• 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"

• 
  Money not issue for Japan Series MVP in pursuit of MLB dream

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean baseball slugger Lee Dae-ho, the reigning Japan Series MVP, said Tuesday that money won’t be an issue in the pursuit of his big league dream, adding he’d be willing to compete for...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
  • 2
• 
  Even after breakout year, Spieth says not quite beginning of an era

  SHANGHAI (AP) — Jordan Spieth wore a black tunic with red trim around the collar to take part in a Chinese drum ceremony late Tuesday afternoon just as the Shanghai skyline began to glow with lights behind...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
  • 0
• 
  N. Korean leader calls for more precise rockets

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered a further development of “modern and precise” anti-aircraft rockets as he watched a firing drill in a western front-line area, Pyongyang’s state media reported Tuesday. “He underlined the...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
  • 0
• 
  Star Wars announces K-pop music video collaboration

  Who’s ready for a Star Wars/K-pop mash-up? Star Wars announced Tuesday  a music video collaboration with K-pop stars, to be released Thursday. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the seventh installment in the explosive franchise, is slated for...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
  • 1
• 
  It’s election day in New Jersey for 12 Korean candidates

  By The Korea Times New York staff It’s election day for 12 Korean Americans in New Jersey hoping to secure seats in the city council, the state assembly and the board of education. All eyes are on...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
  • 1
• 
  Korean American communities plan 113th immigration anniversary

  A nationwide celebration by Korean American communities of the 113th anniversary of the first Korean immigrants’ arrival to the U.S. will begin next Jan. 11, the Korean American Foundation announced Monday. On Jan. 13, 1903, 102 Koreans...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
  • 0
• 
  S. Korean gov’t announces plan for publishing state-authored history textbooks

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The government Tuesday announced the plan for reintroducing state-authored history textbooks for secondary school students, prompting the opposition party to boycott a parliamentary session in protest. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and Education Minister Hwang...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
  • 3