All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • FILE - This Tuesday, May 12, 2015 file photo shows visitors walking toward the Sleeping Beauty's Castle, background, at Disneyland Paris in Marne la Vallee, east of Paris, France. A French police official says a man found to be carrying two handguns has been arrested at a hotel at Disneyland Paris. France remains under a state of emergency since Nov. 13 Islamic extremist attacks around Paris that killed 130 people. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
    Man with 2 handguns, partner arrested at Disneyland Paris

    PARIS (AP) — A man who tried to bring two handguns into a hotel at Disneyland Paris was detained Thursday along with his female partner, authorities said, amid lingering jitters around the French capital following attacks last...

    • Posted January 28, 2016
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  • Specialist Michael O'Mara works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. U.S. stocks jumped at the open after China's central bank cut interest rates to support its economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    US stocks rise as oil price recovery continues; tech jumps

    NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed higher as energy and technology companies gained ground. The price of oil climbed for the third day in a row Thursday as key oil-producing nations discuss cuts in production. Facebook soared...

    • Posted January 28, 2016
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  • (AP)
    Biden on GOP White House race: It’s a ‘gift from the Lord’

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday likened the Republican presidential race to a “gift from the Lord” for Democrats trying to win control of the House and Senate. Biden joked to House Democrats at...

    • Posted January 28, 2016
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    Join the fun at 2nd annual Turtle Marathon @Griffith Park

    Hosted by The Korea Times and Nongshim America On Jan. 30 at 8 a.m., in celebration of the new year and to promote good health By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff The Korea Times and Nongshim...

    • Posted January 28, 2016
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  • In this photo taken Tuesday Jan. 26, 2016, Kent Terada shows the shaka or "hang loose" sign while sitting at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu. A new study looking at the five elements of a well ordered life, such as financial security, sense of community and purpose, ranks Hawaii just ahead of Alaska. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
    Want to feel better? Move to Hawaii, Alaska

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — If you want to improve your sense of well-being, leave the Lower 48. A new report ranking all 50 states based on residents’ sense of well-being puts Hawaii at No. 1, followed by...

    • Posted January 28, 2016
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  • (Korea Times file)
    Seoul preparing to levy ‘Google tax’

    By Kim Jae-won The government plans to exchange financial information on multinational firms doing business here with members of the OECD and G20 countries in order to make them pay appropriate taxes to countries where profits are...

    • Posted January 28, 2016
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  • (Yonhap)
    China grows anxious about possible THAAD in Korea

    BEIJING/SEOUL (Yonhap) — China seems to be shifting its focus to blocking the United States from expanding its military influence in Northeast Asia in dealing with North Korea’s recent nuclear test, observers said Thursday. China is even...

    • Posted January 28, 2016
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