All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • North Korea Rocket
    UN to take swift action against N. Korean rocket

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The U.N. Security Council will be quick in taking punitive steps against North Korea in case it launches a long-range rocket, a senior South Korean official said Wednesday. He cited “close coordination” among key...

    • Posted September 23, 2015
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  • Jeremy Lin
    Video: Jeremy Lin explains how to fit in the NBA

    By Brian Han The Charlotte Hornets newest addition Jeremy Lin knows what it’s like to be an outsider in the NBA. Even after his incredulous 2012 season dubbed “Linsanity” in which he became the toast of New...

    • Posted September 23, 2015
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  • Pope Francis reaches for a child from the popemobile that was brought to him, during a parade in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, following a state arrival ceremony hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
    Pope says addressing climate change ‘can no longer be left to a future generation’

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunging headlong into the issues of the day, Pope Francis opened his visit to the United States with a strong call for action to combat climate change, calling it a problem that “can no...

    • Posted September 23, 2015
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  • (Korea Times file)
    Korean visitors to US sees rise from last year

    More Koreans — 16.2 percent, to be exact — visited the United States from January to March compared to the same period last year, according to recent Department of Commerce data. About 373,000 Korean citizens entered the...

    • Posted September 23, 2015
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  • Choi Min-joon poses with his bicycle, Saturday, a day before the 2015 Ironman 70.3 Incheon Race was held at Songdo, Incheon, Sunday. 
(Courtesy of Emerson K Partner)
    Good News: Father of three daughters beats cancer through triathlon

    By Nam Hyun-woo INCHEON — For Choi Min-joon, 41, the decision to participate in a triathlon came at a critical point in his life. The idea came to him while he dealt with the difficulties of cancer...

    • Posted September 23, 2015
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  • (Photo courtesy of CJ E&M)
    ‘Veteran’ has solid opening at North American box offices

    LOS ANGELES (Yonhap) — A Korean action film made a solid dent in North American box offices in its opening week boosted by its long-lasting popularity in South Korea and favorable reviews from American critics, according to...

    • Posted September 23, 2015
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    Where should I go to college? Student stories, NYU

    Tae Young Woo is an undergraduate student at NYU and has worked at the school’s admissions office. By Tae Young Woo I am a third-year undergraduate student at New York University (NYU) studying computer science. After attending...

    • Posted September 23, 2015
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