All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Minnesota Twins' Byung Ho Park, center, of South Korea, high-fives teammates in the dugout after hitting a grand slam in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte, Fla., Sunday, March 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
    Twins’ Park Byung-ho drives in two more as cleanup

    (Yonhap) — Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins drove in a pair of runs in the cleanup spot in spring training action Tuesday. In a split-squad game at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, Park went 1-for-3...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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  • Kim Messer-Caminschi, second from left, has worked closely with Shane Mosley.
    Korean American Messer-Caminschi named new IFBA commissioner

    Former world champion Korean American boxer and a kickboxer Kim Messer-Caminschi was recently named commissioner of the International Female Boxing Association (IFBA). After guiding the organization she founded for 19 years, IFBA President Judy Kulis stepped down...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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  • NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addresses the media during a news conference, in New York, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Silver announced that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the league in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Los Angeles will host the 2018 NBA All-Star Game

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA All-Star Game is returning to Los Angeles in 2018. Staples Center will host the annual midseason basketball extravaganza two seasons from now, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver confirmed Tuesday night. Los Angeles...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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    S. Korea to promote water management industry growth: PM

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will create a “national water industry cluster” by 2018 that can promote the growth of related companies and create more jobs, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Tuesday. “The water industry cluster will...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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  • Ted Cruz
    Cruz calls for Muslim surveillance in US, sparking criticism

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Tuesday that surveillance in Muslim neighborhoods in the U.S. must be intensified following the deadly bombings on Brussels’ airport and subway. Echoing his rival Donald Trump, Cruz said...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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  • (Newsis)
    US Supreme Court agrees to hear Samsung’s appeal against Apple

    By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear Samsung Electronics’ appeal of the massive damages it was ordered to pay for infringing upon Apple’s design patents, a decision that could lead...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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  • The Banpo Bridge (Courtesy of City of Seoul)
    Seoul city to switch on extra lighting on bridges

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The city of Seoul said Tuesday it will turn on extra external lighting on five bridges across the Han River this year in a bid to liven up the riverscape and attract more tourists....

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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