All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • (Yonhap)
    Thousands march in South Korean anti-government protest

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched in Seoul on Saturday in what police believed was the largest protest in the South Korean capital in nearly a decade. About 80,000 people were...

    • Posted November 14, 2015
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  • San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim (Photo courtesy of Jane Kim/Luke Thomas)
    Interview: SF’s first Korean American elected official aims higher to Sacramento

    By Tae Hong Jane Kim made headlines when she became the first-ever Korean American elected to public office in San Francisco. That was five years ago — overseeing an eclectic district that includes the Tenderloin, South of...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • Ji Jin-kyung
    Missing cellist found dead

    Cellist Ji Jin-kyung has been found dead after being missing for 17 days. Ji, also a music professor at Chung Ang University, was found near Soojong Temple on Ungil Mountain in Namyangjoo, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday afternoon. A...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • Victims of a shooting attack lay on the pavement outside La Belle Equipe restaurant in Paris Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Well over 100 people were killed in Paris on Friday night in a series of shooting, explosions. (Anne Sophie Chaisemartin via AP)
    The Latest: France launches ‘massive’ airstrikes in Syria

    PARIS (AP) — The latest on shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 10:15 p.m. A French defense official says the country has launched a “massive” series of airstrikes on the Islamic State group’s de facto...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • (Japanese meteorological agency website screen capture)
    Magnitude-7 earthquake strikes off southwest Japan

    TOKYO (AP) — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of southwest Japan, triggering a small tsunami. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The earthquake struck at 5:51 a.m. (20:51 GMT) at...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • Minjee Lee
    Minjee Lee edges out lead in 2nd round of Lorena Ochoa Invitational

    By Brian Han Korean Australian Minjee Lee looked unstoppable early on after she birdied four of the first six holes on Friday at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. She ended up faltering a bit resulting in a 3-under...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • Korean food
    S. Korean govt to compile 30 Best of Best LA Korean Restaurants

    Thirty Los Angeles Korean restaurants will be chosen by the South Korean government and Taste of Korea for promotional support. Under the name “Best of Best Korean Restaurants,” winning eateries will receive six months of promotion via...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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