All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • South Korean golfer Kim Si-woo (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
    Kim Si-woo surges up leaderboard at PGA OHL Classic

    By Brian Han There’s a lot of professional golf to keep track of this week, but at the PGA Tour’s OHL Classic in Mexico, South Korea’s Kim Si-woo made his mark on Friday after putting together a...

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  • Victims lay on the pavement outside a Paris restaurant, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Police officials in France on Friday report multiple terror incidents, leaving many dead. It was unclear at this stage if the events are linked. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
    At least 35 dead in Paris attacks; hostages taken

    PARIS (AP) — At least 35 people were killed Friday in shootings and explosions around Paris, many of them in a popular concert hall where patrons were taken hostage, police and medical officials said. A police official...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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    An Byeong-hun falls to 4th in blustery conditions at BMW Masters

    By Brian Han After an opening round at the BMW Masters where it seemed nothing could go wrong for South Korea’s An Byeong-hun, Friday brought an extra dose of disappointment for the 24-year-old. “It wasn’t a good...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • South Korea's President Park Geun-hye looks observes a minute of silence during a state funeral of the late Lee Kuan Yew, held at the University Cultural Center, Sunday, March 29, 2015, in Singapore. During a week of national mourning that began Monday after Lee's death at age 91, some 450,000 people queued for hours for a glimpse of Lee's coffin at Parliament House. A million people visited tribute sites at community centers across the island and leaders and dignitaries from more than two dozen countries attended the state funeral. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    President Park’s approval rating hits 11-week low over textbooks row

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye’s job approval rating fell to an 11-week low over the controversy surrounding the government’s decision to reintroduce state history textbooks, a poll showed Friday. The survey by Gallup Korea showed 40...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • South Korean trucks transport humanitarian aid to North Koreans in this photo. (Yonhap)
    2 Koreas, Russia to work together on massive coal project

    By Brian Han South Korea, North Korea and Russia are making an attempt at improving trilateral relations by working together to bring 120,000 tons of coal into the South. The plan includes taking the coal from Russia,...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • Fans line up outside a CD store in central Seoul on Nov. 12, 2015, to buy singer Shin Seung-hun's first album titled "I am... & I am" in nine years. (Photo courtesy of Dorothy Music / Yonhap)
    Shin Seung-hoon is back! Hundreds line up to buy singer’s comeback album

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Hundreds of people formed lines outside a CD store in Seoul to get singer Shin Seung-hun’s comeback album in South Korea, where most music sales have occurred online in recent years, his management agency...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • Japanese protesters stand around a comfort women memorial near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. (Yonhap)
    Japan steps up demand for removal of comfort woman statue

    By Yi Whan-woo A statue of a Korean girl located across the street from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul is emerging as a new bone of contention because Tokyo is demanding its removal, as it symbolizes Japan’s...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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