All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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    Sexually-transmitted Zika case confirmed in Texas

    DALLAS (AP) — Health officials on Tuesday reported that a person in Texas has become infected with the Zika virus through sex in the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States amid the...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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  • A South Korean man watches TV news program showing a file footage of the Unha rocket in North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. North Korea said Monday it is ready to launch satellites aboard long-range rockets to mark a key national anniversary next month, a move expected to rekindle animosities with its rivals South Korea and the United States. (AP Photo/ahn Young-joon)
    S. Korea warns N. Korea not to launch satellite

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea warned on Wednesday of “searing” consequences if North Korea doesn’t abandon plans to launch a long-range rocket that critics call a banned test of ballistic missile technology. The South’s rhetoric...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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  • Seo Kang-jun, from left, Cho Jin-woong, Yim Si-wan and Lee Kwang-soo
    ‘Entourage Korea’ names its cast

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff The Korean version of hit American TV series “Entourage” has revealed its cast. “Entourage Korea” features Seo Kang-jun (from tvN drama “Cheese in the Trap”), Cho Jin-woong (from 2015 blockbuster movie...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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  • Tata Motors Chairman Cyrus Mistry, left, and Tim Leverton, head of Tata Engineering and Research and Development, pose for photographers during the unveiling of Zica at a press preview of Auto Expo in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. The Zika virus has hit India's Tata Motors, which has decided to rebrand soon-to-be launched hatchback vehicle which was to have been called Zica, an abbreviation of "Zippy Car." Tata Motors said in a statement Tuesday that the car would carry the Zica nameplate during the exhibition, but a new name will be announced in a few weeks. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
    Zika virus forces India’s Tata Motors to change car’s name

    NEW DELHI (AP) — The Zika virus has hit India’s Tata Motors, which has decided to rebrand a new hatchback vehicle that it was planning to call Zica. The car was shown for the first time on...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
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  • This December 2012 photo, released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, shows North Korea's Unha-3 rocket being fired from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Cholsan, North Pyongan Province. North Korea said on Sept. 14, 2015, that it plans to launch a rocket at a time of its choosing as it has the right to conduct space research, cementing speculation over a provocation by the country around Oct. 10, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea tells UN agencies it will launch satellite this month

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Weeks after its fourth nuclear test, North Korea announced plans Tuesday to launch an Earth observation satellite on a rocket later this month, in what critics see as a covert test of...

    • Posted February 2, 2016
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  • 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)
    Clinton wins Iowa, campaigns turn to New Hampshire

    NEWBURY, N.H. (AP) — Next up: New Hampshire. Presidential contenders on Tuesday turned their airplanes and their hopes to the next arena in the fight for the nominations, a state that will test Ted Cruz’s broader appeal...

    • Posted February 2, 2016
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    Working women in Seoul surpass 2 million in 2014

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The number of female workers at various businesses in Seoul surpassed two million in 2014, thanks to the persistent increase of women’s participation in economic activity, the Seoul metropolitan government said Tuesday. The total...

    • Posted February 2, 2016
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