• 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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  What happens when Girls’ Generation becomes Ajummas’ Generation?

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Girl groups are like fashion. One day you’re in, the next day you’re out. By that logic, Girls’ Generation has outlived people’s expectations, topping music charts, local or international, eight years after its debut....

  • Posted September 7, 2015
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  Girls’ Generation successor Red Velvet to release first album

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean girl group Red Velvet will release its first album next week, its management agency said Friday. “The Red,” coming out Wednesday, will contain 10 songs, including the title track “Dumb Dumb,” S.M....

  • Posted September 4, 2015
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  S. Korea, China to begin discussions on Koreas’ unification

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye on Friday said South Korea and China could quickly begin various discussions on how to achieve a peaceful unification between South and North Korea. The move is the latest sign of...

  • Posted September 4, 2015
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  Naver’s LINE app becomes world’s second-most profitable app on iOS

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — LINE, a mobile messenger operated by the Japanese arm of Naver Corp., has become the second-most profitable app to be sold on Apple Inc.’s mobile market, data showed Friday. LINE ranked No. 2 on...

  • Posted September 4, 2015
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  Son Heung-min registers hat-trick as South Korea wallops Laos 8-0

  HWASEONG, South Korea (Yonhap) — The newest Tottenham Hotspur Son Heung-min scored his first international hat trick, as merciless South Korea beat up on Laos 8-0 in their World Cup qualifier at home Thursday for their second...

  • Posted September 3, 2015
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  S. Korean lawmaker indicted over alleged bribery

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A sitting lawmaker, formerly affiliated with the major opposition party, was indicted Thursday on suspicion of accepting bribes from a businessman, prosecutors said. Rep. Park Ki-choon, formerly of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy,...

  • Posted September 3, 2015
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  5 more Koreans earn PGA Tour card for next season

  By Brian Han Five golfers of Korean heritage received their PGA Tour cards for the 2015-2016 season by finishing in the Web.com Tour’s top-25 in earnings. The results were finalized on Sunday after the final event of...

  • Posted September 2, 2015
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