All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • In this Jan. 18, 2016 photo, a researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Aedes aegypti is a vector for transmitting the Zika virus. The Brazilian government announced it will direct funds to a biomedical research center to help develop a vaccine against the Zika virus linked to brain damage in babies. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
    WHO declares global emergency over Zika virus spread

    GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization declared an international emergency on Monday over the explosive spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is linked to birth defects in the Americas, saying it is an “extraordinary event.”...

    • Posted February 1, 2016
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  • Singer-actor Lee Seung-gi waves to his fans who have gathered at a boot camp in Nonsan, south of Seoul, to see him off as he begins his mandatory military service on Feb. 1, 2016. The 29-year-old celebrity marked his enlistment by releasing a single titled "I Am Joining the Military" on Jan. 21. (Yonhap)
    Actor-singer Lee Seung-gi joins military

    NONSAN, South Korea (Yonhap) — Actor-singer Lee Seung-gi enlisted in his mandatory military service Monday upon entering a military training center here. Clad in black trousers and a jumper, the 29-year-old Lee arrived at a rail station...

    • Posted February 1, 2016
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  • South Korean golfer Kim Hyo-joo (R) poses with her trophy after winning the 2016 LPGA Tour season opener in the Bahamas on Jan. 31, 2016 (local time). Kim, 20, won the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic at 18-under 274, her third LPGA victory. (Photo provided by Kim's management agency G-Ad Communications)
    S. Korean Hyo Joo Kim wins LPGA Tour season opener

    (Yonhap) — South Korean youngster Kim Hyo-joo captured the 2016 LPGA Tour season opener in the Bahamas on Sunday after a nearly flawless final round. Kim won the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic at 18-under 274, thanks...

    • Posted February 1, 2016
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  • Song Younghan smiles during an interview after winning the SMBC Singapore Open golf tournament at Sentosa Golf Club's Serapong Course on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    S. Korean Song Young-han edges Jordan Spieth in Singapore

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Song Young-han edged out world No. 1 Jordan Spieth to capture his first career Asian Tour title in Singapore on Monday. Song shot a 12-under 272 to claim the weather-delayed SMBC Singapore...

    • Posted February 1, 2016
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  • exo, Lay
    EXO member Lay injured while filming drama in China

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff K-pop boy band EXO’s Chinese member, Lay, is in hospital after a motorcycle accident during filming. The star, born Zhang Yixing in China, was filming in the town of Hengdian in...

    • Posted February 1, 2016
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  • afc, soccer, japan, u-23
    S. Korea blows 2-0 lead, loses Asian men’s U-23 soccer title to Japan

    By Yoo Jee-ho DOHA (Yonhap) — South Korea dropped to Japan 3-2 Saturday to come up short of the Asian men’s under-23 football title in Doha. South Korea blew a 2-0 second-half lead in the final of...

    • Posted January 30, 2016
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  • FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2015 file photo, a Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase in Syria. Turkey said Saturday Jan. 30, 2016 that a Russian warplane SU-34 has again violated its airspace despite several warnings — two months after Turkey's military shot down a Russian jet for crossing over its territory. (AP Photo/Vladimir Isachenkov, File)
    Turkey issues warning to Russia after new airspace violation

    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Moscow on Saturday that it would be forced to “endure the consequences” if its jets continue to violate Turkish airspace, after Ankara reported a new border infringement...

    • Posted January 30, 2016
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