All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho, of South Korea, watches his solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth inning in a baseball game, Sunday, May 3, 2015, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)
    [Grantland] He’s the Captain Now: Kang Jung-ho

      Baseball has an interesting relationship with the unknown. An unknown teenager is a shining beacon of hope, a collection of tools and skills that can be honed as he develops physically and mentally. We dream...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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    Interview: Passion for fashion attracts millions to Aimee Song

    By Tae Hong Aimee Song is one busy lady. As one of fashion blogging’s top names, she’s been in and out of traveling all year, from Paris to Bermuda to more planned visits in Europe by mid-August....

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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    Danny Lee shoots 2-over, Furyk leads by 4 at WGC-Bridgestone

    By Brian Han Danny Lee couldn’t hold the lead on Friday after shooting a 2-over 74 to bring his total to 3-under for the tournament. He is currently tied for fifth place The 25-year-old Korean New Zealander...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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    S. Korea recommends 5 vaccinations for foreigners

    By Chung Hyun-chae The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases has recommended five vaccinations for foreigners staying in the country. The list is a first for foreign residents here. The vaccinations are to prevent tetanus, diphtheria and acellular...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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  • In this July 1, 2015, photo, Han Tak Lee, who spent 24 years in prison before a judge threw out his arson-murder conviction, speaks during an interview in the Queens borough of New York. Lee says the 1989 fire that killed his daughter at a cabin in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains was accidental. Prosecutors want a federal appeals court to reinstate Lee’s conviction and life sentence, insisting he set the deadly blaze. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
    Newly freed man fights appeal in daughter’s ’89 fire death

    NEW YORK (AP) — He lost his daughter in a fire. Then he lost his freedom. Han Tak Lee spent 24 years in prison before a judge threw out his arson-murder conviction, ruling the highly technical case...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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  • K-pop group f(x) will be performing in London for the the city's first-ever Korean Festival. (NEWSis/Korean Cultural Centre)
    [Guardian] Korean festival hits London – everything from K-pop to kimchi

      London is to host its first ever South Korean festival on Sunday 9 August with live performances and food, fashion and games stalls, to help foster better understanding of the nation as it approaches...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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    Obama receives handwritten banner from Ban Ki-moon for birthday

    United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gifted a handwritten banner to President Barack Obama for his 54th birthday, the White House announced Thursday. Written on the banner is a four-character Chinese idiom which means “The highest virtue...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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