• 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
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• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
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All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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  ‘Slim fit’ school uniform ad lands JYP in hot water

  By Bahk Eun-ji JYP Entertainment president Jin-young Park is under heavy criticism over school uniform ads. Park, 43, and his new K-pop girl band TWICE appeared as models for the Skoolooks brand posters, and they are accused of encouraging young...

  • Posted October 14, 2015
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  Choo’s bat not enough as Rangers season comes to end

  By Brian Han It may be the furthest Choo Shin-soo has ever gotten in the playoffs, but it all ended on a bittersweet note as the Texas Rangers ended their season in Wednesday in an elimination game...

  • Posted October 14, 2015
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  Park visits NASA space flight center

  By Kim Kwang-tae WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday visited the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, a move that underscored South Korea’s efforts to strengthen cooperation with the U.S. on space initiatives. She...

  • Posted October 14, 2015
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  Four K-Town businesses close doors for Purple Line expansion

  By Kim Chul-soo The expansion of the MTA Purple Line to West Los Angeles is pushing a line of Korean business owners out of a plaza situated on Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown. Under eminent domain, four businesses...

  • Posted October 14, 2015
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  The 5th annual ‘Festival de Corea-Mexico en Tijuana’ held in San Diego

  The fifth annual Festival de Corea en Tijuana was held inside Morello Park in San Diego Sunday. San Diego Korean Pungmul School and a Los Angeles-based Korean traditional dance team were among the participants. Kang Jung-bu, president...

  • Posted October 14, 2015
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  Choo blasts early home run in biggest game of his life

  By Brian Han Game 5 of the American League Divisional Series is the furthest Texas Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo has ever been in the playoffs. The South Korean showed that he’s capable of rising to the occasion...

  • Posted October 14, 2015
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  N. Korea zero-tolerance for religious freedom results in 120,000 prisoners

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — North Korea tolerates no religious freedom and continues to deal harshly with those involved in “almost any religious practices,” the U.S. State Department said in an annual religious freedom report Wednesday. “The constitution guarantees...

  • Posted October 14, 2015
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