All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • South Korean riot police officers spray water cannons as police officers try to break up protesters trying to march to the Presidential House after a rally against government's policy in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Police fired tear gas and water cannons Saturday as they clashed with anti-government demonstrators who marched through Seoul in what was believed to be the largest protest in South Korea's capital in more than seven years.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    [NYT Op-ed] South Korea targets dissent

      South Koreans can be as proud of their country’s emergence from dictatorship into a vibrant democracy as they are of the rags-to-riches development that made their country a global industrial powerhouse. So it...

    • Posted November 20, 2015
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  • Air France Flights Diverted
    My experience on an Air France flight under a bomb threat

    By Kim Jong-ha “This is an emergency. We will be making an emergency landing.” The captain’s voice over the speaker was urgent but firm. I was watching a Korean film from Air France’s selection as a passenger...

    • Posted November 20, 2015
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  • Security force personnel escort people fleeing from the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. The company that runs the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali's capital says assailants have takenhostages in a brazen assault involving grenades. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
    At least 18 bodies found after jihadists attack Malian hotel

    BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian national television reported that no more hostages were being held at a luxury hotel after a day-long siege by Islamic militants. National broadcaster ORTM, citing security officials, said 18 bodies already had...

    • Posted November 20, 2015
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  • ryu insta
    Even on vacation, Dodgers’ Ryu Hyun-jin continues training

    A video posted by Los Angeles Dodgers Ryu 99⚾️ (@hyunjinryu325) on Nov 16, 2015 at 9:03pm PST     By Brian Han Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin flew back to his hometown of Incheon, South Korea...

    • Posted November 20, 2015
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    An has roller coaster 2nd round at Dubai Championship, moves up

    By Brian Han It was a roller coaster round for An Byeong-hun on Friday at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. The 24-year-old had the stuff to make a serious move up the leaderboard, but a...

    • Posted November 20, 2015
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  • South Korea’s Kwon Chang-hoon, center, celebrates with his teammates scoring his side's third goal during the World Cup Group G qualification soccer match between Lebanon and South Korea in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
    S. Korea shut out of top Asian football honors for 2nd straight year

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea has been shut out of Asia’s top individual football award for the second straight year. No South Korean player was among the three finalists for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Player of...

    • Posted November 20, 2015
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    NKorea offers to hold inter-Korean talks next week, SKorea accepts

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South and North Korea agreed Friday to hold a working-level meeting to prepare for high-level talks next week, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said, as they seek to improve long-strained inter-Korean ties. South Korea accepted North...

    • Posted November 20, 2015
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