All posts tagged "South Korea"

  • Free agent slugger Lee Dae-ho leaves for the United States at Incheon International Airport on Dec. 7, 2015, in pursuit of his first major league contract. (Yonhap)
    MLB Winter Meetings end with no deals for S. Korean free agents

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The annual Major League Baseball (MLB) Winter Meetings wrapped up Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee, with a trio of South Korean free agents still without their first big league contracts. Lee Dae-ho, first baseman/designated hitter,...

    • Posted December 11, 2015
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    Star Wars cast and director arrive in South Korea

    The cast and director of the much-buzzed-about “Star Wars – The Force Awakens,” due in Korean theaters Dec. 17, stopped by South Korea to meet with fans Wednesday. Director JJ Abrams, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley and John...

    • Posted December 10, 2015
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  • The Frankfurt hotel where the alleged exorcism took place (AP Photo)
    Germany: Korean woman dies in apparent exorcism; 5 arrested

    BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have arrested five South Koreans on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in an apparent exorcism ritual in the city of Frankfurt. Prosecutor Nadja Niesen says police...

    • Posted December 10, 2015
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  • Incheon Airport (Facebook)
    Incheon airport named world’s best for 10th consecutive year

    SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) — Incheon International Airport, Seoul’s main gateway, has been named the world’s best airport for the 10th consecutive year, officials said Thursday. Global Traveler (GT), a U.S. magazine for business travelers, announced that...

    • Posted December 10, 2015
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  • MissU4
    Korea’s Miss Universe contestant lands in Las Vegas for 2015 pageant

    South Korea sent some stiff competition over to Las Vegas for the 2015 Miss Universe pageant. Seoyeon Kim arrived in the U.S. earlier this week to prepare herself for the 64th edition of the event. Although the...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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  • Hyo Joo Kim, left, and Chun In Gee. (Courtesy of KLPGA)
    Who is South Korea’s next golf super star?

    By Brian Han So who is South Korea’s next golf superstar? It doesn’t matter that world No. 2 Park Inbee completed her career grand slam in 2015. Or that world N0. 1 Lydia Ko (who is technically...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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    S. Korea becoming most rapidly aging country in the world

    By Brian Han In South Korea, 80 percent of people view a rapidly growing aging population as a “major problem” according to the latest report by World Bank. Those concerns are valid across Asia, which happens to...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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