All posts tagged "topstories"

  • (Yonhap)
    Data shows rapid pace of aging in S. Korea

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korea is on the threshold of becoming an aged society, with the share of senior citizens aged 65 or older in the nation’s population topping 13 percent last year, data showed Wednesday. According...

    • Posted March 24, 2016
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  • APTOPIX Belgium Attacks
    At least 31 dead in bombings of Brussels airport, subway

    BRUSSELS (AP) — Bombs exploded Tuesday at the Brussels airport and in the city’s subway, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats. The Islamic...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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  • Victoria Beckham (C) stands with Korean models wearing her new clothing line for a photo after a press conference held in Seoul on March 21, 2016 to unveil new dresses exclusively designed for Asian customers and available on the mytheresa.com online shopping mall in this photo provided by mytheresa.com.
    Victoria Beckham launches dress line for Asians in Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Fashion designer Victoria Beckham, better known as a former Spice Girls member and wife of retired footballer David Beckham, on Monday unveiled a new clothing line initially in Korea exclusively designed for Asian customers,...

    • Posted March 21, 2016
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  • Kim Sei-young, of South Korea, poses with the trophy after winning the JTBC Founders Cup golf tournament, Sunday, March 20, 2016, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
    Sei Young Kim ties Sorenstam’s record, wins 1st LPGA title of year

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Last year’s rookie of the year Sei Young Kim captured her first LPGA Tour win of 2016 in Phoenix on Sunday. Kim cruised to a five-shot victory at the JTBC Founders Cup at Wildfire...

    • Posted March 21, 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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  • baduk
    Human vs. Artificial Intelligence

    World Go champion will face Google supercomputer on March 9 By Lee Han-soo, Park Si-soo D-day is upon us. For one week from March 9, top-ranked Go (baduk) player Lee Se-dol of Korea will engage in a...

    • Posted March 7, 2016
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  • Donald Trump (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
    Rattled Republicans seek a last-ditch strategy to stop Trump

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down the prospect of nominating Donald Trump for president, Republicans spiraled into a chaotic, last-ditch search Wednesday for a way to save the GOP from hitching its fortunes to an unpredictable celebrity candidate...

    • Posted March 3, 2016
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