All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • North Korea displays road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles, known as the KN-08, with round warheads during a military parade on Oct. 10, 2015, at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea yet to miniaturize nuke warhead for ICBM

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea has yet to master the skills needed to make nuclear warheads small enough to fit onto inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBM), Vice Defense Minister Baek Seung-joo said Wednesday. In the massive military parade...

    • Posted October 14, 2015
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  • koreanair-asiana
    S. Korean pilots look overseas for higher pay

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Park Gyeong-cheol, a 35-year-old pilot for Asiana Airlines Inc., thought he had found his lifetime job when he first entered the company years ago. Following grueling training and tests, he was proud and made...

    • Posted October 14, 2015
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  • catharina
    Miss World Brazil named PR ambassador for taekwondo

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The 2015 Miss World Brazil has been named the goodwill ambassador of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), the body governing the traditional Korean martial art said Wednesday. Catharina Choi Nunes, who is half Korean,...

    • Posted October 14, 2015
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  • Lotte Hotel (Korea Times file)
    75-year-old taxi driver hits 5 luxury cars, hotel helps by paying full costs

    Lotte Hotel will cover the damage a 75-year-old taxi driver caused after he hit five expensive cars. Compensation is expected to be up to 500 million won (about $440,000). The damaged cars were a Porsche 911 Carrera...

    • Posted October 14, 2015
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  • G profit sinks as smartphone business suffers loss
    Samsung showcases new Tizen smartphone

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled its latest Tizen-powered smartphone Wednesday as part of efforts to boost sales in India and its neighboring countries. The Samsung Z3, an upgrade from the Samsung...

    • Posted October 14, 2015
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  • Republican presidential candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
    Mike Huckabee unleashes racist tweet against N. Koreans, no apology

    By Brian Han Former Governor of Arkansas and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee let loose Tuesday night as he tweeted throughout the Democratic debate. Letting loose in this case means getting racist, specifically toward North Koreans. I...

    • Posted October 14, 2015
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  • Nongshim's Jjawang on display inside a Flushing, New York, Korean grocery store.
    Jjajang ramen dominates NY Korean markets

    By The Korea Times New York staff Soupless instant ramen is king this year among Korean market shoppers in New York and New Jersey, in particular those of the black bean variety. Known as “jjajang” ramen and...

    • Posted October 14, 2015
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