All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Police officers and medical staff move the body of Yoo Byung-eun, the de facto owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, into an ambulance at a funeral hall in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, Tuesday. Yoo's body was moved to a forensic sciences center in Seoul for an investigation into how he died. (Yonhap)
    Police confirm fugitive ferry owner found dead

    DNA, fingerprints match those of Yoo; Prosecution will step up Sewol probe By Jung Min-ho Police said Tuesday that they had found the body of Yoo Byung-eun, the owner of the sunken ferry Sewol who had been...

    • Posted July 22, 2014
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  • Abe Shinzo (Yonhap)
    Abenomics has Japan outperforming Korea

    By Yoon Ja-young After the implementation of  ”Abenomics,” Japan is outperforming Korea in economic indices. Economists point out that Korea’s new economic team should learn a lesson from Japan, which successfully coordinated diverse policy measures to boost...

    • Posted July 22, 2014
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Ryu becomes Dodgers’ third 11-game winner

    Snaps Pirates’ six-game winning streak with newly developed cut fastball By Lee Kyutae Ryu Hyun-Jin pitched seven strong innings to win his 11th game of the season on Monday night. Ryu (11-5) joined Zack Greinke (11-6) and...

    • Posted July 21, 2014
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  • (Courtesy of Kollaboration.)
    Monterey Park to open monthly night market, debuts July 25

    The city of Monterey Park is getting a monthly night market of its own, with the inaugural event opening at Barnes Park on July 25 from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. With Kollaboration and KCM Agency —...

    • Posted July 21, 2014
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  • ferry
    Dead man found in Suncheon could be ferry owner

    GWANGJU (Yonhap) — Police have found the body of a man believed to be the fugitive owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, officials said Tuesday (KST) in Korea. The body was found on June 12 at a...

    • Posted July 21, 2014
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  • Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland holds the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf championship at the Royal Liverpool golf club, Hoylake, England, Sunday July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
    Rory McIlroy wins British Open

    HOYLAKE, England  (AP) — Walking off the 18th green as the British Open champion, Rory McIlroy kept gazing at all the greats on golf’s oldest trophy. On the claret jug, his name is etched in silver below...

    • Posted July 21, 2014
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    ‘Heroic’ chopper pilot compared with Sewol captain

    By Jung Min-ho Victims of a helicopter crash in Gwangju Thursday are being hailed as heroes, following witnesses’ testimony that the pilot seemed to make “desperate efforts” until the last minute to prevent secondary casualties. And some...

    • Posted July 18, 2014
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