All posts tagged "topstories"

  • fix
    Another match-fixing investigation rocks Korean Basketball League

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Police said they’re investigating an active professional basketball coach over match-fixing allegations. Seoul police said the coach, whose identity is being withheld, allegedly bet against his own team in the Korean Basketball League (KBL)...

    • Posted May 25, 2015
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  • International women activists including Gloria Steinem and two Nobel Peace laureates on Sunday return to South Korean side after being allowed to cross the demarcation line on bus. (Yonhap)
    Women’s walk across Koreas’ DMZ denied; they cross on bus

    DORASAN STATION, South Korea (AP) — International women activists including Gloria Steinem and two Nobel Peace laureates on Sunday were denied an attempt to walk across the Demilitarized Zone dividing North and South Korea, but were allowed...

    • Posted May 23, 2015
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  • Kevin Na
    Kevin Na takes outright 2-stroke lead at Colonial

    By Brian Han Kevin Na shot a 4-under 66 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead going into the weekend at Colonial Country Club. The Korean American turned in an almost blemish-free scorecard with five birdies and...

    • Posted May 22, 2015
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  • (Park Sang-hyuk)
    NY on its way to designating May ‘Korean American Family Month’

    The Korea Times New York staff The New York Senate passed a bill Monday designating the month of May as Korean American Family Month. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Tony Avella, has been passed over to the...

    • Posted May 22, 2015
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  • Jeonju hanok village (Korea Times file)
    Jeonju, Guam top travel destinations for S. Koreans

    By The Korea Times Korea staff Koreans’ most-popular domestic travel destination is Jeonju, while Guam is the top overseas holiday spot. The findings are based on social commerce site Coupang’s sales of packages scheduled for June through...

    • Posted May 22, 2015
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  • Ki Sung-yeung (AP Photo/David Davies)
    Ki Sung-yeung proud of ‘most impressive season’ of career

    INCHEON, May 22 (Yonhap) — Fresh off what he called “the most impressive season” of his football career, Ki Sung-yueng of Swansea City made a triumphant return home Friday. Ki scored eight goals for Swansea City to...

    • Posted May 22, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Dodgers’ Ryu undergoes successful surgery, will return in 2016

    By Brian Han Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin underwent a successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder according to the Los Angeles Times. Doctors were unsure about the extent of the...

    • Posted May 21, 2015
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