All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Poster for the K-pop girl band f(x)'s fourth album "4 Walls" (Courtesy of SM Entertainment)
    f(x) to hold first solo concert in January

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Girl group f(x), which recently released its fourth album “4 Walls,” will hold its first solo concert ever in January, its management agency said Wednesday. The four-member act, which lost member Sulli in August...

    • Posted October 27, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung-ho of Korea, prepares to take the field during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 19, 2015. Kang took over at shortstop when Jordy Mercer was hit by a pitch and left the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Pirates’ Kang Jung-ho 3rd in Sporting News’ NL ROTY voting

    By Brian Han By now Kang Jung-ho’s season ending knee injury is old news, but that shouldn’t take away from the fact that he exceeded almost everyone’s expectations in his rookie year with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The...

    • Posted October 27, 2015
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  • business, buildings
    S. Korea’s business environment ranking rises to all-time high 4th: World Bank

    (Yonhap) — South Korea’s business environment ranking has risen to fourth place among 189 countries on improvements in property registry, contract enforcement and minor investor protection, a report by the World Bank showed Wednesday. According to the...

    • Posted October 27, 2015
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  • clocks
    Daylight savings: Don’t forget to change your clocks on Nov. 1

    By Brian Han Who’s ready for an extra hour of sleep? At 2.a.m. on Nov. 1, daylight savings time will officially come to an end. The benefit of a little bit more shut-eye will come at the price...

    • Posted October 27, 2015
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  • Los Alamitos
    Korean man shot and killed in Los Alamitos, neighbor wanted for questioning

    By Kim Hyung-jae, Bae Gun-chan A 39-year-old Korean man was shot and killed outside his apartment Sunday afternoon in Los Alamitos, California. Police are now looking for his neighbor, Eleazar Vargas, 41, who is suspected of involvement...

    • Posted October 27, 2015
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  • San Francisco Korean Americans participated in a free bowling event Saturday organized by the local sports association, which will continue to hold free sports events.
    SF sports association launches free community events

    By The Korea Times San Francisco staff About 60 people came out for bowling fun Saturday with a San Francisco-based Korean American sports association, which has launched a series of free lifestyle events. “This all started with...

    • Posted October 27, 2015
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  • (Park Sang-hyuk/Korea Times)
    Halloween in Buddhist temple

    Young Korean Americans are ready for Halloween, coming this weekend — a group of locals celebrated by receiving treats inside a Anaheim Buddhist temple Junghyesa Sunday.

    • Posted October 27, 2015
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