All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • netflix
    Netflix plans expansion into S. Korea, Asian markets

    HONG KONG (AP) — Netflix said Wednesday it’s planning to enter four more Asian markets next year as the Internet video streaming service steps up its international expansion. People in South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • A pug dog rests under the shade of her owner's bench. (AP)
    SoCal heat wave expected to last until early next week

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Temperatures and humidity levels rose to uncomfortable levels in the Southland Tuesday at the start of a heat wave expected to last until early next week. “The combination of high pressure aloft and weak offshore...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • A collection of Minhwa fans
    Korean folk art exhibit coming to DC-area gallery

    By The Korea Times Washington DC staff A collection of folk painting artworks in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Korean liberation will open inside a gallery near Washington, D.C. this Saturday. MK Gallery, located in Vienna,...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • kang jung-ho homer
    Kang’s 14th home run travels 472 feet, Choo hits 17th

    Pittsburgh Pirates’ infielder Kang Jung-ho and Texas Rangers’ outfielder Choo Shin-soo both dialed long-distance Tuesday night. Kang sent one 472 feet to the cheap seats in Cincinnati, and Choo hit his 17th in Seattle. Reds reliever Collin...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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  • From left, Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters Kim Dong-hyun, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Mirko Filipovic, Benson Henderson  pose for photos with a ring girl after the press conference in Seoul. (Newsis)
    UFC fighters vow to put on show for S. Korean fans

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters scheduled to compete in Seoul this fall vowed on Tuesday to put on entertaining shows in their first appearance in South Korea. The UFC, the world’s largest mixed...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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  • Bae Sang-moon (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
    Swan Song: Golfer Bae Sang-moon receives Presidents Cup captain’s pick

    By Brian Han South Korean golfer Bae Sang-moon will end his season on a bittersweet note in his home country as one of two Presidents Cup captain’s picks. The South Korean government ordered the 29-year-old to begin...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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  • South Korean police officer Park Min-soon briefs about suspicion of illegal gambling and match fixing at Gyeonggi Police Agency in Uijeongbu, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The police are investigating 11 professional basketball players on suspicion of illegal gambling and match fixing in the top-tier Korean Basketball League. (Im Byung-sik/Yonhap via AP)
    Eleven men out? Korean basketball players suspected of match-fixing

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police are investigating 11 professional basketball players on suspicion of illegal gambling and match fixing in the top-tier Korean Basketball League. It is believed at least one of the players...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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