All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • immigrants
    [Market Watch] Maryland, NJ, Virginia see biggest gain in immigrant population

     –  How is the latest wave of U.S. immigration playing out in your state? The Census Bureau estimates that 13.3% of the U.S. population comprises immigrants. Their share of the population will set a record...

    • Posted November 27, 2015
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  • Ham
    “She is a Ham”

    (PHOTO NEWS) She has the abs, but can she fight? This photo of South Korean fighter Ham Seo-hee, left, at Friday’s weigh-in in Seoul is getting a lot of attention in South Korea. It is the most-viewed Yonhap photo...

    • Posted November 27, 2015
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  • Shoppers carry bags as they cross a pedestrian walkway near Macy's in Herald Square, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, in New York. The early numbers aren't available yet on how many shoppers headed out to stores on Thanksgiving, instead of waiting until today. But it's expected that more than three times the number who shopped yesterday will be out bargain-hunting today.(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
    How Black Friday played out around the country

    NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday, the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season, isn’t always what people expect. In Colorado, for instance, marijuana stores got into the act. In Arizona, families skipped the spending frenzy to...

    • Posted November 27, 2015
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  • Leicester City's Jamie Vardy celebrates his goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Leicester City at St James' Park, Newcastle, England, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
    Jamie Vardy takes unlikely route to Premier League record book

    By Steve Douglas (AP) — Jamie Vardy’s unconventional route to the English Premier League’s record book began with heartbreaking rejection from his hometown club at 16 and back-breaking work in a carbon-fiber factory. It later took in...

    • Posted November 27, 2015
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  • A vehicle putting up a portrait of the late former South Korean President Kim Young-sam leads a hearse after the state funeral for Kim at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Thousands of mourners gathered at the lawn outside parliament Thursday to say their farewells to Kim, whose landmark 1992 election victory ended decades of military rule and ushered in a series of reform measures. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon. Pool)
    Late ex-President Kim’s popularity soars: poll

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The likability of former President Kim Young-sam, a lifelong champion of democracy, has soared following his death early this week, a poll showed Friday. Kim, an iconic figure of the pro-democracy movement who ended...

    • Posted November 27, 2015
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  • Yoo Dae-geun, president of the New York Korean American Supermarkets Association, helps hand out free Thanksgiving meals to seniors Wednesday.
    Korean Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with goodwill

    By Tae Hong Korean American communities around the country found Thanksgiving the perfect holiday for goodwill. In New York, a grocers’ association provided free turkey meals to local Korean elderly on Wednesday. Inside senior centers in Flushing...

    • Posted November 27, 2015
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  • Korean Air's ex-vice president Heather Cho (Korea Times file)
    ‘Nut rage’ case continues in New York Queens court

    A New York Queens county court heard oral arguments Tuesday for the continuing case between former Korean Air Vice President Cho Hyun-ah and flight attendant Kim Do-hee regarding the “nut rage” incident last year. In March, Kim...

    • Posted November 27, 2015
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