All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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    Minnesota Twins win rights to S. Korean super slugger Park Byung-ho

    By Brian Han The bidding war for South Korean super slugger Park Byung-ho ended at $12.85 million. Now the mystery of who the winner has been revealed as the Minnesota Twins, according to Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan....

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • Kim Sei-young of South Korea pumps her fist in the air after winning the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course, in Paradise Island, Bahamas, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
    Kim Sei-young shuts door on LPGA’s Rookie of the Year race

    By Brian Han South Korea’s Kim Sei-young had one goal in mind when she started her first season on the LPGA Tour — win three tournaments. Sure enough, the 22-year-old did just that last week when she...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • Chaerin Lee Fairmont Prep Academy 9th grade
    China ends ‘One Child Policy’

    As China’s population reached 1 billion in 1979, the Chinese government had established the one-child policy to reduce the birth rate. This rule was generally enforced by financial consequences, and in some cases, violent punishments such as loss...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • Kevin Na of the United States plays out of a bunker (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
    Koreans get lost in star-studded shuffle at WGC golf tourney

    By Brian Han Scotland’s Russel Knox proved he had loads of talent last season on the PGA Tour with three top-10s, but now we know he can win among the best. Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • LAPD Officer Henry Choi, second from right, speaks during a seminar on elder abuse Saturday inside a Korean church.
    LA County urges elder abuse victims to call for help

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff A seminar on elder abuse prevention was held Saturday inside a Los Angeles Korean church. The Korean Prosecutors Association, the Los Angeles Police Department and Adult Protective Services oversaw the...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • Shown is a photo of South Korea's energy-independent island of Gasado, located some 470 kilometers south of Seoul, where wind and solar power sources supply more than 80 percent of the island's overall consumption. This will provide the basis of the Amazonian farming project proposed by South Korea. (Photo courtesy of KEPCO)
    UN climate fund picks Korean off-grid energy model as 1st project

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — The United Nations climate change fund dedicated to tackling environmental challenges facing developing countries has picked a South Korean energy model for its first official support project, the finance ministry said Friday. The decision,...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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    SeaWorld to end ‘Shamu’ shows by 2017 in San Diego

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — SeaWorld’s orca shows at the company’s San Diego park will end by 2017, its top executive said Monday, citing customer feedback at the location that has suffered from its lowest attendance of all...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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