All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Bae Sang-moon of South Korea, a member of the International Team at the 2015 Presidents Cup, speaks to reporters at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon on Oct. 5, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Bae, Lee ready to ‘beat the Americans’ together in Presidents Cup

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — Bae Sang-moon, the only South Korean player in action at this week’s Presidents Cup, said Tuesday he is anxious to get on the field with a close friend on the International Team. Bae will...

    • Posted October 6, 2015
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    Oscars committed to culturally diversifying its membership: chief

    BUSAN (Yonhap) — The organization that gives out Academy Awards has “really begun” diversifying its membership, an issue it has faced for decades, its chief said Wednesday. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has frequently...

    • Posted October 6, 2015
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  • Kim Whan-ki's "19-VII-71 #209" became the most expensive Korean artwork ever sold at a Hong Kong auction on Oct. 6, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Seoul Auction) (Yonhap)
    A Kim Whan-ki painting sold for record $4M at Hong Kong auction

    SEOUL (Yonhap) – A Kim Whan-ki painting has become the most expensive Korean artwork to be sold at auction after reaching US$4 million in Hong Kong, a South Korean auction house said Tuesday. The oil painting known...

    • Posted October 5, 2015
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    ‘Korea Week’ to unfold in New York next fall

    “Korea Week” will open next year in fall in New York City in an effort to further introduce Korean culture to locals, the New York Korean Consulate General said Saturday. According to Consul General Kim Ki-hwan, plans...

    • Posted October 5, 2015
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    Choo on this: Choo named AL Player of the Month

    By Brian Han Major League Baseball gave American League Player of the Month honors to Texas Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo. The South Korean veteran has come a long way since the beginning of the season after one...

    • Posted October 5, 2015
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    World No. 1 golfer Jordan Spieth arrives in S. Korea for Presidents Cup

    By Brian Han World No. 1 golfer Jordan Spieth arrived at Incheon International Airport Monday only to be swarmed by some 50 members of the press. It’s like that wherever he goes, and he accepts that it’s...

    • Posted October 5, 2015
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  • FILE - This June 15, 2011 file photo shows a spoonful of Honey Nut Cheerios in Pembroke, N.Y. General Mills on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 said it is recalling 1.8 million boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios produced at a plant in Lodi, Calif., saying the cereal is labeled gluten-free but actually contains wheat. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)
    General Mills recalling 1.8M Cheerios boxes on allergy risk

    NEW YORK (AP) — General Mills is recalling 1.8 million boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios produced at a plant in Lodi, California, saying the cereal is labeled gluten-free but actually contains wheat. The recall affects...

    • Posted October 5, 2015
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