• 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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  First complete dinosaur skeleton found in S. Korea

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A complete skeleton of a small carnivorous dinosaur has been found in southern South Korea, the first such discovery in the country, a state think tank said Monday. The National Research Institute of Cultural...

  • Posted November 24, 2014
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  Million Dollar Baby: Lydia Ko takes the biggest payoff in women’s golf

  Korean-born New Zealander wins the $1 million bonus from the inaugural ‘Race to CME Globe’ on Sunday by getting into a three-way playoff. Then, adds an extra $500,000 by defeating Carlota Ciganda of Spain on the fourth...

  • Posted November 23, 2014
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  Women to outnumber men in South Korea next year

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Women will outnumber men in South Korea next year, while the country’s working age population will reach its peak in 2016 before falling, a government forecast showed Sunday. The future population estimate by Statistics...

  • Posted November 22, 2014
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  Minnesota Twins win bidding for pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong

  (Yonhap) — The Minnesota Twins have won the bidding for Korean left-hander Yang Hyeon-jong, but his Korean club Kia Tigers are less than thrilled with the undisclosed figure. Multiple industry sources offered a wide range of estimates,...

  • Posted November 22, 2014
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  Tides may turn for Asian discrimination in Ivy League admissions

  In an interview with The Korea Times, Virginia-based director of the Project on Fair Representation Edward Blum, who filed lawsuits against Harvard and UNC says, “The number of Asians admitted 20 years ago is...

  • Posted November 21, 2014
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  Clara sets her sights on Hollywood

  By Tae Hong What’s the first image that pops in mind when you hear the name “Clara Lee”? A bombshell wearing leggings out on a baseball mound, or the No. 2 Most Beautiful Woman in the World...

  • Posted November 21, 2014
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  ‘Side effects of hallyu’ concern other Asian countries

  By Jung Min-ho BANGKOK — When Japanese popular culture gained traction in Korea in the 1990s, critics deplored the comic books and music, saying they were destroying Korean traditions and values. Now, with the Korean wave experiencing...

  • Posted November 20, 2014
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