All posts tagged "topstories"

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    Chuseok feast for ancestors

    By Woo Hae-chung, Nam Yoon-seo The Chuseok holiday starts today and people are busy preparing for “charye,” one of the ancestral rites in the middle of the holiday. To celebrate a good harvest and pay respects to...

    • Posted September 5, 2014
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  • Zuny, left, and Ashley cannot hold back the tears at EunB's funeral. (Yonhap)
    Ladies’ Code Sojung out of surgery, RiSe remains unconscious

    Ladies’ Code member Lee Sojung, 21, received surgery and is now in recovery while 23-year-old Kwon RiSe remains unconscious, the band’s management said Friday. According to Polaris Entertainment, Lee underwent surgery for her upper jawbone and will...

    • Posted September 5, 2014
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  • Uli Stielike (Yonhap)
    German coach Uli Stielike takes over S. Korean football team

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Former German international Uli Stielike has been named the new head coach of the South Korean men’s football team. The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced the hiring of the 59-year-old through the 2018 FIFA World...

    • Posted September 4, 2014
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    Twin sisters reunited by social media after 25 years to release book

    The unlikely story of identical twin sisters separated at birth in South Korea and reunited after 25 years made headlines around the globe last year. Their tale will now be available in a book, “Separated @ Birth:...

    • Posted September 4, 2014
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    U.S. seizes $500K more from ex-Korean President Chun’s family

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States said Wednesday it has seized about US$500,000 in assets traceable to proceeds from corruption accumulated by former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, vowing to deny foreign officials safe haven for their...

    • Posted September 3, 2014
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    L.A. Mayor proposes $13.25 minimum wage

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Mayor Eric Garcetti announced his proposal to raise the minimum wage in Los Angeles to $13.25 an hour during a Labor Day rally in South Los Angeles. “While our city has added 40,000 jobs, and...

    • Posted September 2, 2014
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu works against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, in San Diego.  (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
    Ryu returns from DL, wins 14th of season

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ryu Hyun-Jin came off the disabled list to pitch four-hit ball over seven innings, and Matt Kemp singled in the go-ahead run to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres...

    • Posted August 31, 2014
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