• 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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  Ryu Hyun-jin shows support for South Korean Special Olympics team

  South Korea’s Special Olympics basketball team got a nice surprise Thursday inside Galen Center at USC when Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin showed up to show his support. On another side of USC, the Korean team...

  • Posted July 31, 2015
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  LA Koreatown rising as new plastic surgery mecca for Chinese

  By Park Ji-hye Chinese looking for new faces have found a new mecca in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. Famous for their precise technique and safety, plastic surgeons in South Korea have attracted flocks of Chinese tourists for years....

  • Posted July 30, 2015
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  King Kang hits home runs in back-to-back at-bats

  By Brian Han Pittsburgh Pirates’ Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho is starting to generate some serious power. He blasted a game-winning home run off the facing of the second deck Tuesday night and then another in his next at-bat early...

  • Posted July 29, 2015
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  Where should I go to college? Student stories, Yonsei Int’l Summer School (YISS)

  By Angelina Widener, Korea Times Los Angeles intern reporter For most students, summer is a season that is associated with words like vacation, travel and fun. But what if I told you that all of these were...

  • Posted July 28, 2015
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  Three things you must bring back from South Korea

  By Park Ji-hye When are the trio of South Korea’s hottest products — Honey Butter chips, Soonhari soju, Jjawang — coming to America? It’s probably the question asked by countless travelers who lug bags and bottles of...

  • Posted July 28, 2015
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  Month after elections, LA Councilman David Ryu gets straight to work

  By Brian Han By now certain parts of Los Angeles Councilman David Ryu’s story are out in the open. He’s the first Korean American to be elected to the city’s council — it was official on June...

  • Posted July 27, 2015
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  S. Korea to hold K-pop concert to reinvigorate post-MERS tourism

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) — A K-pop concert will be held next month to reassure foreigners of their safety from MERS, an infectious disease that has claimed dozens of lives here but is nearing its eradication, the...

  • Posted July 23, 2015
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