All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Michelle Wie hits from the 10th tee box during the second round of the NW Arkansas Championship golf tournament on Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Rogers, Ark. (AP Photo/Beth Hall)
    Michelle Wie falls short of winning two straight

    Stacy Lewis wins NW Arkansas Championship By Lee Kyutae Michelle Wie went into the final round with two-shot lead at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, but she just didn’t have enough to win back-to-back titles. After all...

    • Posted June 29, 2014
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    Fans throw yeot candies at Korean World Cup team

      The South Korean men’s soccer team returned home early Monday (KST) following an early exit from the FIFA World Cup in Brazil with a winless record, and some angry fans showed up to throw Korean yeot candies at...

    • Posted June 29, 2014
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  • It just became more affordable and easier for the Korea Times readers to go see Ryu Hyun-jin, left, and Yasiel Puig play at Dodger Stadium.
    Dodgers tickets just became more affordable for Korea Times readers

    Purchase yours at www.dodgers.com/koreatimes Ryu Hyun-jin and the Los Angeles Dodgers are getting hot with the weather, and it just became more affordable and easier to be part of the excitement at Dodger Stadium for Korea Times...

    • Posted June 29, 2014
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  • Hong Myung-bo refused to give any specific answers about immediate future upon returning to Korea. (Yonhap)
    Hong Myung-bo apologetic, but noncommittal about future

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — South Korean national soccer team coach Hong Myung-bo was apologetic, but noncommittal about his immediate future in the wake of the team’s early exit from the FIFA World Cup. Hong and his 23-man team...

    • Posted June 29, 2014
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    Kim Yuna among Forbes Asia’s philanthropy heroes

    By Nam Kwang-sik (Yonhap) — Four South Koreans, including retired figure skating star Kim Yuna, have joined a list of notable philanthropists for 2014 in the Asia-Pacific region, which was made by U.S. economic magazine Forbes. Last...

    • Posted June 28, 2014
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  • National Museum of Korea Director Kim Young-na discusses LACMA's "Treasures from Korea" with The Korea Times. (Kim Young-jae / The Korea Times)
    National Museum of Korea director talks LACMA’s ‘Treasures of Korea’ exhibition

    Kim Youngna says “Many people come to museums to verify what they have already learned, but the important thing is not verification but adventure and learning.”  Kim Youngna, the 63-year-old director of the National Museum of Korea,...

    • Posted June 27, 2014
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  • Stolen cars often turn up in bits and pieces. (Korea Times file)
    California cities lead nation in car theft

    Nine out of 10 cities in the United States with the most vehicle thefts are in California, according to a National Insurance Crime Bureau report Thursday. In the ranking of hotspots for the most average thefts in...

    • Posted June 27, 2014
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