All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • A woman walks by the advertisement of Samsung's Galaxy S6 smartphone outside its showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Samsung Electronics Co. said its first-quarter net income plunged 39 percent as consumers switched to bigger iPhones, squeezing its profit from the mobile business to less than half from a year earlier. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Galaxy S6 fails to reverse profit decline at Samsung

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics suffered a fifth straight drop in quarterly earnings as the Galaxy S6 failed to reverse its declining fortunes in global smartphone sales. The company’s overall earnings drop during the April-June...

    • Posted July 30, 2015
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    ‘The Kind Mr. Tom Cruise’ dazzles Seoul fans at red carpet

    Tom Cruise dazzled South Korea Thursday as he walked a red carpet in Seoul. The 53-year-old actor, who most recently headlined “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation,” reportedly spent two hours moving down an 80-meter red carpet as he...

    • Posted July 30, 2015
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    Choi Si-won’s turn to say goodbye: Super Junior to send 7th member to military

    Super Junior’s Choi Si-won will say goodbye to his legion of fans when he begins military service later this year. Choi, 28, will serve in the military for about two years. He will enlist after finishing his...

    • Posted July 30, 2015
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  • Michelle Wie reacts after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the KEB Hana Bank Championship golf tournament at Sky72 Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Michelle Wie limps into her next major

    (AP) — Michelle Wie has quite the entourage these days. The doctor at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio who has worked on her hip. The doctor in Los Angeles who has been there for her ankle injuries....

    • Posted July 30, 2015
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    LA KFAM accepting donations for annual fundraising gala

    Korean American Family Services in Los Angeles will hold its annual fundraising gala on Sept. 30 inside Downtown’s LA Hotel. The gala, titled “Heart of the Community,” is in its 32nd year. The organization, which oversees local...

    • Posted July 29, 2015
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    Good news: Boy who lost both hands gets successful double-hand transplant

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An 8-year-old boy who lost his hands and feet to a serious infection has become the youngest patient to receive a double-hand transplant, surgeons said Tuesday. Zion Harvey’s forearms were heavily bandaged but his...

    • Posted July 29, 2015
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  • LG
    LG Electronics reports 45 percent plunge in 2Q profit

    By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) — LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 tech giant, said Wednesday its second-quarter net profit tumbled 45 percent from a year earlier. Net profit came to 226.38 billion won...

    • Posted July 29, 2015
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