All posts tagged "topstories"

  • Park Tae-hwan speaks to his coaching staff at a pool in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Sept. 19, 2014, while practicing for the 17th Incheon Asian Games, which open later in the day. (Yonhap)
    Park Tae-hwan banned for 18 months, may return for Rio Olympics

    South Korea’s only Olympic-winning swimmer, Park Tae-hwan — who failed a doping test last year — will likely return for the 2016 Rio Olympics following an 18-month ban announced Tuesday in Korea, Yonhap reported. The 25-year-old star...

    • Posted March 23, 2015
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  • leesuzy
    Lee Min-ho and Suzy confirm they are dating

    Two of Korea’s most beloved stars are dating. According to local media, actor Lee Min-ho, 27, and Miss A’s Suzy, 20, confirmed they are a couple Monday in Korea. Star House, Lee’s agency, said the pair have...

    • Posted March 22, 2015
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  • NK, Missiles
    North Korean envoy says his country has nuclear missiles

    LONDON (AP) — A North Korean envoy says his country has developed nuclear missiles and is prepared to use them at any time. North Korean Ambassador to Britain Hyun Hak Bong said in a recent interview with...

    • Posted March 20, 2015
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  • lg (1)
    Thou shalt not stretch during national anthem! LG cuts leading scorer in middle of playoffs

    Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League (KBL) ended up releasing the league’s top scorer in the middle of a playoff series, just two days after its star American player Davon Jefferson was spotted stretching during the...

    • Posted March 20, 2015
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  • Lippert work
    Injured US Ambassador Lippert returns to work

    SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Mark Lippert, recently injured in an attack by a knife-wielding assailant, said Thursday he returned to work following a two-week absence. Lippert took to Twitter to announce his...

    • Posted March 19, 2015
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  • (Korea Times file)
    City of Fullerton sued by ACLU over Asian American voting rights

    FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — The Orange County city of Fullerton was sued Wednesday over an at-large election system that Asian American advocates say harms the community’s voting rights, lawyers said. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of...

    • Posted March 18, 2015
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  • LPGA Koreans
    Korea-born players winning every LPGA, LET event in 2015

    By Brian Han All eight tournaments on both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET) this season have yielded seven different winners, but they all have one thing in common. Every winner was born in...

    • Posted March 16, 2015
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