• 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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  7.5-magnitude Afghan earthquake rocks Asia, over 150 dead

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan shook buildings from Kabul to Delhi, cut power and communications in some areas and caused more than 150 deaths, mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistani officials that...

  • Posted October 26, 2015
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  ISIS-related group threatens to bomb Seoul shopping mall

  Seoul police reported Sunday that an Islamic State(ISIS)-related bomb threat was made on a local retail center in an affluent part of the city. The threat was made through a social media posting while specifically mentioning one...

  • Posted October 26, 2015
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  [LA Times] UC plans to expand enrollment of California undergrads next year

  UC President Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she is preparing a plan to significantly increase the number of California undergraduates in the 2016-17 school year throughout the university system, including at UCLA and UC Berkeley,...

  • Posted October 23, 2015
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  Mexico braces for strongest hurricane in Western hemisphere

  PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Patricia barreled toward southwestern Mexico Friday as a monster Category 5 storm, the strongest ever in the Western Hemisphere. Residents and tourists hunkered down or tried to make last-minute escapes ahead...

  • Posted October 23, 2015
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  Second group of South Koreans prepare for final cross-border family reunion

  SOKCHO, South Korea (Yonhap) — Another group of South Korean families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War gathered at the country’s east coastal city on Friday to prepare for their first reunions with North Korean relatives. The...

  • Posted October 23, 2015
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  Restored Buddhist painting to be returned to Seattle

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A Buddhist painting from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) has been restored and will be sent back to its museum home in Seattle next week, South Korean researchers said Friday. The artwork, presumed to be...

  • Posted October 23, 2015
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  Interview: New Thomas Wylde creative head Jene Park’s ‘Made In Korea’ vision

  She has a point – ”Things worn by G-Dragon fly off shelves. So why aren’t any of these stars wearing Korean brands?”  By Tae Hong One late night in 1994, Lubov Azria — of BCBG Max Azria —...

  • Posted October 23, 2015
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