• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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  Kia Motors factory in US marks production of 2 millionth vehicle

  (Yonhap) — The Kia Motors factory in the United States on Tuesday celebrated the production of its 2 millionth vehicle after opening in 2009. With the production of a white Sorento SUV, the factory in the state...

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  Foreign adoptions by Americans reach lowest mark since 1981

  NEW YORK (AP) — The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped by 12 percent last year to the lowest level since 1981, according to new State Department figures. The department’s report for the 2015...

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  [VOGUE] 5 Korean Models Share the Secrets Behind Their Surreally Good Skin

    — Backstage at Seoul Fashion Week’s Fall 2016 shows, a group of fresh-faced young models sat chatting away as makeup artists hovered above them with concealer palettes and cushion compacts. Yet in most cases the girls...

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  Starbucks expands ‘startup cafe’ service in Korea

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Starbucks Korea opened three more “startup” cafes aimed at helping foster the launch of creative businesses by young adults on Tuesday in partnership with the government. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning...

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  N. Korea clamping down on people making phone calls with South Koreans: sources

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea has been intensifying a “sting operation” to arrest people making contact with South Koreans using mobile phones, especially in border areas near China, sources said Tuesday. Sources familiar with North Korean affairs...

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  US: NKorea threat compels security steps China won’t like

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday that if North Korea keeps advancing its weapons programs, the U.S. will be compelled to take defensive measures that China will not like. Deputy Secretary of State Antony...

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  Hijacking of Egypt plane by ‘unstable’ man ends peacefully

  LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — An Egyptian wearing a fake explosives belt who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight and forced it to land in Cyprus on Tuesday surrendered and was taken into custody after releasing all passengers and...

  • Posted March 29, 2016
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