• 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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  Hyundai, Samsung bidding war over land reignites

  By Park Jin-hai Hyundai Motor Group and Samsung Group are expected to enter the second round of competition to clinch a piece of land in southern Seoul. The two have finished a review and will participate in...

  • Posted August 21, 2015
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  US, S. Korea halt joint military exercises as tensions rise with N. Korea

  U.S. defense officials say America’s annual military exercise with South Korea has been halted as tensions with North Korea spike and Pyongyang issues threats of war. The officials say the U.S. is monitoring the situation, but hasn’t...

  • Posted August 21, 2015
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  Good news: Artist melts 1,527 guns, turns them into shovels for planting trees

  By Brian Han An artist made a statement against gun violence in his latest work by gathering 1,527 guns and melting them to make shovels used specifically to plant trees. Pedro Reyes hails from Mexico where drug...

  • Posted August 21, 2015
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  North Korea warns of war with South after artillery fire

  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared his frontline troops in a “quasi-state of war” and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after the most serious confrontation between...

  • Posted August 21, 2015
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  Kim Jong-un declares ‘quasi-state of war,’ orders full combat readiness

  Kim Jong-un urged his troops to be prepared for combat as he declared a “quasi-state of war” according to the North Korea Central Television (NKCT), a media mouthpiece for the communist nation. The leader called for an...

  • Posted August 20, 2015
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  Shaq arrives in Seoul, ranks himself 2nd best center of all-time

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Shaquille O’Neal, one of the most dominant and imposing centers ever to play in the NBA, is fully aware of his place in the history of the league. Asked to rank himself among the...

  • Posted August 20, 2015
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  Korean Canadian appointed as UN’s Director of Ethics Office

  United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed Korean Canadian Elia Armstrong to the position of Director of the Ethics office. The 54-year-old will be succeeding Joane Elise Dubinski of the U.S. Most recently she worked as...

  • Posted August 20, 2015
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