All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • A nursing home near Chicago held a joint birthday party for eight elders over age 100. (Korea Times Chicago)
    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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  • Mourners visit a memorial for former South Korean President Kim Young-sam inside the Korean American Association of Greater New York Sunday. (Korea Times)
    S. Korean Embassy in DC opens memorial altar for late ex-President Kim

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Embassy in Washington began accepting mourners of late former President Kim Young-sam on Monday after establishing a memorial altar at the embassy building. Amb. Ahn Ho-young and the embassy staff paid their...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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  • Yun Jung-hoon, left, and Han Ga-in are expecting their first child. (Newsis)
    Han Ga-in, Yeon Jung-hoon expecting first child

    Star acting couple Han Ga-in, 33, and Yeon Jung-hoon, 37, are expecting their first child, Yonhap reported. According to Han’s agency BH Entertainment, the actress — known for her turns in television dramas “Bad Guy” and “Moon...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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  • The wreckage of a U.S. military AH-64 Apache helicopter is burning along a road in Wonju, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. A U.S. military helicopter crashed in South Korea on Monday, killing two people on board, police said. (Park Young-suh/Yonhap)
    Two dead in US military chopper crash in S. Korea

    WONJU, South Korea (Yonhap) — Two people died after a U.S. military helicopter crashed on a local road in Wonju, Gangwon Province, Monday, authorities said. The accident took place at around 6:22 p.m., killing the two people...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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  • North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un visits the construction site of a ski resort being built on Masik Pass. (KCNA/Yonhap)
    More key officials fleeing N. Korea amid leader’s brutal rule: source

    By Brian Han North Korea’s top government and military officials are fleeing from their own country mostly due to Kim Jong-un’s reign of terror. It should come as no surprise considering that any form of dissent whether...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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  • A home in Atherton, Calif., which topped the list for the highest average housing prices in the U.S. (Courtesy of Ed Blerman via Flickr/CC)
    CA dominates list of most expensive US housing: Forbes

    By Brian Han With high taxes and some of the most expensive housing prices in all of the U.S., California continues its evolution toward accommodating the wealthy. In Forbes’ latest list of the priciest zip codes, the...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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  • Lydia Ko, left, and Cristie Kerr hold their trophies at the conclusion of the CME Group Tour Championship golf tournament on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Naples, Fla. (David Albers/Naples Daily News via AP)
    Lydia Ko wins POY, Inbee Park qualifies for HOF

    NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Cristie Kerr was the player of the week. Lydia Ko was the player of the year and pocketed another $1 million bonus. Inbee Park will be among the players of all-time. One tournament,...

    • Posted November 22, 2015
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