• 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

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  Elderly couple donates W7.5 bil. to KAIST

  By Jhoo Dong-chan A couple in their 70s has donated 7.5 billion won ($6.4 million) to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), the nation’s top science university. According to KAIST, the couple living in...

  • Posted November 21, 2015
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  Economic exchange between Hawaii and Korea on the rise

  By The Korea Times Hawaii staff Following Governor David Ige’s recent visit to South Korea, and the 75th anniversary of the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce, economic exchange between Korea and the state are stronger than ever....

  • Posted November 21, 2015
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  Number of overseas Korean students continues to drop

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The number of young South Koreans studying abroad plunged by a third over eight years, official data showed Tuesday, apparently thanks to the nation’s improved English education system. In 2014, 10,907 students from primary...

  • Posted November 19, 2015
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  LA community launches overseas voting campaign for April Korean election

  By Kim Chul-soo Los Angeles Korean American organizations are coming together to encourage local Korean nationals to take advantage of overseas voters registration for the April Korean legislative election. Registration, which opened this past weekend, is being...

  • Posted November 18, 2015
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  S. Korea’s hip hop stars Dok2 and company reveal roots to LA

  By Brian Han How in the world did hip hop, both a musical genre and cultural movement born from the streets of the South Bronx, make its way across the Pacific to South Korea? That question drove...

  • Posted November 18, 2015
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  Over 10,000 lose power due to LA’s windy weather, 722 in K-town

  LOS ANGELES (CNS) – About 10,000 customers were without electrical service in various areas of wind-buffeted Los Angeles County this afternoon, including about 5,500 in the city of Los Angeles, authorities said. Affected areas in Los Angeles included Mid-Wilshire,...

  • Posted November 16, 2015
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  S. Korea pledges support for France

  Seoul issues travel warning By Rachel Lee The Korean government has joined the international community in condemning the terrorist attacks on Paris that killed at least 120 people. President Park Geun-hye sent a message to French President...

  • Posted November 16, 2015
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