All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • Los Angeles' Koreatown is a popular destination for those visiting from South Korea. (Korea Times file)
    US renews visa waiver program for S. Koreans

    SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) — The United States has extended a visa waiver program for South Korea for two years again, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. It would enable South Koreans to continue to travel to the...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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  • A woman holds the Apple Watch Edition during a demo following an Apple event Monday, March 9, 2015, in San Francisco. Make calls, read email, control music, manage Instagram photos, keep up with your workout, pay for groceries, open your hotel room door. CEO Tim Cook says you can do it all from your wrist with Apple Watch — for 18 hours a day. That's how long the battery will last on an average day. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
    Apple Watch coming to S. Korea on June 26

    By Bahk Eun-ji Apple’s smart watch will be available in Korea, June 26, the company said Friday. People in Italy, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan will also be able to buy it from the Apple online...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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    President Park says utmost efforts under way to contain MERS

    SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye on Friday urged people suspected of being infected with MERS to remain in self-quarantine, saying the government is making its utmost efforts to contain the disease. “The top priority...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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    S. Korean MERS patient in China ‘still in serious condition’

    HONG KONG/BEIJING, June 5 (Yonhap) — A South Korean MERS patient in China is “still in serious condition,” China’s state media reported Friday, urging Seoul to provide more information of the outbreak. The 44-year-old Korean man flew...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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  • South Korea's Vice Transportation Minister Yeo Hyung-koo (second from L) attends the 43rd ministerial meeting of the Organization for Cooperation between Railways in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on June 4, 2015. (Photo courtesy of transportation ministry via Yonhap)
    S. Korea fails to join int’l railroad project due to N. Korean opposition

    SEJONG, June 4 (Yonhap) — South Korea again failed to join an international organization for railroad cooperation, a prerequisite for building a trans-Asian railway, due to opposition from North Korea, the Seoul government said Thursday. It was...

    • Posted June 5, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jung Ho Kang, of South Korea, gestures to teammates during batting practice before the Pirates play the San Diego Padres in a baseball game Friday, May 29, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
    [USAToday] Kang Jung-ho brings power, poise from Korea to Pirates

      Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle likens the burden carried by his Korean infielder, Jung Ho Kang, to pulling a big wagon. The magnitude of major league stadiums and crowds, the increased media coverage and...

    • Posted June 4, 2015
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  • This undated photo shows a ruins of Manwoldae in Kaesong, North Korea. The remains of a fortress that once surrounded Kaesong, the ancient capital of Korea's Koryo Dynasty, is among sites in North Korea that made it onto UNESCO's World Heritage list on Sunday, June 23, 2013. (Yonhap)
    [Guardian] N. and S. Korea collaborate in excavating ancient palace

      North and South Korean researchers are collaborating on the excavation of an ancient historical site at Manwoldae, home to the Koryo dynasty’s royal palace, in an unprecedented joint project between the two countries who...

    • Posted June 4, 2015
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