• 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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  In S. Korea, kindergarten admissions as competitive as college

  By Chung Ah-young Competition for gaining admission to kindergartens in South Korea is getting fiercer and in some ways as competitive as the country’s notorious college admissions process. The race for next year’s kindergarten admissions is expected...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  Coast to coast, Korean American communities remember former President Kim Young-sam

  By Tae Hong The Sunday death of former South Korean president and democratic leader Kim Young-sam at age 87 has spurred an outpouring of mourning and memorials across Korean American communities, from coast to coast. In Los...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  Homeless population increases in Los Angeles

  Homelessness in Los Angeles has increased 20 percent in the last year. According to a report by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department last Friday, there were over half a million — 564,708 — homeless people...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  175 Koreans pass California bar exam

  It’s that time of year again when California gets a new wave of potential lawyers who have just passed the bar exam. The California State Bar Association released its results on Friday for the July exam with...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  You are what you meet: The contagious nature of health risks

  The saying “you are what you eat” has recently been supplemented with another phenomenon: you are who you meet. Friends, family, and the community greatly influence life habits of a person. The latest studies prove that this...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  Connecting empathy through the web

  The Internet’s potential to propagate empathy, compassion, and knowledge of global problems is often times overlooked. Currently, social media is today’s freeway for connecting with others both close and far away. The unimaginable network of the Internet...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  After strong finish by An, S. Korea has new golf star in the making

  By Brian Han The South Korean ladies may be taking over the LPGA Tour, but when it comes to the men’s side, the country’s athletes tend to fall by the wayside. After three top-5 finishes in what...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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