All posts tagged "topstories"

  • Kang Jung-ho (NEWSis)
    Surprise! Kang Jung-ho to negotiate with Pirates

    The Pittsburgh Pirates have won the rights to negotiate with South Korean shortstop Kang Jung-ho. The Pirates announced the news on their website on Monday, shortly after Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweeted that the Pirates had put in the...

    • Posted December 22, 2014
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  • A South Korean army soldier watches aTV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 22, 2014.North Korea hates the Hollywood film that revolves around the assassination of its beloved leader, but the country has had a long love affair with cinema _ of its own particular styling.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    North Korea experiencing severe Internet outages, possibly US response

    WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea experienced sweeping and progressively worse Internet outages extending into Monday, with one computer expert saying the country’s online access is “totally down.” The White House and the State Department declined to say...

    • Posted December 22, 2014
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    Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Yoo-ri best actors of 2014: poll

    Need further proof that “Man From Another Star” was the biggest hit of 2014? Gallup Korea’s poll of best actor of the year saw the drama’s leading actors Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun come in first and...

    • Posted December 22, 2014
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  • A CJ CGV theater in Seoul on Oct. 21, 2013 (Yonhap)
    Two S. Korean cinema chains fined $5 million for unfair practices

    (Yonhap) — South Korea’s corporate anti-trust watchdog on Monday slapped fines totaling 5.5 billion won (US$5 million) on two of the country’s largest cinema chains for discriminatory film screening practices. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said both...

    • Posted December 22, 2014
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    Movie-going tops S. Korean cultural activities

    By Kwon Mee-yoo Movies are the most popular type of cultural experience among Koreans. According to the 2014 culture enjoyment survey by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), 65.8 percent of the population went to...

    • Posted December 22, 2014
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  • Barack Obama
    Obama: US considering re-listing N. Korea as state terrorism sponsor

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States is considering re-listing North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism for its alleged cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday. The U.S. is studying...

    • Posted December 21, 2014
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  • kang
    Winning bid on Kang Jung-ho comes in at $5 million, Nexen accepts

    The South Korean baseball club Nexen Heroes on Saturday said they have accepted a US $5 million bid by a Major League Baseball (MLB) club for their posted shortstop Kang Jung-ho, clearing the path for the 27-year-old...

    • Posted December 20, 2014
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