All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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    TV emcee Kim Gura gets divorced

    South Korea’s popular television personality Kim Gura said Tuesday that he and his wife of 18 years have finally decided to go their separate ways. The 46-year-old talk show host said that they tried to work out their...

    • Posted August 25, 2015
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  • Asiana Airlines A380 super jumbo. (Yonhap file photo)
    Asiana to remove nearly all its first-class seats

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 flag carrier, said Wednesday it plans to eliminate almost all its first-class seats from its international flights as part of an effort to cut losses. The first-class...

    • Posted August 25, 2015
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    South Korean undocumented immigrants in US now 8th in number

    The number of undocumented immigrants from South Korea in the U.S. has increased eightfold in 25 years to an estimated 190,000, according to a new report by the Migration Policy Institute. South Korean undocumented immigrants now number...

    • Posted August 25, 2015
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  • Washington Association for Korean Schools teachers gathered inside St. Andrew Kim Korean School in Baltimore Saturday for a paper folding lecture.
    Baltimore Korean school teachers learn history through paper

    By The Korea Times Washington DC staff How does paper folding sound as a method to learn history? The Korean American Paper Cultural Foundation handed out an arrangement of colorful sheets to a group of teachers Saturday...

    • Posted August 25, 2015
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  • Specialist Michael O'Mara works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. U.S. stocks jumped at the open after China's central bank cut interest rates to support its economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    US stocks reverse in final hour; Dow falls 205 points

    (AP) — U.S. stocks are closing lower Tuesday after falling sharply in the final hour of trading. Stocks surged early in the day, rebounding from a big sell-off on Monday after the Chinese central bank said it...

    • Posted August 25, 2015
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  • A McDonalds fast food restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. (Yonhap)
    Good news: S. Korean teens halve fast food, soda consumption

    By Jhoo Dong-chan South Korean teenagers almost halved the amount of fast food they consume compared to a decade ago, a study showed Tuesday. According to the study by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

    • Posted August 25, 2015
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    Two East Coast school directors to receive merits from S. Korean govt

    Two East Coast Korean school directors will receive merits from the South Korean government for their contributions to the advancement of the Korean written language. Koh Eun-ja, director of the Korean School of Long Island, will receive...

    • Posted August 25, 2015
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