• 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 "South Korea"

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  MLB Winter Meetings end with no deals for S. Korean free agents

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The annual Major League Baseball (MLB) Winter Meetings wrapped up Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee, with a trio of South Korean free agents still without their first big league contracts. Lee Dae-ho, first baseman/designated hitter,...

  • Posted December 11, 2015
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  Star Wars cast and director arrive in South Korea

  The cast and director of the much-buzzed-about “Star Wars – The Force Awakens,” due in Korean theaters Dec. 17, stopped by South Korea to meet with fans Wednesday. Director JJ Abrams, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley and John...

  • Posted December 10, 2015
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  Germany: Korean woman dies in apparent exorcism; 5 arrested

  BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have arrested five South Koreans on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in an apparent exorcism ritual in the city of Frankfurt. Prosecutor Nadja Niesen says police...

  • Posted December 10, 2015
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  Incheon airport named world’s best for 10th consecutive year

  SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) — Incheon International Airport, Seoul’s main gateway, has been named the world’s best airport for the 10th consecutive year, officials said Thursday. Global Traveler (GT), a U.S. magazine for business travelers, announced that...

  • Posted December 10, 2015
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  Korea’s Miss Universe contestant lands in Las Vegas for 2015 pageant

  South Korea sent some stiff competition over to Las Vegas for the 2015 Miss Universe pageant. Seoyeon Kim arrived in the U.S. earlier this week to prepare herself for the 64th edition of the event. Although the...

  • Posted December 9, 2015
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  Who is South Korea’s next golf super star?

  By Brian Han So who is South Korea’s next golf superstar? It doesn’t matter that world No. 2 Park Inbee completed her career grand slam in 2015. Or that world N0. 1 Lydia Ko (who is technically...

  • Posted December 9, 2015
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  S. Korea becoming most rapidly aging country in the world

  By Brian Han In South Korea, 80 percent of people view a rapidly growing aging population as a “major problem” according to the latest report by World Bank. Those concerns are valid across Asia, which happens to...

  • Posted December 9, 2015
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