• 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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  North Korea experiencing severe Internet outages, possibly US response

  WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea experienced sweeping and progressively worse Internet outages extending into Monday, with one computer expert saying the country’s online access is “totally down.” The White House and the State Department declined to say...

  • Posted December 22, 2014
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  Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Yoo-ri best actors of 2014: poll

  Need further proof that “Man From Another Star” was the biggest hit of 2014? Gallup Korea’s poll of best actor of the year saw the drama’s leading actors Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun come in first and...

  • Posted December 22, 2014
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  Two S. Korean cinema chains fined $5 million for unfair practices

  (Yonhap) — South Korea’s corporate anti-trust watchdog on Monday slapped fines totaling 5.5 billion won (US$5 million) on two of the country’s largest cinema chains for discriminatory film screening practices. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said both...

  • Posted December 22, 2014
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  Movie-going tops S. Korean cultural activities

  By Kwon Mee-yoo Movies are the most popular type of cultural experience among Koreans. According to the 2014 culture enjoyment survey by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), 65.8 percent of the population went to...

  • Posted December 22, 2014
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  Obama: US considering re-listing N. Korea as state terrorism sponsor

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States is considering re-listing North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism for its alleged cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday. The U.S. is studying...

  • Posted December 21, 2014
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  Winning bid on Kang Jung-ho comes in at $5 million, Nexen accepts

  The South Korean baseball club Nexen Heroes on Saturday said they have accepted a US $5 million bid by a Major League Baseball (MLB) club for their posted shortstop Kang Jung-ho, clearing the path for the 27-year-old...

  • Posted December 20, 2014
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  S. Korea court orders dissolution of leftist party

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday ordered the dissolution of a pro-North Korean opposition party, banning a political party for the first time since the country adopted its first constitution in 1948. In a...

  • Posted December 18, 2014
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