All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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    Ex-Daum Kakao head Lee Sirgoo indicted

    By Kim Rahn Prosecutors indicted former head of Daum Kakao, Lee Sir-goo, without physical detention on charges of negligence in allowing child pornography to be shared on the company’s social networking service, Wednesday. According to the Suwon...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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  • Senior North Korean Foreign Ministry official Jong Tong Hak poses before an interview with APTN in London, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. North Korea says the United States needs to end its “nuclear blackmail“ and respond to Pyongyang's recent diplomatic overture to formally end the decades-old Korean conflict. Fighting ended in 1953 without a peace treaty, leaving North and South Korea still technically still at war. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
    N. Korea says bold action by US could open path to treaty

    LONDON (AP) — North Korea says the United States needs to end its “nuclear-based threats and blackmail” and respond to the North’s recent diplomatic overture to formally end the decades-old Korean conflict. Fighting ended in 1953 without...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke reacts after a fly ball goes over his head during the second inning of a spring training baseball exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Ariz., on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
    Zack Greinke opts out of Dodgers contract, leaves $71 mln on table

    By Brian Han Zack Greinke officially became the hottest commodity on the free agent market Wednesday after opting out of his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to fans and teams...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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    South Korea’s favorite song? Busker Busker’s ‘Cherry Blossom Ending’

    South Korea’s favorite song for the past nine years, at least according to one popular music streaming site, Mnet.com, has been the spring go-to “Cherry Blossom Ending” by Busker Busker, Yonhap reported. Mnet said Wednesday it gathered...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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  • Virginia House Delegate Mark Keam votes Tuesday with his daughter.
    Virginia Delegate Mark Keam to enter 4th term

    By The Korea Times Washington DC staff Virginia House Delegate Mark Keam (D), of District 35, will begin another two-year term — his fourth — in his seat following an uncontested race for the seat. Keam thanked...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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  • The photo shows Slow Loris, a primate categorized as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, who was discovered on Nov. 2, 2015 at a residential district in the southeastern port city of Busan. The primate is believed to be 2 to 3 years old and possibly abandoned by its owner. (Yonhap)
    Endangered primate species discovered in Busan

    The photo shows Slow Loris, a primate categorized as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, who was discovered on Nov. 2, 2015 at a residential district in the southeastern port city of...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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  • Ex-South Korean football coach Guus Hiddink (Yonhap)
    Ex-S. Korea football coach Hiddink to visit N. Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Former South Korea football coach Guus Hiddink will visit North Korea this week to open a futsal stadium, officials said Wednesday. According to Guus Hiddink Foundation, the Dutchman will travel to Pyongyang on Thursday...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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