All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Shaquille O'Neal is going to Korea.
    Shaquille O’Neal to visit S. Korea

    Retired NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal will arrive in Korea on Aug. 19 to promote sportswear giant Reebok and star in a local TV show. O’Neal, who is a long-term pitchman for Reebok, will appear at a hand-printing...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un receiving applause. (KCNA/Yonhap)
    N. Korea officially celebrates new time zone, ‘Pyongyang Time’

    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea now has its own time zone. Bells were rung in Pyongyang and celebrations held at midnight as the nation’s clocks were set back 30 minutes to mark the Aug. 15,...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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    Korea Times Project, part 3b: US Embassy reopens in Cuba

    Hyundai cars, Samsung smartphones easily spotted on streets of Havana By Kim Sang-mok HAVANA, CUBA — The flag of the United States was raised today for the first time in 54 years at the embassy reopening in...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • A South Korean soldier re-enacts planting of a wooden-box mine on the south side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) fence near the city of Paju, on Aug. 9, 2015, in this photo released on Aug. 10, by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. North Korea is believed to have masterminded the Aug. 4 incident in which the explosion of wooden-box mines severed the legs of two South Korean staff sergeants on a regular scouting mission, the Defense Ministry said Aug. 10. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea denies role in DMZ mine blasts, demands proof

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea Friday denied its involvement in the landmine explosion on the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone, demanding Seoul provide solid proof. North Korea’s National Defense Commission said in a statement that...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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    Yangpa, Na Yoon-kwon to perform at DC independence event

    By The Korea Times Washington DC staff South Korean vocalists Yangpa and Na Yoon-kwon arrived in Washington, D.C., Thursday two days before a planned performance at an event celebrating the 70th anniversary of Korean independence and in...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Abe has expressed "profound grief" for all who perished in World War II in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the country's surrender. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
    China’s state media takes snipe at Abe’s ‘watered-down’ apology

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — China’s state-run news agency Friday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for issuing a “watered-down” apology in his speech marking the 70th anniversary of the country’s surrender in World War II. In a commentary,...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • Damaged cars stand in China's northeast port city of Tianjin on Aug. 12, 2015 after suffering a series of huge explosions. While the exact cause of the explosions was not immediately known, South Korea's top carmaker Hyundai Motor is estimated to have lost 160 billion won (US$136 million) from the incident, which will be covered by its insurance. (Yonhap)
    Hyundai’s damage from Chinese explosion estimated at $136 million

    SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor is estimated to have lost 160 billion won (US$136 million) from huge explosions in China’s northeast port city of Tianjin, industry watchers said Friday. China Central...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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