All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Actor-singer Kim Jun-myun attends the press conference for the film "One Way Trip" in CGV Apgujeong in Seoul, on Feb. 24, 2016. (Yonhap)
    EXO leader makes big screen debut in ‘One Way Trip’

    By Chung Joo-won SEOUL (Yonhap) — Actor Kim Jun-myun, more widely known as Suho of K-pop boy band EXO, made his debut on the big screen in “One Way Trip.” In the coming-of-age film directed by Choi...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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    US seeking to tag S. Korea as currency manipulator

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The United States is moving to tag South Korea as a currency manipulator at a time when the country is struggling with plunging exports, local observers said Wednesday. South Korea and other countries that...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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  • Speed skaters Mo Tae-bum, left, and Lee Sang-hwa are among the Korean athletes favored to win medals at the Sochi Winter Olympics. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea to host sprint speed skating worlds without two best skaters

    By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will be without its two Olympic champions when it hosts speed skating’s premier sprint competition this weekend. The International Skating Union (ISU) World Sprint Speed Skating Championships will be...

    • Posted February 23, 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)
    Anti-terrorism bill fails to pass after filibuster in South Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A long-stalled anti-terrorism bill failed to pass through a parliamentary session late Tuesday due to the main opposition party’s marathon filibuster. Rep. Kim Kwang-jin of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea took the...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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  • Koh Dong-jin, who heads Samsung Electronics Co.'s mobile communications business, holds the Galaxy S7 smartphones in a showcase event held on Feb. 21, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Yonhap)
    Samsung expects Galaxy S7 to top S6 in sales

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s mobile chief has said sales of its new flagship smarphone Galaxy S7 will hover above those of its predecessor after hitting store shelves across the world next month. “The Galaxy S7...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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  • The fast response unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency trains against riots at a command inspection in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2016, testing their preparedness against violent protests, road occupation and other scenarios. (Yonhap)
    Police train against riots

    (PHOTO NEWS) — The fast response unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency trains against riots at a command inspection in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2016, testing their preparedness against violent protests, road occupation and other scenarios.

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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    S. Korea, US hold off THAAD talks

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea and the United States have postponed the launch of formal talks on deploying a high-tech U.S. missile defense system, THAAD, on the peninsula amid speculation that the decision may be linked with...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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