All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Members of the South Korean special forces take part in a military drill in Yeongcheon, southeast of Seoul in this May 2, 2013 picture. (Yonhap)
    New Korean law calls for up to 5 years in prison for military service evasion

    1,135 South Korean citizens over the age of 25 are suspected of evasion by living overseas from 2006 to July this year, according to the Military Manpower Administration. The South Korean government is ready to punish male...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • Massive 8.3-magnitude quake shakes Chile capital, prompts tsunami watch in Hawaii

    SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake shook Chile’s capital Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway and people to take refuge in the streets. Several strong aftershocks hit within minutes as tsunami alarms sounded in the...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • Asian Art Museum, Korea Day
    SF art museum to host Korea Day in celebration of harvest festival

    By The Korea Times San Francisco staff The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco will host the seventh annual Korea Day Sept. 20 in time for Chuseok, the harvest festival. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m....

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answers a reporter's question during a joint news conference following meetings with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
    Kerry: More than sanctions needed to end North Korean threat

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday it may take more than sanctions to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons threat because its isolation from the global marketplace makes U.S. economic pressure less effective than...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, right, struggles for yardage before being brought down by St. Louis Rams strong safety Mark Barron, left, during the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
    Mama Beast Mode: RB’s mom wants Seahwaks OC fired

    RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Pete Carroll thinks Marshawn Lynch’s mom is just looking out for her son. The Seattle coach brushed aside comments made by Delisa Lynch in a Facebook post criticizing the organization and calling for...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • Joon Sang Kim
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    Trump, the Not-So-Dark Horse

    In the first GOP presidential debate of the 2016 election, there were formidable presentations, with Florida Senator Marco Rubio holding his own and Rand Paul and Chris Christie entering into a passionate debate over the constitutionality of...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady shouts on the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
    Tom Brady says he supports Trump for president

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw his support behind presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday, hours before the second Republican debate. The Super Bowl MVP, whose four-game suspension for using deflated footballs was...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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