All posts tagged "topstories"

  • Abe Shinzo (Yonhap)
    Abenomics has Japan outperforming Korea

    By Yoon Ja-young After the implementation of  ”Abenomics,” Japan is outperforming Korea in economic indices. Economists point out that Korea’s new economic team should learn a lesson from Japan, which successfully coordinated diverse policy measures to boost...

    • Posted July 22, 2014
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Ryu becomes Dodgers’ third 11-game winner

    Snaps Pirates’ six-game winning streak with newly developed cut fastball By Lee Kyutae Ryu Hyun-Jin pitched seven strong innings to win his 11th game of the season on Monday night. Ryu (11-5) joined Zack Greinke (11-6) and...

    • Posted July 21, 2014
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  • ferry
    Dead man found in Suncheon could be ferry owner

    GWANGJU (Yonhap) — Police have found the body of a man believed to be the fugitive owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, officials said Tuesday (KST) in Korea. The body was found on June 12 at a...

    • Posted July 21, 2014
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  • Lydia Ko
    Lydia Ko picks up second LPGA win of season

    (Yonhap) — South Korean-born New Zealander Lydia Ko picked up her second LPGA Tour victory of 2014 on Sunday in Ohio. Ko, 17, took the Marathon Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, with a...

    • Posted July 21, 2014
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  • MBC's "H.I.T."
    Korean Entertainment: What do we recommend?

    By Tae Hong We’ve lost count of how many times Netflix and Pandora recommendations have failed us in our quest to find the perfect this for that, especially when it comes to finding Korean pop culture outside the mainstream. Whether...

    • Posted July 18, 2014
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  • plane
    Malaysia Airlines Jet Crashes in Ukraine

    A passenger plane carrying 295 people believed to be shot down KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country and plumes...

    • Posted July 17, 2014
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  • chopper
    Chopper returning from ferry victim search operation crashes, killing 5

    GWANGJU (Yonhap) — A firefighting helicopter crashed into a residential area of South Korea’s southern city of Gwangju on Thursday, killing all five firefighters on board, officials said. The chopper crashed into an uncrowded street near a...

    • Posted July 17, 2014
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