All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • A screenshot of Samsung Internet for Gear VR (Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
    Samsung’s latest VR browser lets you surf web with just your eyes

    By Brian Han Now you can surf the web by simply moving your eyes thanks to Samsung. Well, at least for those lucky few who managed to get their hands on Samsung’s latest Gear VR (virtual reality)...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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  • Korean Apparel Manufacturers Association of Greater New York announced the Korean Fashion Festival, to be held in March, this week.
    Korean org and Gyeonggi Province to put on NY Korean Fashion Festival

    By The Korea Times New York staff A New York Korean apparel manufacturers association is joining hands with Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, to bring a Korean fashion festival to New York City next March. According to the...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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  • Former New York Yankees' pitcher Esmil Rogers just signed the biggest contract for a foreign player over in the Korean Baseball Organization. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
    Ex-MLB player signs KBO’s largest foreign player contract ever

    By Brian Han It’s true that Park Byung-ho’s contract with the Minnesota Twins may be the talk of the town in terms of foreign baseball exports. But a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player made waves after...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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  • Czech Republic's President Milos Zeman, right, welcomes his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye, left, at the Prague castle during her working visit in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
    S. Korea wants in on Czech nuclear program

    PRAGUE (AP) — South Korea’s president says her country would like to participate in developing the Czech Republic’s nuclear program. After meeting her Czech counterpart, Milos Zeman, on Wednesday, Park Geun-hye said “we have expressed our interest.”...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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    New S. Korean law lures more tourists seeking plastic surgery

    By Lee Kyung-min The government will improve safety for foreign medical tourists and help hospitals invite more patients from overseas after the National Assembly agreed to pass a related bill. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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  • Big Bang at 2015 MAMA (Screen capture)
    Big Bang, EXO win big at 2015 MAMA

    Big Bang and EXO won top honors at 2015 MAMA, one of K-pop’s largest music award ceremonies, held this year in Hong Kong’s Asia World-Expo Arena Wednesday. While Big Bang picked up the grand prizes for Best...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers Dave Roberts is officially introduced as the first minority manager in franchise history at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/NIck Ut)
    Dave Roberts officially introduced as Dodgers’ manager

    By Brian Han “This is my dream job,” said Dave Roberts with a wide grin. The Los Angeles Dodgers kicked off its offseason moves by welcoming the club’s first minority manager at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. The...

    • Posted December 1, 2015
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