• 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 "politics"

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  S. Korean political heavyweights moving to run as independents

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Several political heavyweights announced Wednesday that they could run in next month’s parliamentary election by either becoming independents or joining other parties amid a growing feud over the nomination process. Earlier this week, the...

  • Posted March 17, 2016
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  Renowned S. Korean Go player Cho Hoon-hyun joins ruling party

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Renowned South Korean Go player Cho Hoon-hyun joined the ruling Saenuri Party on Thursday, apparently hoping to win a proportional representation ticket in the April general elections. Cho, a ninth-dan player who went pro...

  • Posted March 10, 2016
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  Former star athletes enter new arena at upcoming elections

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Former star athletes will enter a whole different arena in the spring, when they will be vying for parliamentary seats in the general elections. Former ssireum (traditional wrestling) national champion Lee Man-gi will take...

  • Posted January 29, 2016
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  Ahn’s new party named ‘People’s Party’

  By Kim Hyo-jin Independent lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo’s new party that will be formed by early February will be named the People’s Party. After ideas were collected from the public Jan. 1-6, the name was announced by the...

  • Posted January 8, 2016
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  Most popular candidate among Asian Americans? Bernie Sanders

  By Brian Han Times are a changin’ as Bob Dylan so eloquently put it. Not long ago, Asian Americans more times than not strongly identified with the Republican Party. But that trend is rapidly changing, most recently...

  • Posted December 8, 2015
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  S. Korean police to take stronger measures in upcoming rally despite casualties

  By Brian Han Just a few weeks ago, a 69-year-old South Korean farmer got hit with a police water cannon during a massive protest rendering him unconscious. Medical reports later revealed that he suffered from a brain hemorrhage...

  • Posted November 30, 2015
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  S. Korea ratifies FTA with China

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s National Assembly approved the country’s bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with China during a main session Monday. Lawmakers of the ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy...

  • Posted November 30, 2015
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