• 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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  S. Korea’s 19th female F-16 pilot dreams big

  By Kang Seung-woo Air Force First Lt. Jin Seo-young of the 20th Fighter Wing is the nation’s 19th female F-16 fighter pilot. What makes the 25-year-old Jin special is that her mother and sister, who are retired...

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  President Park compares masked protesters to ISIS

      On Nov. 14, over 70,000 people openly protested South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s policies on labor reform and rewritten history textbooks in Seoul. Violent clashes erupted, which included police firing tear gas and water cannons...

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  SK to compensate employees with work-related leukemia

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix Inc. said Wednesday it plans to compensate employees suffering from what they claim is an occupational disease, although clear links to the working environment have not been...

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  At 18, Lydia Ko’s dominance may just be beginning

  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Lydia Ko had just been handed a $1 million bonus for the second consecutive year, and the first thing she thought about buying with those newfound additional riches was a new phone. She’s...

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  Magician Yu Ho-jin stars in Broadway magic show ‘The Illusionists’

  South Korean magician Yu Ho-jin, 24, is one of seven to feature on the first magic show to land in Broadway 20 years following David Copperfield, “The Illusionists.” Yu appears as The Manipulator, with an emphasis on...

  • Posted November 24, 2015
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  Girls’ Generation-TTS to release Christmas album

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Girls’ Generation-TTS, a subunit of South Korean girl group Girls’ Generation, will release a Christmas album next week, its agency said Wednesday. “Dear Santa” will hit digital stores at midnight next Monday, S.M. Entertainment...

  • Posted November 24, 2015
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  Household debt seen as S. Korea’s $1 trillion potential time bomb

  By Choi Kyong-ae Soaring household debt, fueled by a series of government-led stimulus programs, is posing a greater threat to the nation’s economy, analysts said. Household debt hit a fresh record of 1,166 trillion won ($1.01 trillion)...

  • Posted November 24, 2015
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