All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Chung Mong-joon pauses to answer questions during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    FIFA likely to punish Chung Mong-joon for alleged vote trading

    LONDON (Yonhap) — FIFA will likely mete out punishment on South Korean FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon for alleged vote trading in a World Cup bid, Chung’s aide told reporters in London Tuesday. Chung traveled to the...

    • Posted October 7, 2015
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    Choo says Rangers have what it takes to go far

    ARLINGTON, Texas (Yonhap) — South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers said Tuesday the American League (AL) West champions have what it takes to come out victorious in the upcoming Major League Baseball (MLB) playoff...

    • Posted October 7, 2015
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  • Jack Nicklaus, the designer of Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, speaks during a news conference ahead of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Woohae Cho)
    Jack Nicklaus proud to see his own S. Korean course host Presidents Cup

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — Jack Nicklaus, one of the greatest golfers ever who’s also put together an impressive resume in course designing, said Wednesday he was “proud” to see a South Korean venue bearing his name host the...

    • Posted October 7, 2015
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    THAAD is China’s only concern about Park-Obama summit: Chinese professor

    By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) — The only concern China has about the upcoming summit between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U.S. President Barack Obama is the possibility of the two leaders discussing the...

    • Posted October 6, 2015
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  • Harvard University campus (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
    Harvard’s prestigious debate team loses to NY inmates

    BOSTON (AP) — Months after winning a national title, Harvard’s debate team has fallen to a group of New York inmates. The showdown took place at the Eastern New York Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison where convicts...

    • Posted October 6, 2015
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  • This aerial photo show flooding around homes in the Carolina Forest community in Horry County, between Conway and Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to recover from being pummeled by a historic rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and multiple deaths. (Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News via AP)
    South Carolina cleans up, but worries remain amid floods

    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The family of Miss South Carolina 1954 found her flood-soaked pageant scrapbook on a dining room floor littered with dead fish on Tuesday, as the first sunny day in nearly two weeks provided...

    • Posted October 6, 2015
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    Interview: Mamamoo makes US debut in LA, feeling pressure

    By Tae Hong One of the freshest acts to hit the K-pop scene in years finally hit a chord with mainstream listeners this year, and nowadays it’s their name that’s on the lips of everyone paying attention:...

    • Posted October 6, 2015
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