All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • The Chinese jets entered the zone near Jeju Island on Sunday and flew out of it after South Korea sent a warning message, according to JCS spokesman Jeon Ha-kyu.
    Two Chinese military jets intruded into S. Korea’s air defense zone: JCS

    SEOUL/BEIJING (Yonhap) — Two Chinese military planes recently entered the overlapping air defense identification zone of South Korea and China, prompting South Korea to ready a sortie of fighter jets, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said...

    • Posted February 2, 2016
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  • Lawmakers Ahn Cheol-soo (R) and Chun Jung-bae wave after being elected to jointly lead the People's Party, a breakaway group from the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea, at a convention to mark the launch of the new party in the central city of Daejeon on Feb. 2, 2016. (Yonhap)
    Ahn’s new party officially launched

    DAEJEON (Yonhap) — A new party founded by Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo was officially launched Tuesday with a promise to win a sweeping victory in the April general elections. Ahn was elected to jointly lead the People’s Reform...

    • Posted February 2, 2016
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  • Wu Dawei, middle, China's representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs, talks to Pak Song-il, deputy director of the America department at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, upon his arrival at Pyongyang Airport, North Korea, Tuesday. The visit of Wu, China's point man on North Korea, comes amid a flurry of diplomacy following North Korea's fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6. North Korea says it successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb. ( Yonhap)
    Chinese nuclear envoy makes surprise visit to N. Korea: report

    TOKYO/BEIJING (Yonhap) — China’s top nuclear envoy made a surprise visit to North Korea on Tuesday, a news report said, amid rising tensions over the North’s fourth nuclear test last month. Wu Dawei, China’s top delegate to...

    • Posted February 2, 2016
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  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, arrives for a caucus night rally with his wife Heidi, and daughter Caroline, 7, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
    Cruz, Rubio eye NH momentum as Dems gird for long fight

    MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A victorious Ted Cruz and buoyant Marco Rubio emerged from Iowa with compelling claims to the outsider and mainstream mantles in the fractured Republican primary, as the presidential race shifted overnight to New...

    • Posted February 2, 2016
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  • "Man From Another Star"
    ‘My Love from the Star’ to have different ending in China

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Do Min-joon, the stoic alien with superpowers in the South Korean drama “My Love from the Star,” has a different identity in China. Spoiler alert: The entire story is a fictional tale that he...

    • Posted February 2, 2016
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  • signal
    ‘Signal’ of success

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff The new tvN TV drama “Signal” is immediately showing signs of becoming as big a hit as its predecessor ”Reply 1988.” Starting with a 6 percent rating for its first episode on Jan. 22,...

    • Posted February 2, 2016
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  • Arthur Patterson, the suspect of a 1997 murder in Itaewon, arrives at Incheon International Airport, Wednesday, after he had been extradited to Korea 16 years after he fled to the U.S. (Yonhap)
    American convicted of 1997 ‘Itaewon murder’ appeals

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff A U.S. citizen who received a 20-year jail term last week for murdering a Korean student back in 1997 has filed an appeal with a higher court. Arthur Patterson, who was...

    • Posted February 1, 2016
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