• 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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  No S. Koreans qualify for Presidents Cup, Danny Lee makes team

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — No South Korean golfer qualified for the 2015 Presidents Cup to be held here in October, with one youngster hoping to be selected by his captain later this week. The Presidents Cup, a biennial...

  • Posted September 8, 2015
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  Tiger JK, Yoon Mi-rae donate 50 million won to Nepal

  The rapper couple Tiger JK and Yoon Mi-rae donated 50 million won (About $42,000) to quake-stricken areas in Nepal, international relief organization Oxfam said Tuesday. “My father wished very much to go to the Himalayas in Nepal...

  • Posted September 8, 2015
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• Koreas to hold Oct. 20-26 reunions of war-divided families

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea agreed Tuesday to hold reunions next month of families separated by the Korean War in the early 1950s, a small but important bit of progress for rivals that...

  • Posted September 7, 2015
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  North Korean girl band disappears from TV

  By Do Je-hae The Morangbong Band founded with the support of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has not been seen on TV since mid-July, raising speculations that the all-female band might have been disbanded. The band, which...

  • Posted September 7, 2015
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  What happens when Girls’ Generation becomes Ajummas’ Generation?

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Girl groups are like fashion. One day you’re in, the next day you’re out. By that logic, Girls’ Generation has outlived people’s expectations, topping music charts, local or international, eight years after its debut....

  • Posted September 7, 2015
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  10 dead, 8 missing after South Korea fishing boast capsizes

  JEJU (Yonhap) — The death toll from a capsized fishing boat off the country’s south coast increased to 10 Sunday, as eight people remained unaccounted for, the Korea Coast Guard said. The 9.77-ton boat called the Dolgorae,...

  • Posted September 6, 2015
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  King Conger! Astros’ catcher hits 2nd grand slam, drive in five

  Hank Conger hit a grand slam as the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 8-0 on Friday night. The 27-year-old Korean American, whose Korean name is Choi Hyun, upped the lead to 7-0 with the grand slam in...

  • Posted September 4, 2015
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