All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • (Korea Times file)
    Maxim Korea apologizes over controversial cover

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Maxim Korea on Friday apologized over its September issue, whose cover has been widely accused of portraying sexual violence in a positive light. The South Korean edition of the U.S.-based magazine said it will...

    • Posted September 4, 2015
    • 1
  • Uhm Jung-hwa, left, and Uhm Tae-woong (Yonhap)
    Uhm siblings join KeyEast

    South Korean celebrity siblings Uhm Jung-hwa and Uhm Tae-woong have both signed into KeyEast Entertainment, Yonhap reported. Uhm Jung-hwa, an actress and singer, was last seen in the film “Miss Wife.” Uhm Tae-woong currently stars in the...

    • Posted September 4, 2015
    • 0
  • President Park Geun-hye meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bali, Indonesia, Monday. (Yonhap News)
    S. Korea, China to begin discussions on Koreas’ unification

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye on Friday said South Korea and China could quickly begin various discussions on how to achieve a peaceful unification between South and North Korea. The move is the latest sign of...

    • Posted September 4, 2015
    • 0
  • (Yonhap)
    Naver’s LINE app becomes world’s second-most profitable app on iOS

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — LINE, a mobile messenger operated by the Japanese arm of Naver Corp., has become the second-most profitable app to be sold on Apple Inc.’s mobile market, data showed Friday. LINE ranked No. 2 on...

    • Posted September 4, 2015
    • 69
  • Chung Hyeon (AP)
    Despite loss to Wawrinka, Chung may be S. Korea’s best tennis player ever

    By Brian Han South Korea’s Chung Hyeon made sure world No. 5 and reigning French Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka had to earn his way past the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. The two competitors...

    • Posted September 3, 2015
    • 1
  • 3 shot, 1 killed, gunman sought on Sacramento college campus

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police say three people have been shot and one of them has died near a baseball field on the campus of Sacramento City College. Police say the campus is on lockdown Thursday night...

    • Posted September 3, 2015
    • 0
  • Donald Trump (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
    PGA cancels Grand Slam of Golf at Trump National in LA

    PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The PGA of America will not hold its Grand Slam of Golf for the major champions this year. The 36-hole exhibition was supposed to be played in October at Trump National...

    • Posted September 3, 2015
    • 1