• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

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  North Korea Launches a Missile, Its First Test After an Election in the South

  By CHOE SANG-HUN https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/world/asia/north-korea-missile-test-kim-jong-un-moon-jae-in.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile on Sunday, the first test since a new president took office in South Korea this past week and called for dialogue with the North. The missile took...

  • Posted May 14, 2017
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  Moon, Turnbull agree to jointly fight trade protectionism

  SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull agreed Friday to jointly deal with a spread of trade protectionism in the global market, Moon’s presidential office said. The agreement...

  • Posted May 12, 2017
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  S. Korea to dispatch veteran politician to China forum for possible fence-mending

  SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) — South Korea will dispatch a veteran politician with close ties with President Moon Jae-in to join a key Chinese government forum to be held in Beijing next week, the presidential office said...

  • Posted May 12, 2017
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  Moon, Merkel agree to enhance economic, diplomatic cooperation

  SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed Friday to boost their countries’ cooperation in dealing with various global issues while enhancing their bilateral trade relations, the Seoul government...

  • Posted May 12, 2017
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  No Time for Friction With South Korea

  By THE EDITORIAL BOARD New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/opinion/south-korea-president.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share Moon Jae-in was not president-elect for long. He won the South Korean election on Tuesday and was in office on Wednesday. Normally, he would have had a two-month transition period, but...

  • Posted May 11, 2017
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  President Moon Jae-in’s inaugural address

  SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) — The following is an unofficial translation of President Moon Jae-in’s inaugural address made on May 10, 2017. I am deeply grateful to all of you, the people, for your great choice. As...

  • Posted May 10, 2017
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  South Korea’s New President, Moon Jae-in, Promises New Approach to North

  By CHOE SANG-HUN New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/world/asia/moon-jae-in-president-south-korea.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s newly elected president vowed on Wednesday to play a more assertive role in resolving North Korea’s nuclear crisis through dialogue, saying that he was willing to meet with...

  • Posted May 10, 2017
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