All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • (Korea Times)
    Kimchi refrigerators keep cash hoards cool

    By Kim Jae-won A growing number of Koreans are using Kimchi refrigerators as an alternative to a safe in which to hoard their cash amid record low interest rates, a Bank of Korea (BOK) official said Thursday....

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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  • Oh Seung-hwan of the St. Louis Cardinals makes a pitch during spring training in Jupiter, Florida, on Feb. 25, 2016. (Yonhap)
    Cardinals’ Oh Seung-hwan to stick to trusted arsenal

    JUPITER, Florida (Yonhap) — Having thrown live batting practice for the first time with the St. Louis Cardinals, South Korean reliever Oh Seung-hwan said Thursday he will mostly stick to his tried and tested arsenal in the...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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  • (Yonhap)
    UN resolution must not affect normal life of N. Korean people: China

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — A draft U.N. resolution aimed at imposing more stringent sanctions against North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests should not affect the “normal life” of North Korean people, China’s foreign ministry said Friday. China’s foreign...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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  • tang wei
    Baby on way for Tang Wei

    Top Chinese actress Tang Wei, who married Korean film director Kim Tae-yong, is pregnant, Chinese reports said Friday. A production company of Tang’s recent film, “Finding Mr. Right 2,” posted an image online of a monkey, saying...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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  • Japanese soccer fans react to a strong earthquake as they watch a J-League soccer match between the Shonan Bellmare and the Sanfrecce Hiroshima at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, southwest of Tokyo Saturday, May 30, 2015. A powerful and extremely deep earthquake struck a group of remote Japanese islands and shook Tokyo on Saturday, but officials said there was no danger of a tsunami, and no injuries or damage were immediately reported. (Munehide Someya/Kyodo News via AP)
    Japan census: Population down nearly 1 million since 2010

    TOKYO (AP) — It’s official. Japan’s population is shrinking. The results of the 2015 census released Friday show the population dropped by 947,000 people in the last five years, the first decline since the count started in...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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  • A sample of over 160 caricatures of Hollywood figures created for the Academy Awards Governors Ball are displayed behind an Oscar statue at the 88th Academy Awards Governors Ball Press Preview on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in Los Angeles. The 88th Academy Awards ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 28. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
    Oscar predictions: What will win and what should win

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ahead of Sunday’s 88th Academy Awards, Associated Press film writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle share their predictions for a ceremony that has everyone guessing: BEST PICTURE The Nominees: “The Big Short,” ”Bridge...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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  • canada
    O Canada! University will soon be free for low-income Ontario students

    TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s most populous province is offering free university and college for low-income students. The pledge in the Ontario government’s 2016-17 budget is to introduce a student grant that would entirely pay for college or...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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