• 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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  Michelle Wie finishes 2015 season filled with struggle

  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Michelle Wie’s final stroke of the season was a long putt from just off the green, and when it dropped she couldn’t wait to retrieve the ball from the cup. Her season, mercifully,...

  • Posted November 24, 2015
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  Eight elders over age 100 gather for birthday celebration in Chicago

  By The Korea Times Chicago staff A nursing home near Chicago was perhaps host to the oldest birthday party around last Friday when it invited eight Korean elders 100 years and older for a joint celebration. Niles...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam dies at age 87

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former President Kim Young-sam, who formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, died Sunday. He was 87. The...

  • Posted November 21, 2015
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  Elderly couple donates W7.5 bil. to KAIST

  By Jhoo Dong-chan A couple in their 70s has donated 7.5 billion won ($6.4 million) to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), the nation’s top science university. According to KAIST, the couple living in...

  • Posted November 21, 2015
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  Economic exchange between Hawaii and Korea on the rise

  By The Korea Times Hawaii staff Following Governor David Ige’s recent visit to South Korea, and the 75th anniversary of the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce, economic exchange between Korea and the state are stronger than ever....

  • Posted November 21, 2015
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  Number of overseas Korean students continues to drop

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The number of young South Koreans studying abroad plunged by a third over eight years, official data showed Tuesday, apparently thanks to the nation’s improved English education system. In 2014, 10,907 students from primary...

  • Posted November 19, 2015
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  LA community launches overseas voting campaign for April Korean election

  By Kim Chul-soo Los Angeles Korean American organizations are coming together to encourage local Korean nationals to take advantage of overseas voters registration for the April Korean legislative election. Registration, which opened this past weekend, is being...

  • Posted November 18, 2015
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