• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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  S. Korea fully fit for AFC U-23 Championship final Saturday against Japan

  DOHA (Yonhap) — South Korea are in full health ahead of their men’s football showdown against rival Japan, the team’s head coach said Friday. The two countries will clash in the final of the Asian Football Confederation...

  • Posted January 29, 2016
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  Bank of Japan introduces negative interest rate to stimulate economy

  TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan on Friday introduced a negative interest policy in a move to boost a stumbling recovery in the world’s third-largest economy. The central bank said it is imposing a 0.1 percent...

  • Posted January 28, 2016
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  Former big league pitcher Seo Jae-weong retires

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Former major league pitcher Seo Jae-weong announced his retirement Thursday with his South Korean hometown club. The Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Seo, 38, informed the club Thursday that he...

  • Posted January 28, 2016
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  Michelle Wie stung by bee, Inbee Park withdraws in LPGA Tour opener

  Alison Lee tied for lead with six others at five-under 68 By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff World No. 2 Inbee Park withdrew from the LPGA Tour’s season opener Thursday in Bahamas after shooting her worst round...

  • Posted January 28, 2016
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  [CNN] Multiracial identity: Study looks at role of money, gender and religion

    — For Kip Fulbeck, the son of an American father and Cantonese mother, identity is all about context. Growing up in Southern California, among his Taiwanese and Chinese relatives he was the white kid who...

  • Posted January 28, 2016
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  Google’s A.I. to take on Korea’s top baduk player

  By Kwon Ji-youn Google’s artificial intelligence (A.I.) has thrown down the gauntlet, challenging Korea’s top Go player. Lee Se-dol, a professional player of the game, known as baduk in Korean, has dominated the world of baduk for...

  • Posted January 28, 2016
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  More S. Koreans going to theaters alone: CGV

  By Park Sojung SEOUL (Yonhap) — An increasing ratio of the country’s movie-going population go to theaters by themselves, the latest research by the nation’s largest theater chain showed Thursday. One in 10 people went to the...

  • Posted January 28, 2016
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