• 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
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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  Fallen LAPD officer Nicholas Lee receives posthumous Purple Heart

  By Park Ju-yeon A Purple Heart was awarded posthumously to Los Angeles Police Department officer Nicholas Lee Thursday. The ceremony — “Above & Beyond” — held inside Dolby Theatre and hosted by the Los Angeles Police Foundation,...

  • Posted October 2, 2015
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  Eric Thames becomes first with 40-40 in S. Korean baseball

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — American slugger Eric Thames became the first player in South Korean baseball on Friday with a 40-40 season. Thames, the hard-hitting first baseman/designated hitter for the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO),...

  • Posted October 2, 2015
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  Busan film fest draws stars to red carpet

  The Busan International Film Festival, South Korea’s largest such event, kicked off for its 10-day run Thursday inside Busan Cinema Center. The festival will feature 304 projects from 75 countries. Gala presentations this year include Hirokazu Koreeda’s...

  • Posted October 1, 2015
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  Ban meets NKorean FM, expresses hope for further dialogue between Koreas

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed hope for more dialogue and exchanges between South and North Korea when he met with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong on Thursday, Ban’s office said. Ban also welcomed...

  • Posted October 1, 2015
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  Sam Hammington, Jenny Cho report for LA Korean Festival host duties

  By Tae Hong South Korea’s favorite Australian comic, Sam Hammington, arrived this week in Los Angeles to bring his brand of laughter as the host of the 42nd Los Angeles Korean Festival. Paired with Arirang TV radio...

  • Posted October 1, 2015
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  Safety net program for DC Korean American community begins

  A new effort to introduce a social safety net for Washington, D.C.’s Korean American community, the Sharing Love Campaign, has begun with the help of the local Korean Community Service Center and the Korea Times. The campaign...

  • Posted October 1, 2015
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  Urban Sprawl

  Urban sprawl is the expansion of urban areas into rural areas. According to the Public Health Report, urban sprawl has direct harmful effects on both city inhabitants and on the environment. For example, urban sprawl leads to...

  • Posted October 1, 2015
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