All posts tagged "travel"

  • A woman wearing a mask as a precaution against the MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, virus uses her smartphone on the street in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Travel concerns over MERS hits LA Korean American community

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff As the number of confirmed MERS cases in South Korea grows to 30, travel concerns have hit the Los Angeles Korean American community. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak has...

    • Posted June 3, 2015
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  • A Chinese tourist, wearing a facial mask, visits Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul on June 1, 2015, as South Korea confirmed three additional cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome that day, raising the number of patients diagnosed with the illness to 18. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea to ban people exposed to MERS from leaving country

    SEOUL/SEJONG, June 1 (Yonhap) — The South Korean government is moving to place a temporary ban on people exposed to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) from leaving the country, officials said Monday, as part of efforts...

    • Posted June 1, 2015
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  • FILE - In this March 10, 2015 file photo Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo. Abe will become the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint meeting of Congress in late April, the House speaker has announced. Foreign leaders have been accorded the honor 111 times since World War II, but not Japan, despite the tight alliance forged with the U.S. in the 70 years since 1945. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)/2015-03-28 05:54:39/
    Japan extends sanctions against N. Korea for 2 more years

    TOKYO (AP) — Japan plans to extend its sanctions against North Korea for two more years when they expire April 13 after failing to get promised updates on an investigation into kidnappings of Japanese citizens decades ago,...

    • Posted March 31, 2015
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  • Russian tourists disembark from a ferry, called the New Blue Ocean Line connecting Korea and Russia, at the eastern port city of Sokcho, Wednesday. Tourists from Russia can travel without a visa for 60 days here as a visa-waiver program between Korea and Russia went into effect this year. (Yonhap)
    Tourists find Korea less friendly than Japan, China

    By Rachel Lee Korea is seen as less friendly to foreign visitors than Japan and China. According to a “kindness” survey by travel site tour.com, Korea ranked 21st with 67 points, behind neighbors Japan and China, which...

    • Posted March 14, 2015
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    South Korea saw record 60 million travelers in 2014

    The number of visitors traveling to and from South Korea surpassed 60 million last year, according to the Korean Ministry of Justice Monday. In 2014, the total number of travelers in and out of Korea was 61,652,158,...

    • Posted January 27, 2015
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    Holiday travelers fill up LAX

    Los Angeles International Airport bustled with travelers Monday eager to get up in the air for the holidays. The airport is expected to host about 3 million travelers this holiday season.

    • Posted December 23, 2014
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  • 2.66 million Southern Californians expected to travel on Memorial Day

    (CNS) – More than 2.6 million Southern Californians will travel at least 50 miles from home this Memorial Day weekend, nearly 2 percent more than last year and the largest number since an all-time record of 3.2 million was set...

    • Posted May 22, 2014
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