All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Specialist Jay Woods, right, works with trader John Bishop on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. U.S. and global stock markets were recovering in early morning trading Wednesday after a sharp sell-off a day earlier. Still, investors remain on edge after a plunge in stocks Tuesday that was triggered by reports showing slowing growth in China. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    US markets rebound day after big plunge

    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rebounded in early afternoon trading Wednesday after a sharp sell-off a day earlier. Investors remain on edge after the latest market plunge, which was triggered by more signs of slowing growth...

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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  • A general view of the Asia Culture Center in Gwangju before its soft opening on Sept. 4, 2015. This photo was taken on Sept. 1. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea’s largest cultural center to open to public this week

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s largest multipurpose cultural center will open its doors to the public this week after nearly a decade of construction in the southwestern provincial city of Gwangju, the government said Wednesday. “Starting Friday,...

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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  • Tourists wear masks as a precaution against MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, virus as they visit Gyeongbok Palace, one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    MERS still plunges S. Korean tourism account deep into red

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — More than a month after its announcement of a de facto end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, South Korea remains gripped by the devastating blow that the disease has dealt to...

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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  • Los Angeles' jobber market located in the downtown fashion district (Korea Times file)
    [LA Times] The fight to keep Korean businesses in L.A.

      When Daejae Kim arrived in Los Angeles three decades ago, he took his first step into the apparel business in downtown’s fashion district, where a budding Korean entrepreneurial community was beginning to take...

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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  • Comedians Choi Seol-ah, left, and Cho Hyun-min, right (Yonhap)
    Two South Korean comedians to tie the knot

    Two South Korean comedians, Cho Hyun-min, 35, and Choi Seol-ah, 30, will tie the knot on Oct. 25 inside KT Wedding Convention in Seoul, according to their agency. Cho and Choi met while starring in an MBC...

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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    Chung Hyeon earns grand slam singles victory; first for S. Korean in 7 yrs

    (Yonhap) — Chung Hyeon became the first South Korean tennis player in seven years to win a grand slam singles match on Tuesday in New York. In the first round of the U.S. Open, the world No....

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
    Pirates’ Kang homers to open Sept. in MLB

    (Yonhap) — Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates homered and doubled to start the final month of the regular season in Major League Baseball (MLB) on Tuesday. Kang launched a solo shot for his 13th home run...

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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