All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • The tour dates for INFINITE's upcoming world tour. (Photo courtesy of Woollim Entertainment) (Yonhap)
    INFINITE to hold America tour next year

    (Yonhap) — South Korean boy band INFINITE will embark on its second world tour in January, this time covering the Americas, its agency said Tuesday. The seven-member act will start at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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    How to fly free forever: Put $170 million on your AmEx

    NEW YORK (AP) — Chinese billionaire Liu Yiqian, who doesn’t exactly struggle to afford a plane ticket, can now likely fly free, in first class, with his whole family, anywhere in the world, for the rest of...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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  • A man watches the city skyline covered with a thick haze caused by yellow dust at Seoul Tower's observation deck in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. The Seoul metropolitan government issued a dust warning, urging people to stay indoors. ( AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Korea, China, Japan to intensify fight against yellow dust

    SEJONG, South Korea (Yonhap) — South Korea, China and Japan have agreed to strengthen a joint research project to combat yellow dust originating in China’s northern provinces, a local environmental research body said Monday. The three countries...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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  • This November 1995 file photo shows President Kim Young-sam (L) meeting with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Osaka, Japan. Kim, who served as South Korea's president from 1993-1998, died at Seoul National University Hospital on Nov. 22, 2015, after being hospitalized due to a high fever. He was 88. Kim formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. (Yonhap)
    Ex-President Kim lays foundation for S. Korea-China ties: ambassador

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — A South Korean envoy mourned the death of former President Kim Young-sam on Monday, crediting him for laying the foundation for bilateral relations between Seoul and Beijing. Former President Kim, who died of a...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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  • Naver followed suit after Daum Kakao announced an active protest against government requests to view its message database.
    Naver hatches up plan to topple YouTube in S. Korea

    By Brian Han Let’s face it. When it comes to video streaming, there’s only one name that really matters and that’s YouTube. It’s just the way things have been for over a decade on a global scale. But...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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  • Dave Roberts, left, will replace Don Mattingly as the Dodgers' manager. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
    Dave Roberts becomes Dodgers’ first minority manager

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Roberts overcame long odds during his playing days in the major leagues and survived a bout with cancer in recent years. He had no managerial experience when he went after the vacant...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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    ‘Hello’ to fame as Korean schoolgirl takes viral cover to ‘Ellen’ show

    In just two weeks, a 16-year-old South Korean high school student amassed more than 13 million views on YouTube for her stunning cover of Adele’s “Hello.” The performance became such a sensation that Ellen DeGeneres and her...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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