All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves as she arrives at a campaign event, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
    Presidential contenders fight for minority voters in SC

    DENMARK, S.C. (AP) — The fight for black voters turned into a tug-of-war over President Barack Obama’s legacy Friday as Democratic presidential hopefuls looked for an edge in South Carolina. Republicans, meanwhile, crisscrossed the state in search...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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  • Kim Hyun-soo, left, and Oh Seung-hwan.
    New Korean big leaguers ready for 1st season in US

    By Nam Hyun-woo New St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Oh Seung-hwan arrived in the U.S. Thursday to join the club’s spring training scheduled to begin on Feb. 18. After signing a one-year deal, including an option for 2017, Jan. 12,...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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  • This Rodong Sinmun photo released on Feb. 11, 2015 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visiting the construction site of an orphanage in Wonsan on the east coast. (Yonhap)
    How impoverished but nuclear-armed North Korea earns money

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The closure of a factory park in North Korea jointly run by both Koreas has robbed the impoverished North of a rare source of legitimate hard currency. Seoul says it shut the...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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  • Cardinals, MLB
    Over and out: Some MLB teams open with little playoff shot

    (AP) — Spring training is a time for optimism, when players bask under the warm sun of Florida and Arizona while fans dream about their team reaching the bright lights of October. For Atlanta, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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    ‘Cheese in the Trap’ stars get bonus holiday in Phuket

    Crew and actors from popular tvN drama “Cheese in the Trap” will holiday in Phuket, Thailand, next month to celebrate the program’s success. The five-day trip will begin on March 2. The Monday/Tuesday drama has topped national...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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  • North Korean employees work at a factory at the industrial complex in the North's border town of Kaesong. The joint factory park reopened earlier in the day, more than five months after it was shut down amid rising tensions across the border of the two Koreas.
    Kaesong zone may turn into military base: S. Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea does not rule out the possibility of North Korea turning the joint inter-Korean factory park in a North Korean border town into a military base, the Defense Ministry said Friday. In retaliation...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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  • House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, walks to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, as Republicans and Democrats joined together to overwhelmingly approve legislation that hits North Korea with more stringent sanctions for refusing to stop its nuclear weapons program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
    House sends NKorea sanctions bill to president for signature

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation Friday that hits North Korea with more stringent sanctions for refusing to stop its nuclear weapons program. House Republicans and Democrats joined together to overwhelmingly approve the bill...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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