All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • google
    Google ordered to disclose personal data shared with 3rd parties in S. Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Google Inc. was ordered by a Seoul court Friday to disclose the list of personal information it has shared with third parties, including a U.S. intelligence agency. Six South Korean activists filed a lawsuit...

    • Posted October 16, 2015
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  • Jihyun Woo 
Gretchen Whitney High  
11th grade
    Power of Music

    It is a common misconception that music can only negatively interfere with people’s functioning processes. Although music is commonly seen as distracting or useless in increasing work productivity, music can actually help boost efficiency by providing a...

    • Posted October 16, 2015
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  • Representatives of Queens College, Korea University and Kyung Hee University agreed on an academic partnership program Thursday.
    Queens College makes academic partnership with two Korean universities

    Queens College in New York made an academic partnership with Korea University and Kyung Hee University Thursday for a collaborative exchange program. Each semester, Queens students will be able to exchange places with students from the Korean...

    • Posted October 16, 2015
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  • Eunhyuk, a member of the boy group Super Junior, greets his fans before entering a boot camp in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, on Oct. 13, 2015, to begin his military service. (Yonhap file photo)
    K-pop idols fear military duty will end careers in ‘cutthroat’ industry

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — K-pop stars are forced to leave the limelight often in their heyday to serve the military. The disastrous hiatus for idols themselves and for fans, however, appears, in many cases, to rather be beneficial...

    • Posted October 16, 2015
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  • Alex, Cho Hyun-young (Yonhap)
    Singer/actor Alex admits relationship with girl group member

    Clazziquai singer Alex, 36, is dating K-pop girl group Rainbow member Cho Hyun-young, who is 12 years his junior. Rainbow agency DSP Media confirmed the pair’s relationship Friday following local media reports of Alex introducing Cho as...

    • Posted October 16, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands before holding summit talks at the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on April 25, 2014. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea tops agenda as Obama meets with Park Geun-hye

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is welcoming the leader of South Korea to the White House in a show of unity between close allies looking to deter nuclear-armed North Korea while leaving the door open to...

    • Posted October 16, 2015
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  • Lydia Ko of New Zealand reacts after sinking a birdie putt on the first green during the second round of the KEB Hana Bank Championship golf tournament at Sky72 Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Lydia Ko seizes 2nd round lead at LPGA in S. Korea

    INCHEON, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) — World No. 2 Lydia Ko seized the second round lead at the LPGA Tour event in South Korea on Friday. Ko, a South Korean-born New Zealander, shot a bogey-free round of seven-under...

    • Posted October 16, 2015
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