All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Soldiers take position at an outpost near the North Korean border. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Army Sgt. allegedly kills 5 soldiers

    By Jun Ji-hye An Army sergeant went on the run in Goseong, Gangwon Province, Sunday, after killing five soldiers and wounding eight others. According to the Ministry of National Defense, the sergeant, identified as Lim, 22, went...

    • Posted June 22, 2014
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  • "Answer Me 1994" poster. (CJ E&M)
    ‘Answer Me’ series is getting an American remake by FOX

    FOX is set to adapt the Korean drama series, “Answer Me,” into one of its own — “Answer Me 1999.” Based on the hit coming-of-age wonders — tvN’s “Answer Me 1997″ and “Answer Me 1994″ — that...

    • Posted June 19, 2014
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  • Spain's Sergio Busquets reacts after missing a chance during the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and Chile at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, June 18, 2014.  (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
    Spain is done

    Defending World Cup champion is eliminated after only two games Chile wins 2-0 to advance to knockout stage along with Netherlands RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Defending champion Spain, the dominant global football power for the past...

    • Posted June 18, 2014
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  • Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev gets embarrassed as the ball, kicked by South Korea's Lee Keun-ho, bounces off his head into the goal during the group H World Cup soccer match between Russia and South Korea at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014.  (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
    The one that got away

    Korea settles for 1-1 tie as Russia overcomes GK blunder to get off the hook By Lee Kyutae Russia gift-wrapped one for South Korea, but the South Koreans could only keep it the bag for six minutes....

    • Posted June 17, 2014
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  • Ryu Hyun-jin got his 10th win before the All Star break.
    Ryu wins No. 8

    Los Angeles Dodgers’ Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin won for the fifth time in his last six starts, as he limited the Colorado Rockies to a run and three hits over six innings at home on Monday night. Ryu...

    • Posted June 17, 2014
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  • Capture from ABC.
    Agitated Korean man causes flight diversion

    An unruly, agitated man caused a flight headed to Las Vegas from New York to divert to Detroit on Saturday. According to Detroit police, the plane took off from John F. Kennedy Airport at 6:40 a.m. on...

    • Posted June 16, 2014
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  • Korea has third-highest number of international students in the world

    Koreans rank third in the number of international students around the world, says a UNESCO report. International students from South Korea numbered 123,000 in 2012, behind China’s 694,000 and India’s 189,000, Japan’s The Nikkei reported Saturday. In...

    • Posted June 16, 2014
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