All posts tagged "topstories"

  • National Security Office chief Kim Kwan-jin, left, shakes hands with North Korea's National Defense Commission Vice Chairman Hwang Pyong-so during the northern delegation's visit to Incheon in Octover. Hwang was accompanied by Choe Ryong-hae, first on the right, and Kim Yang-gon, third on the right, both secretaries in the reclusive regime's ruling Workers' Party. (Yonhap)
    Surprise visit by 3 top N. Korean officials: Why?

    By Kang Hyun-kyung A surprise visit by a powerful trio of North Korean officials leaves many questions unanswered. First, why did not one but three top officials come? Hwang Pyong-so, the vice chairman of the powerful National...

    • Posted October 5, 2014
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    Park Ji-sung returns to Manchester United as ambassador alongside Alex Ferguson

    Park Ji-sung returned to the Old Trafford pitch on Sunday to mark the start of his new role as a Manchester United ambassador, alongside former manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The trailblazing South Korean midfielder won four Premier League...

    • Posted October 5, 2014
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  • Mirim Lee is among seven South Korean players in the top-10 after the first round at the KEB Hanabank Championship (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
    Lee Mi-rim wins 2nd LPGA title in China

    (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Lee Mi-rim picked up her second LPGA Tour win of 2014 in Beijing on Sunday, coming from behind to take the Reignwood LPGA Classic. The 23-year-old rookie shot a final round of 4-under...

    • Posted October 5, 2014
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    California heat: When will it end?

    An autumn heat wave that is roasting California is expected to have reached its peak on Saturday, but it’s not over. Red Flags went up in the interior mountains of Los Angeles County at midday, as temperatures topped...

    • Posted October 4, 2014
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  • Gold medal moments for South Korea. (Yonhap)
    Accidents, doping, controversies cloud 17th Asian Games

    (Yonhap) The 17th Asian Games may have had many golden moments — 439 total to be exact — but it also had its share of lows that suggested the largest sporting event on the continent is never...

    • Posted October 4, 2014
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  • A Taiwanese model perform Samsung Note4 during Samsung's media event in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Sept. 30, 2014. The Samsung Galaxy Note4 sells for NT$24,900, US$ 815 in Taiwan.(AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
    International investors snap up Samsung shares despite overall selling mode

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Foreign investors are snapping up shares of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. despite their net selling of local shares for the past three weeks, data showed Sunday. As of Thursday, foreign ownership...

    • Posted October 4, 2014
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  • Hwang Pyong So, center left, vice chairman of North Korea’s National Defense Commission, and Choe Ryong Hae, center right, a secretaries of the North Korea’s ruling Workers Party, arrive at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. Choe and other senior officials visited to the South Korea on Saturday for the close of the Asian Games sporting event, South Korean officials said, a rare visit by Pyongyang's inner circle that will include a meeting with Seoul's top official for North Korean affairs.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Do-hoon)
    N. Korea sends No. 2 man to attend Asian Games closing ceremony

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s presumptive No. 2 and other members of Pyongyang’s inner circle made a surprise trip Saturday to South Korea for the close of the Asian Games, a visit that will include...

    • Posted October 3, 2014
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