• 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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  Philly elects two Korean American city council members

  The Philadelphia Korean American community is celebrating this week after the election of two of its own to City Council — David Oh (R) and Helen Gym (D). While Tuesday confirmed a re-election for Oh, for Gym...

  • Posted November 5, 2015
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  Lee leads Koreans at WGC in star-studded field

  By Brian Han No, it’s not Korean New Zealander Danny Lee who’s leading the Korean golfers at the World Golf Championship in Shanghai after the first round. It’s Canada’s Richard T. Lee. The 25-year-old put together a...

  • Posted November 5, 2015
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  Longer marriage means more likely to divorce in S. Korea

  Divorces among married couples with at least 20 years under their belts outnumber those who have been together less than five years, according to a Court of Korea report. “The more I know you…” Divorce among couples that...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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  BCD begins to pay out $3 mil in settlement to 600 employees

  About 600 current and former employees of Korean restaurant chain BCD Tofu House will receive a combined $3 million in settlements after filing a lawsuit against the company for unpaid wages and overtime rates, the law firm...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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  Korea, France to boost economic, cultural and educational ties

  By Kang Seung-woo The leaders of Korea and France adopted a new action plan Wednesday that highlights cooperation in economics, culture and education in order to strengthen the comprehensive partnership between the two countries. President Park Geun-hye...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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  S. Korea mulls travel ban on some Filipino areas

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea is considering imposing a travel ban on some crime-prone Filipino regions, an official here said Monday after a South Korean national was found dead while in captivity by Muslim militants in the...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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  [WSJ] Psy-chology 101: Academics put spotlight on K-pop culture

    Academic minds around the world are tackling some tough new questions about South Korea: —Why do Korean soap opera plotlines seem to defy the basic principles of microeconomic theory? —What can we...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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