All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • South Korean forward Jung Seol-bin (C) celebrates after scoring a goal against North Korea during the Asian women's Olympic football qualifying match at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka, Japan on Feb. 29, 2016. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea holds N. Korea to 1-1 draw in women’s Olympic soccer qualifier

    OSAKA/SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea held favored North Korea to a 1-1 draw at the final Asian women’s Olympic football qualifying tournament Monday in Japan, a decent start to the quest for their maiden Summer Games appearance....

    • Posted February 29, 2016
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  • EXID member Hani (Korea Times file)
    EXID’s Hani to take break from broadcasting

    By Kwon Ji-youn EXID member Hani will take a short break from making television appearances, her agency said Saturday. Hani, 23, will take a month’s leave from all broadcasting activities to focus on treating her enteritis, an...

    • Posted February 29, 2016
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  • tudor, life, kids
    Spending on private tutoring hits all-time high

    By Chung Hyun-chae Monthly spending on private education by parents of students at elementary, middle and high schools last year hit an all-time high of 244,000 won ($193)  per student, a government survey showed Friday. The Ministry...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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  • (AP)
    Zika infections confirmed in 9 pregnant women in US: CDC

    NEW YORK (AP) — Zika infections have been confirmed in nine pregnant women in the United States, including one who gave birth to a baby with a rare birth defect, health officials said Friday. The Centers for...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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  • Rep. Kim Kwang-jin of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea leaves the floor of the National Assembly on Feb. 24, 2016, after a speech that stretched out for five hours and 32 minutes to filibuster an anti-terrorism bill. The party is trying to block the bill, introduced in 2001 following the Sept. 11 attacks, that it sees as giving intelligence authorities too much power and enabling abuse. The party said its legislators will take turns throughout this week making speeches to continue the filibuster. (Yonhap)
    70 hours and counting: World record set for longest filibuster

    By Rachel Lee South Korean opposition parties set a new world record for the longest filibuster, Friday, continuing their speeches for the fourth consecutive day to protest an anti-terrorism bill pushed by the ruling party. The main...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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  • North Korean-made shoes on display (Yonhap)
    [USA Today] Made in North Korea: $300 ski jackets and more

      — Made in China? Don’t count on it. Australian sportswear brand Rip Curl made a public apology this week after it emerged that some of its ski gear had been made in one of North Korea’s state-owned factories...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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  • meat, drinking, cancer
    It’s drink for success in South Korea!

    By Choi Sung-jin “If you are a good drinker, your work life will become much easier,” said 70 percent of salaried people in a recent survey by Saramin, a job portal. In the multiple-response opinion poll, 74.6...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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