All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • FILE - In this Tuesday, March 18, 2014 file photo people cast shadows waving flags as they gather at a square to watch a televised address by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federation Council, in Sevastopol, Crimea. Now, waking in a land officially annexed by Russia, the Crimean Tatars are worried about what is to come. They worry about how Russian neighbors will behave. Nonetheless, most of them have decided to stay. People from other ethnic groups are staying for several reasons. First among them is economic. Many fear leaving their homes behind, or being robbed as they flee. And some families simply have nowhere to go. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov, File)
    Seoul says it doesn’t recognize Russia’s Crimea annexation

    (Yonhap) — South Korea does not recognize Russia’s move to annex Crimea, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, joining some Western countries’ denouncement of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s takeover of the previous Ukrainian territory. On Tuesday, Putin signed...

    • Posted March 19, 2014
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    Psy may re-emerge in April

    By Park Jin-hai K-pop sensation Psy is likely to re-emerge in April. Speculation is rife that the rapper will return to the music scene sometime next month, just two months ahead of the FIFA World Cup in...

    • Posted March 19, 2014
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    Tough to Choo

    ‘Bulgogi’ ad makes Choo laughingstock By Jane Han NEW YORK ― Yet another Korea PR fail. This time, Choo Shin-soo’s bulgogi ad in The New York Times is getting chewed out. In last Wednesday’s print edition of...

    • Posted March 19, 2014
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  • Tourists are busy taking photos at a venue that was featured in a scene in the drama “My Love From the Star” at Petite France, in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. (Korea Times photo by Kim Ji-soo)
    Check out where they kissed

    ‘Man from Another Star’ locations draw many foreign hallyu fans GAPYEONG — In the inner valleys of Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, the weather is still in that limbo between winter and spring. But the northern stretch of the...

    • Posted March 19, 2014
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    Korean man gets arrested at Grand Canyon for slapping his son

    A Korean man who slapped his son while touring the Grand Canyon has been arrested on charges of assault. Choi, 45, was on vacation with his family at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on March...

    • Posted March 18, 2014
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  • Vivian Choi ● Shearman & Sterling LLP’s New York office ● J.D. from Harvard Law School ● B.A. from Ewha Womans University and M.A. in International Relations from Yale University ● Born in Korea, brought up in Korea and the U.S.
    Want to become a lawyer in the U.S.?

    Four Korean American attorneys give advice By Kim Da-ye Since the global financial crisis in 2008, law school grads have found it tougher to get a job as an attorney in the already competitive U.S. job market....

    • Posted March 18, 2014
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  • This view shows LOCZ Korea’s casino resort to be completed by 2023 in Yeongjondo, home to Incheon International Airport. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea opens casino market to foreign operator

    By Do Je-hae The government gave initial approval Tuesday for U.S. firm Caesars Entertainment to open a mega resort-casino with Indonesian property developer Lippo Group, paving the way for Korea’s first international casino brand. Caesars, known for...

    • Posted March 18, 2014
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