• 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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  North Korean newspapers now carry color photos

  Newspapers in North Korea have finally found color — literally. Publications like the Minju Chosun and Pyongyang Newspaper have been carrying color photos on their front pages since Aug. 15, in a break from their usual black-and-whites....

  • Posted August 19, 2015
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  ‘Maze Runner’ stars to visit Korea

  Korean actor Lee Ki-hong, from American movie trilogy “Maze Runner,” will visit Korea. Lee, 28, will arrive on Sep. 1 with co-star Thomas Brodie-Sangster to promote the series’ second installment, “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials,” scheduled for...

  • Posted August 19, 2015
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  S. Korea offers tax breaks for nose jobs, breast augmentation

  The plastic surgery capital of the world is stepping up its game to attract even more clients. South Korea is now offering tax breaks to tourists for undergoing cosmetic surgery procedures. The government plans to give 10...

  • Posted August 19, 2015
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  Samsung, MIT find way to make batteries with ‘indefinite’ lifetime

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The U.S.-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Samsung Group said Wednesday they have found a way to make batteries with an “indefinite” lifetime by replacing an existing liquid substance with a solid material....

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  NY Korean American association falls from graces of Korean govt

  By The Korea Times New York staff The troubled Korean American Association of Greater New York has fallen from the graces of the South Korean government. According to the Consulate General Monday, the organization — which has...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  ‘Female Viagra’ approved By FDA

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  Good news: 87-year-old finally gets her college degree

  By Brian Han It’s never too late to learn. 87-year-old Eleanor Kops graduated from the University of Nebraska with about 750 other students on Sunday. Before starting up her education, she had not been to a college...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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