All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • The South Korean Special Olympics team enters the Opening Ceremony inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday. (Yonhap)
    Koreans enthusiastic at Special Olympics opening ceremony

    The Special Olympics World Games kicked off with a spectacle Saturday at the opening ceremony inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where 6,500 athletes and 2,000 staff from 165 countries joined in the celebration. Among those present...

    • Posted July 27, 2015
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    Bae Yong-joon, Park Soo-jin tie the knot

    Hallyu king Bae Yong-joon, 43, tied the knot with actress Park Soo-jin, 30, Monday in Korea, inside a Seoul hotel surrounded by fans and media. The private, three-hour ceremony, held inside the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, was attended...

    • Posted July 27, 2015
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    In Gee Chun moves into world top-10 with latest win

    After South Korean golfer In Gee Chun closed out a KLPGA major in her home country, she moved to the world No. 9 spot. She made a splash just weeks ago after winning the U.S. Women’s Open,...

    • Posted July 27, 2015
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    MERS quarantine ends after 68 days

    By Kim Bo-eun There are no more Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patients quarantined in South Korea, signaling the end to an outbreak of the disease that gripped the country for more than two months. The last...

    • Posted July 27, 2015
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    Thai Airways suspends unprofitable US flights

    BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s beleaguered national airline will suspend flights to the U.S. as part of efforts to end years of losses. Thai Airways President Jarumporn Chotikasathein says the airline is suspending the unprofitable four roundtrip flights...

    • Posted July 27, 2015
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  • A photo of the orca that had stranded itself on the rocks off the northern coast of British Columbia (Courtesy of Whale Point/Facebook)
    Good news: Volunteers, researchers save beached Orca through 8-hour process

    A wild orca, also known as a killer whale, found itself stranded on some rocks Wednesday after swimming too close to the British Columbian shore as the tide slipped away. Luckily there were whale researchers and volunteers...

    • Posted July 26, 2015
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    Kang Jung-ho extends two-hit game streak to six

    Even Max Scherzer (10-8, 2.33) could not cool down the streaking South Korean shortstop. Kang Jung-ho went 2 for 4 for the sixth straight game as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Nationals 7-5 at home Friday night....

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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