All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Sei Young Kim, of South Korea, smiles after a birdie on the ninth hole during the second round of the LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club Friday, April 3, 2015 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
    Defending champ Sei Young Kim just one shot behind leaders at halfway point

    By Amy Rogers / LPGA.com NASSAU – For the second consecutive year, a rookie finds herself atop the leaderboard in the Bahamas. Rookie Megan Khang climbed into a share of the lead Friday afternoon after posting a...

    • Posted January 29, 2016
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  • The cover of Cho Seong-jin's upcoming live recording. (Yonhap)
    Pianist Cho Seong-jin to release second live recording

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff Pianist Cho Seong-jin, winner of the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, will release a live recording of the competition under the label of the Fryderyk Chopin Institute next month. This...

    • Posted January 29, 2016
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  • Protesters struggle with police officers as they march toward the Defense Ministry during a rally against the visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 10, 2015. Protesters opposed a possible deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on Korea Peninsula. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    China presses S. Korea over THAAD

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — China urged South Korea Friday to rethink the sensitive issue of bringing in an advanced U.S. missile defense system. “The Chinese government hopes the related nation (South Korea) will handle the matter prudently,” Hua...

    • Posted January 29, 2016
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    Is Clinton marriage a rehash or relevant? Voters seem split

    WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s fair game. It’s ancient history. It’s political. It’s personal. Like it or not, the long-running drama of Hillary Clinton’s marriage — her husband’s infidelity and how she dealt with it — is back...

    • Posted January 29, 2016
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  • Palm trees along La Jolla Shores in San Diego are seen through a window covered with rain drops as the area braces for an approaching storm Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. Heavy rain from a powerful Pacific storm swept through California on Tuesday, providing some relief from a three-year drought. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
    Heavy rain expected in Southern California on Sunday

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Big surf, rain and snow are heading toward California, including the first significant rains predicted for the southern half of the state since early this month, forecasters said Thursday. Flash flood watches went...

    • Posted January 29, 2016
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  • cheese, Park Hae-jin
    Park Hae-jin’s star soars in China

    Actor Park Hae-jin and the drama “Cheese in the Trap,” in which he stars, have proved to be a smash hit in China. The new tvN drama this month topped Weibo’s Korean-Japanese TV drama chart only a day...

    • Posted January 29, 2016
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    Dodgers, 2B Kendrick agree to $20M, 2-year deal: AP source

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A person familiar with the deal has told The Associated Press that the Los Angeles Dodgers and free-agent second baseman Howie Kendrick have agreed to a $20 million, two-year contract. The person spoke...

    • Posted January 29, 2016
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