• 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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  Cuban Koreans join 70th independence anniversary celebration

  By Kim Sang-mok HAVANA, CUBA — Korean Cubans greeted the 70th anniversary of Korean independence Saturday by remembering early immigrants who settled in the country as henequen farmers. At a Havana gathering inside the city’s Korean community...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  ‘Change with Chung’: South Korean announces bid to run for FIFA president

  PARIS (AP) — Announcing his bid to run for FIFA president, Chung Mong-Joon pledged to help the governing body clean itself up if he gets elected. Speaking at a news conference in Paris on Monday, the South...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  Apink’s Yoon Bo-mi wows baseball fans with first pitch

  K-pop idol Yoon Bo-mi surprised baseball fans by throwing an impressive first ball before a game. The singer from six-member girl band Apink showed up at Jamsil Stadium on Sunday with band mate Oh Ha-young. In the...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  Tiger Woods to play this week’s Wyndham for 1st time

  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Tiger Woods will play the Wyndham Championship for the first time. In an email to The Associated Press on Monday, agent Mark Steinberg confirmed that Woods will play in Greensboro this week. That...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  Jason Day wins PGA Championship, Spieth becomes world No. 1

  SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Given a third straight chance to finally win a major, Jason Day promised a fight to the finish in the PGA Championship. Turns out the biggest fight was to hold back the tears....

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  Samsung slumps to 10-month low despite new product launch

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. fell to a 10-month low on Monday as its new high-end smartphones with wider screens unveiled last week failed to offset a negative outlook on its mobile business, analysts...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  President Park calls for military readiness against N. Korean provocations

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye urged the military Monday to maintain its readiness amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula following a land mine attack blamed on North Korea. North Korea has threatened to carry out...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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