• 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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  Super Tuesday! 8 Korean American candidates win in NJ election

  By The Korea Times New York staff The New Jersey Korean American community saw a handful of victories last night as the general assembly election came to a close. Susan Shin Angulo, of Camden County, became the...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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  It’s election day in New Jersey for 12 Korean candidates

  By The Korea Times New York staff It’s election day for 12 Korean Americans in New Jersey hoping to secure seats in the city council, the state assembly and the board of education. All eyes are on...

  • Posted November 3, 2015
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  Park, Abe agree to speed up talks to resolve issue of former sex slaves

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Monday to speed up negotiations to quickly resolve the issue of former South Korean sex slaves for Japan’s World War II soldiers, Cheong Wa...

  • Posted November 2, 2015
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  Korean candidates ready for NJ general election tomorrow

  With New Jersey general assembly elections coming up Tuesday, seven Korean American candidates are working to secure last-minute votes. In the running are Wonkyu Rim (R), for the District 27 seat in the state assembly; Park Myung-geun...

  • Posted November 2, 2015
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  S. Korea, China, Japan hope to thaw relations with summit

  TOKYO (AP) — They’ve stayed apart for more than three years, divided by antagonisms dating back to before World War II. Now the leaders of Japan, South Korea and China hope to find political common ground despite...

  • Posted October 30, 2015
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  N. Korea to hold biggest party congress in 36 years

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s ruling party said Friday it will hold its biggest convention in decades next May. The Workers’ Party said in a dispatch carried by state media that it has decided to...

  • Posted October 30, 2015
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  Councilman Ryu launches spiffy new site to help connect with residents

  By Brian Han Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu revealed a new website Thursday with the primary intention of providing a channel to communicate more easily with local residents. It’s been approximately 100 days since the Korean...

  • Posted October 29, 2015
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