All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Pope Francis stands a platform near the U.S.-Mexico border fence along the Rio Grande, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, as seen from in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. Francis made the sign of the cross and blessed hundreds of people gathered in El Paso. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Pope vs. Trump: ‘Not Christian’ to only build border walls

    ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Thrusting himself into the heated American presidential campaign, Pope Francis declared Thursday that Donald Trump is “not Christian” if he wants to address illegal immigration only by building a wall along...

    • Posted February 18, 2016
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  • "SUM," a celebrity shop in SMTOWN@coexartium in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, sells souvenirs and fashion items that SM artists have designed or recommended. (Courtesy of SM Entertainment)
    Move over 7-Eleven! SM to open ‘EXO convenience stores’

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff South Korea’s SM Entertainment will open a convenience store chain. The agency, which represents Girls’ Generation, EXO, Super Junior and TVXQ, is preparing to open “SUM Market” that sells content related...

    • Posted February 18, 2016
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  • FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2016 file photo, Harrison Ford arrives at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Ford will reprise his role as Rick Deckard in the sequel to "Blade Runner," expected in January of 2018. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
    ‘Blade Runner’ sequel slated for January 2018

    NEW YORK (AP) — The long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” now has a release date. Alcon Entertainment announced Thursday that it will be land in theaters on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in January 2018....

    • Posted February 18, 2016
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  • In this photo taken Tuesday Jan. 26, 2016, Kent Terada shows the shaka or "hang loose" sign while sitting at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu. A new study looking at the five elements of a well ordered life, such as financial security, sense of community and purpose, ranks Hawaii just ahead of Alaska. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
    Sleepless in Hawaii: The Aloha state leads nation in getting too little sleep

    NEW YORK (AP) — Tired of hearing that more than a third of U.S. adults don’t get enough sleep? Here’s something new: a government report about which states get the most sack time. It says South Dakota...

    • Posted February 18, 2016
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  • Jeon Do-yeon (Newsis)
    Jeon Do-yeon returns to small screen for the first time in 11 years

    Top South Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon will return to the small screen for the first time in 11 years in TV drama “Good Wife.” It is a remake of American TV drama “The Good Wife” on the...

    • Posted February 18, 2016
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  • Lee Honey
    Former Miss Universe 3rd runner-up Honey Lee to host SNL Korea

    Former Miss Universe third runner-up turned actress Lee Ha-nui (이하늬), better known outside of Korea as Honey Lee, will host the seventh season opening episode of the Korean version of Saturday Night Live (SNL) next week. Lee, 32, will...

    • Posted February 18, 2016
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  • smoking, chinese tourists
    Chinese tourist problem goes up in smoke

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff Chinese visitors ignoring smoking bans in Seoul have become increasingly noticeable. The complaints follow an influx of tourists during the New Year holidays, known as Chunjie. The visitors, who have a...

    • Posted February 18, 2016
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