for labor reform and it ended without any clashes with police. The...

    • Posted December 6, 2015
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  • Pink MEMORY: Apink North America Tour 2015 (KpopMe)
    Apink to tour four North American cities next month

    By Tae Hong Four North American locations — Vancouver, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles — are getting ready to welcome K-pop’s sweetest act, Apink, into their venues from Jan. 5 to 9. Pink MEMORY will be...

    • Posted December 6, 2015
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  • Tiger Woods chips the ball with an awkward follow through on the seventh hole during the first round of the Hero World Challenge golf tournament on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in Windermere, Fla. (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr.)
    Tiger Woods opens up about failed marriage, future in golf

    NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods says he has a “fantastic” relationship with his ex-wife and he has taken steps to explain to his two children what happened to their marriage. In a rare and extensive interview...

    • Posted December 4, 2015
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  • In this July 17, 2015 file photo, employees walk past a logo of Samsung Group at the head office of Samsung C&T Corp. in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's financial regulator said Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 it has launched an investigation into possible insider trading by Samsung executives related to a contentious takeover deal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
    Samsung execs investigated for possible insider trading

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s financial regulator said Friday it is investigating possible insider trading by Samsung executives related to a contentious takeover deal. Kim Hong-sik, director of the capital markets investigation unit at the...

    • Posted December 4, 2015
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  • South Korea's Byeong Hun An gestures, after winning the 2015 BMW PGA Golf Championship, at the Wentworth golf club, in Virginia Water, England, Sunday May 24, 2015. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)
    An Byeong-hun first Asian to take home European PGA Rookie of the Year

    By Brian Han South Koreans continue to make waves in the world’s top-tier professional golf tours. The latest goes to An Byeong-hun, who put together a memorable debut year on the European PGA Tour that included a...

    • Posted December 4, 2015
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  • Police crime photos are displayed during a news conference near the site of yesterday's mass shooting on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, Calif. A husband and wife on Wednesday, dressed for battle and carrying assault rifles and handguns, opened fire on a holiday banquet for his co-workers, killing at least 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others in a precision assault, authorities said. Hours later, the couple died in a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
    FBI: California shooting investigated as act of terrorism

    SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting in Southern California as an act of terrorism, while a U.S. law enforcement official revealed that the woman who helped her...

    • Posted December 4, 2015
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