All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • A student takes a high school English exam in Seoul. (Kim Joo-sung / The Korea Times)
    English divide deepens in Seoul

    By Sung Yeon-ju High school seniors in affluent areas of Seoul have widened the gap with their counterparts in poor areas in English test scores on the standardized college entrance exam, a recent study shows. On the...

    • Posted July 9, 2014
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  • "The Interview" poster.
    North Korea files protest against U.S. film about assassination attempt on Kim Jong-un

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea has filed a protest with the United Nations against a U.S. movie featuring an assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, calling on the U.S. government to ban the release of...

    • Posted July 9, 2014
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu looks at the ball against the Detroit Tigers in the second inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
    All-Ryu-can-hit

    Ryu ties Dodgers record by giving up eight hits in one inning By Lee Kyutae Los Angeles Dodgers’ Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin didn’t fare any better than the Brazilian soccer team Tuesday. He also got battered for...

    • Posted July 8, 2014
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    North Korea again fires two short-range missiles into East Sea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) – North Korea fired off two more short-range ballistic missiles into the sea from an inland site on Wednesday (KST), the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in Korea said, the latest in a series of launches...

    • Posted July 8, 2014
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  • ahn
    Korean golfer told to have plastic surgery, thrives in Japan

    The best female golfer in Japan is Korean. Ahn Sun-ju, 26, has won 16 tournaments, including three this year, and banked 500 million yen (about $5 million) in prize money since joining the JLPGA in 2010. While...

    • Posted July 8, 2014
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    Chef Judy Joo makes Korean food simple

    By Tae Hong Perilla leaves sprouting in the backyard garden, seaweed drying in the garage and tripe soaking in the laundry room were just the norm inside Judy Joo’s Summit, New Jersey home growing up. “I have...

    • Posted July 7, 2014
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  • Maggie Kim, left, with Mari Jo Steiner at the 2011 Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon. (LifeCenter Northwest)
    After two liver transplants, Seattle’s Maggie Kim is still running half marathons

    A Seattleite who underwent two liver transplants after being diagnosed with liver cancer and who has completed five half marathons since is now spreading organ donation awareness. Maggie Kim, 43, is a bookkeeper and musician who has...

    • Posted July 7, 2014
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