• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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  Another ferry ad to run, this time in the Washington Post

  By Jane Han NEW YORK ― Less than a week after a full-page Sewol ad in the New York Times sparked debate in Korea and the U.S., another ad condemning the government of President Park Geun-hye was set...

  • Posted May 16, 2014
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  Hospital says Samsung chief making recovery, denies rumors of worsening condition

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Kun-hee, being treated in hospital after a heart attack Saturday night, is gradually recovering, his doctors said Friday, denying rumors spreading quickly online that he was in a critical...

  • Posted May 16, 2014
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  Ferry captain indicted on murder charge

  By Kim Da-ye Lee Joon-seok, the captain of the sunken ferry Sewol, and three other crewmen were indicted on murder charges Thursday for abandoning their vessel without any attempt to evacuate passengers. The prosecution said the crewmembers...

  • Posted May 15, 2014
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  Korean check kiting scheme costs banks $15 million

  FBI arrests 12 and three more are considered fugitives  Twelve people have been arrested and three are missing after a large-scale “bustout” scheme of check kiting that has cost major financial institutions at least $15 million. The...

  • Posted May 15, 2014
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  EXO’s Chinese member sues to end contract with SM Entertainment

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A Chinese member of the popular boy band EXO filed a lawsuit with a Seoul court Thursday, demanding his contract with South Korea’s top talent agency be annulled, sources said. In the lawsuit with...

  • Posted May 15, 2014
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  Three deceased ferry crew members honored

  By Kim Da-ye Three deceased crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol will be honored for their heroic act in saving passengers, the welfare ministry said Monday. Accordingly, their remains will likely be buried in a national...

  • Posted May 12, 2014
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  ‘Han Gong-ju’ picked up by New York Asian Film Festival and L.A. Film Festival

  The acclaimed South Korean independent film “Han Gong-ju,” about a victimized high school student who struggles to find herself, will be featured in both the 13th New York Asian Film Festival and at the 20th Los Angeles...

  • Posted May 12, 2014
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