- 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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Won plunges despite intervention
By Yoon Ja-young South Korea’s financial authorities pledged Friday to take every measure to prevent the won from fluctuating further against the dollar and other major currencies. “The won-dollar exchange rate has been fluctuating too widely recently,”...
- Posted February 19, 2016
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Conan O’Brien tries Korean drama
Popular American talk show host Conan O’Brien made a special appearance on Korean drama. Nope, he didn’t get to find out he was really adopted, or plot a hostile takeover over of his stepbrother’s company, or get in an...
- Posted February 18, 2016
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Border checkpoint scans eyes, faces of departing foreigners
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The federal government is using eye scans and facial recognition technology for the first time to verify the identities of foreigners leaving the United States on foot — a trial move aimed at...
- Posted February 18, 2016
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Jordan Spieth shoots 79, worst start ever on PGA Tour
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan Spieth never saw this coming — his worst start on the PGA Tour on one of his favorite courses. Spieth dropped six shots over the last seven holes Thursday at Riviera, capping...
- Posted February 18, 2016
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Obama signs N. Korea sanctions bill into law
By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law a package of tough sanctions on North Korea on Thursday, completing an unusually speedy legislative process underlining concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs....
- Posted February 18, 2016
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Baseball is back, pitchers and catchers hold first workouts
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — David Price made his first big-money throws of spring training as Boston’s prized offseason acquisition, while new Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke began Day 1 with his new club by drilling on the basics...
- Posted February 18, 2016
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US rejects Chinese offer of peace treaty talks with N. Korea
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States said Thursday that denuclearization remains its top priority when it comes to North Korea, rejecting a Chinese proposal to begin peace treaty negotiations with Pyongyang in tandem with denuclearization talks. Chinese...
- Posted February 18, 2016