All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • A woman who identified herself as a Syrian refugee shows tears while waiting at the immigration office of Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, with people who appear to be her family, Wednesday. National Intelligence Service reported to the National Assembly on the day that 200 Syrian refugees have entered the country so far, and 135 of them were granted temporary stay permits until the justice ministry determines whether to accept them. The agency said 48 foreigners have been deported since 2010 for their affiliation with terrorist groups. (Yonhap)
    South Korea accepts 200 Syrian refugees

    By Kim Hyo-jin A total of 200 Syrian refugees are currently staying in Korea, a representative of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said Wednesday during an interpellation session. The government is currently reviewing whether to give them...

    • Posted November 18, 2015
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  • (Korea Times file)
    Case against Korean man in daughter’s 1989 fire death is dropped

    (AP) — An elderly man who spent 24 years in prison for his daughter’s death in a fire before his conviction was overturned will remain free now that an eastern Pennsylvania prosecutor has decided to drop the...

    • Posted November 17, 2015
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  • Los Angeles' jobber market located in the downtown fashion district (Korea Times file)
    Will El Paso, Texas become the Korean American apparel industry’s new home?

    By Lee Woo-su, Tae Hong El Paso, Texas, may become the Korean American apparel industry’s next home. As many as 100 businesses, and at least 50, based in Los Angeles — many from the “jobber markets” of...

    • Posted November 17, 2015
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  • Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo (Yonhap
    Hyundai chairman highest paid S. Korean CEO, $6 million over 9 months

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group Chung Mong-koo topped the list of highest-paid owners and chief executive officers of large conglomerates in South Korea, data showed Monday. The 77-year-old was paid a sum of 7...

    • Posted November 17, 2015
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  • This Korean ISIS fighter is assumed to be dead. (Twitter)
    S. Korean teenage IS member assumed dead: ministry

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A South Korean teenager, who reportedly joined Islamic State (IS), is believed to be dead, a senior government official said Tuesday. The 18-year-old Kim disappeared in January during his trip to the southern Turkish...

    • Posted November 17, 2015
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  • hyundai hq
    Hyundai bets big on G90 for US luxury car market

    By Lee Hyo-sik LOS ANGELES — Hyundai Motor, which recently unveiled its next-generation premium luxury sedan, the EQ900 (globally named the G90), is set to make another leap forward in the United States after celebrating the 30th...

    • Posted November 17, 2015
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  • In Pixar Animation Studios' “Sanjay's Super Team,” a first-generation Indian-American boy whose love for western pop culture comes into conflict with his father’s traditions. He embarks on a journey he never imagined, returning with a new perspective they can both embrace. Directed by Sanjay Patel and produced by Nicole Paradis Grindle, the new short opens in front of Disney-Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur ”on Nov. 25, 2015. (Disney/Pixar)
    Pixar’s Sanjay Patel turns culture clash into harmony in short film

    “Sanjay’s Super Team” will screen ahead of Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur” which will hit theaters on Nov. 25 By Brian Han One day back in 2012, Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter strolled down the halls of...

    • Posted November 17, 2015
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