All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • In this Aug. 9, 2015, photo provided by the Defense Ministry, an unidentified South Korean army official, second from right, gives a briefing to the media at the scene of a blast inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea. Vowing to hit back, South Korea said Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, that North Korean soldiers laid the three mines that exploded last week at the border and maimed two South Korean soldiers. (The Defense Ministry via AP)
    N. Korea behind recent mine explosion in DMZ: Defense Ministry

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea is believed to have masterminded the bloody explosion of land mines in the demilitarized zone last week, the Defense Ministry said Monday, in the latest military provocation by the North, happening just...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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  • Rim Ji-hoon, 35, head of investment firm K Cube Ventures, will become the new CEO of Daum Kakao, the company said on Aug. 10, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Daum Kakao appoints S. Korea’s youngest CEO

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean company behind popular mobile messenger app Kakao Talk named a 34-year-old startup investor as CEO who will be the country’s youngest corporate boss. Rim Ji-hoon was named CEO of...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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  • In the file photo taken on April 23, 2015, firefighters spray water in front of Lotte World Tower, a 123-story skyscraper, in Seoul's Songpa Ward, as they conduct a firefighting drill. Prosecutors said on Aug. 10, 2015, they have indicted Lotte Engineering & Construction Co. over poor construction management of the building. (Yonhap)
    Lotte indicted over poor construction management of its skyscraper

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Lotte Engineering & Construction Co. was indicted on charges of poor management of the construction site of its skyscraper in Seoul, prosecutors said Monday. The move comes amid a family feud of Lotte founder...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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  • An employee of Samsung Electronics Co. watches a mobile phone near an advertisement of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphone at a Samsung Electronics shop in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 30, 2015. Samsung Electronics reported Thursday a fifth straight drop in quarterly earnings as the Galaxy S6 failed to reverse its declining fortunes in the smartphone industry. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Samsung tops all smartphone markets except N. America

    SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. topped smartphone markets around the globe, except for in North America, in the second quarter on robust sales of low- to mid-end devices, data...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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  • Noh Hong-chul (Yonhap)
    Noh Hong-chul to make comeback after 10-month hiatus

    South Korean television personality Noh Hong-chul, 36, whose career came to a halt last year after a drunk driving incident, will make his comeback through an MBC variety program, Yonhap reported. According to the broadcasting station and...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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  • South Korea's Lee Jae-sung, right, gets tripped up by North Korea's Suh Kyung-jin. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea held to scoreless draw by N. Korea, still wins East Asian Cup

    WUHAN, China (Yonhap) — South Korea clinched the East Asian Cup football title Sunday, thanks to Japan. South Korea came out on top in the four-nation competition with five points on one win and two draws in...

    • Posted August 9, 2015
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  • South Korea's Lee Min-ah, left, and North Korea's Wi Jung-shim fight for the ball. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea lose to N. Korea, settles for 2nd at Women’s East Asian Cup

    WUHAN, China (Yonhap) — South Korea fell to North Korea 2-0 to settle for second place at the Women’s East Asian Cup on Saturday. Yun Song-mi scored on a first-half free kick and Ra Un-sim added an...

    • Posted August 8, 2015
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