All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Map locates Roseburg, Oregon, where a shooting took place. (AP)
    Gunman opens fire at Oregon community college, killing 13

    **This article has been updated. ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — A gunman opened fire at an Oregon community college Thursday, killing at least 13 people before he died during an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said. The...

    • Posted October 1, 2015
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  • A man breaks down after checking the list. (Yonhap)
    Seven in 10 victims of ferry sinking file for gov’t compensation

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The government has finished the first phase of the compensation claims process for victims of last year’s tragic ferry sinking, with about seven out of every 10 victims and survivors filing for damages, the...

    • Posted October 1, 2015
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  • Lee Hyo-ri (NEWSis)
    Lee Hyori pulls plug on TV career

    Singer Lee Hyori is taking a break for up to two years from the Korean celebrity world, halting TV appearances and cutting her online activity. A media report Thursday quoted a show business insider as saying the...

    • Posted October 1, 2015
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  • Mayor Ok Sang-doo
    Korean Australian elected mayor of Sydney suburb

    By Park Si-soo Korean Australian Ok Sang-doo, 62, was elected mayor of Strathfield, an urban city populous with Korean immigrants in Australia, local media reported Thursday. His term is one year. Ok is the second Korean Australian...

    • Posted October 1, 2015
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  • Browneyedgirls
    Brown Eyed Girls back together with APOP

    Jea, Narsha and Miryo have all signed with APOP Entertainment, joining Gain who was already signed with the company. With the contract, the Brown Eyed Girls are back as one group, the agency said Thursday. APOP Entertainment...

    • Posted October 1, 2015
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  • Two models show off the latest smartphone V10, manufactured by LG Electronics Co., during a publicity event in Seoul on Oct. 1, 2015. The 5.7-inch LG V10 features a QHD IPS Quantum display and a small rectangular display above the larger screen. Although the display seems integrated, the two segments work independently to deliver different information. (Yonhap)
    LG seeks rebound with V10

    By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s No. 2 handset maker, LG Electronics Inc., on Thursday showcased its latest high-end smartphone that comes with improved cameras and a dual-display experience, hoping that its mobile business could...

    • Posted October 1, 2015
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  • In this Thursday, June 18, 2015, file photo, an official wearing a mask as a precaution against the MERS virus works with a South Korean national flag in the background at Dongdaemun District Office in Seoul, South Korea. The head of the World Health Organization on Thursday praised beleaguered South Korean officials and exhausted health workers, saying their efforts to contain a deadly MERS virus outbreak have put the country on good footing and lowered the public risk. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    S. Korea’s last MERS patient tests negative

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The last South Korean patient previously diagnosed with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has tested negative for the virus, health officials said Thursday, with the number of infected people in the country reaching zero....

    • Posted October 1, 2015
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