All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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    Park Chan-ho shows up as Lydia Ko’s caddie

    (PHOTO NEWS) Seoul-born LPGA golfer Lydia Ko, 18, is meeting a lot of superstars these day. Ko got to meet arguably the best player in NBA, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, last week and this...

    • Posted March 18, 2016
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    N. Korea fires two ballistic missiles, one blows up in flight

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea launched two missiles on Friday in the latest show of force against the ongoing joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, but one appears to have blown up mid-flight,...

    • Posted March 18, 2016
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  • Fans wait outside the venue of K-pop's Night Out at the South by Southwest music festival on March 17, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Yonhap)
    South by Southwest’s K-pop event draws a crowd

    (Yonhap) — The K-pop event of South by Southwest (SXSW), the world’s largest music festival, drew hundreds of people, the South Korean content agency said Friday. More than 1,300 people gathered for K-pop’s Night Out, which featured...

    • Posted March 18, 2016
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  • This undated photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Commander, currently the head of the Pacific Air Force. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says President Barack Obama will nominate the first woman to head a major U.S. military combatant command. If confirmed by the Senate, Robinson would be the seventh commander to head the Colorado-based U.S. Northern Command. (U.S. Air Force)
    Obama to nominate 1st woman to head US combatant command

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter says President Barack Obama will nominate the first woman to head a major U.S. military combatant command. If confirmed by the Senate, Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson would be the...

    • Posted March 18, 2016
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  • Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min after scoring during the English FA Cup third round soccer match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
    Son Heung-min ends two-month goal drought in Tottenham’s loss

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean forward Son Heung-min ended his two-month goal drought for Tottenham Hotspur on Friday (Korean time), though he couldn’t save the English club’s elimination at the second-tier European competition. At the second leg...

    • Posted March 18, 2016
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    Koreatown children celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

    (PHOTO NEWS) Children at Lily Preschool & Kindergarten in Koreatown, Los Angeles, celebrate St. Patrick’s DayDay. (Korea Times / Park Sang-hyuk)

    • Posted March 18, 2016
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    Twins’ Park Byung-ho gives thumbs up to teammate-made kimchi

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff No wonder Park Byung-ho’s been playing so well right off the bat, and feels right at home in America. Just look at the way his Minnesota Twins teammates are treating him,...

    • Posted March 17, 2016
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