• 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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  Two OC Korean teens killed by falling tree limb at Yosemite National Park

  An oak tree limb fell on a tent in the heart of Yosemite National Park last Friday, killing two young campers, officials said. The two 14-year-old victims turned out to be Korean American students from Orange County,...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  S. Korea raises travel warning on El Salvador

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea raised its travel alert on El Salvador Tuesday, advising its citizens to refrain from visiting the Latin American nation amid increased violence there. The travel alert, which had previously applied only to...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  ‘Veteran,’ ‘Assassination’ top S. Korean box office as hits of the year

  By Tae Hong The two giants of South Korean cinema so far this year have emerged — “Veteran,” which passed 7 million viewers Tuesday, and “Assassination,” which stands at 10.79 million as of Monday, according to Yonhap....

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  YG, Yang Hyun-suk, Big Bang’s Seungri file lawsuit against reporter

  YG Entertainment and its CEO, Yang Hyun-suk, filed a lawsuit at Seoul Western District Court last month against an entertainment reporter at a local news outlet for defamation, Yonhap reported. The entertainment giant and Yang are requesting...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  Actress Lee Young-ae donates to soldiers injured by DMZ land mines

  Lee Young-ae, one of South Korea’s top actresses, has made a personal donation to two soldiers injured in a land mine incident at the DMZ, Yonhap reported. According to agency Lee Associates Tuesday, the 44-year-old actress gave...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  Rolling Stone picks CL as ‘artist you need to know’

  Rolling Stone has selected CL, leader and rapper of the K-pop girl band 2NE1, as one of the “10 Artists You Need to Know.” The music magazine Monday introduced CL — along with Travis Mills, Halsey and...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  Salaries of Samsung Electronics execs tumble

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The salaries of major executives at tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. plunged in the first half of the year, data showed Tuesday, amid a slump in sales of its smartphone business. Shin Jong-kyun, head...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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