• 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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  Abe: Japan ready to help refugees, but not take them in

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Japan’s prime minister said Tuesday that his nation needs to attend to its own demographic challenges posed by falling birth rates and an aging population before opening its doors to refugees. Prime Minister...

  • Posted September 29, 2015
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  S. Korea’s global competitiveness ranking stays pat at 26th in 2015: WEF report

  SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korea’s global competitiveness ranking stayed unchanged this year as the country won points for its macroeconomic environment while surrendering ground in the financial sectors, a report showed Wednesday. According to the report by...

  • Posted September 29, 2015
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  2015 Los Angeles Korean Festival Schedule

  By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff The 2015 Los Angeles Korean Festival is two days away — join in on the largest annual celebration of Korean culture in the United States from Oct. 1 to 4....

  • Posted September 29, 2015
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  Additional 150,000 US troops necessary if N. Korea collapses: US think tank

  By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — An additional 150,000 U.S. troops would be necessary to cope with the aftermath in the event of North Korea’s collapse, such as securing the communist nation’s nuclear and other weapons of...

  • Posted September 29, 2015
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  Various Small Fires leads Hollywood art scene renaissance

  By Tae Hong Four years ago, the first floor of art dealer Esther Kim Varet and husband Joseph’s Abbot Kinney residence saw a transformation into a public art gallery with a name borrowed from Ed Ruscha, Various...

  • Posted September 29, 2015
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  Korean models shine on Milan runway for Prada

                            Two Korean models have graced the runway for the 2016 Spring/Summer Prada Collection in Milan, Italy. Shin Hyun-ji and Choi So-ra, winners of Korea’s...

  • Posted September 29, 2015
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  Miss USA named K-Culture supporter

  By Kang Seung-woo Nia Sanchez, Miss USA 2014, and 15 other U.S. citizens have been appointed as “K-Culture supporters” to help promote Korean culture across the United States. President Park Geun-hye attended a campaign launch held at...

  • Posted September 29, 2015
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