All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • ed royce
    Rep. Ed Royce: Korean Americans deserve a fair shot at top universities

    By U.S. Representative Ed Royce Being Korean American should not be an obstacle to receiving a top university education. It’s sad I have to make that clear in 2015. Earlier this year, a coalition of 64 Asian American organizations filed...

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, of South Korea, throws at a practice. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
    Dodgers’ Ryu-turns to throwing for first time after surgery

    By Brian Han Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin began his return to form Tuesday when he threw for the first time following his season-ending shoulder surgery. The South Korean was shut down back in May...

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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    Kim Soo-hyun wins top prize at drama awards second year running

    South Korean top star Kim Soo-hyun picked up his second grand prize two years in a row at the Korea Drama Awards Friday in Korea. Kim starred in the highly rated KBS television drama “The Producers” as...

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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  • Samsung Jay Y. Lee, middle, walks ahead of his sisters Boo-jin, left, and Seo-hyun. (Korea Times file)
    Samsung family tops Forbes richest Asian families

    By Brian Han Have you wondered who the wealthiest family in all of Asia might be? Forbes did the legwork and the results are in. Considering that South Korean corporations have become notorious for chaebol culture, it...

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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    Teachers film annual Hangul Day movie with third-graders

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff When you ask Jeon Ye-sol, a fourth grader at Monte Vista Elementary School in La Crescenta, California, what pops in her head when you say “Hangul Day,” she’ll tell you...

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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    iPhone 6s to launch in S Korea on Oct. 23

    SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) — U.S. tech giant Apple Inc.’s latest iPhone 6s series is set to reach the South Korean market, industry sources said Friday, signaling another battle with domestic brands such as Samsung and LG....

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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  • International team player Bae Sang-moon, right, of South Korea is embraced by compatriot and team vice captain K.J.Choi after winning their four ball match at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 9, 2015.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Bae Sang-moon comes up big in Presidents Cup match

    INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Bae Sang-moon never felt the kind of pressure that weighed on him Friday at the Presidents Cup. He only made news in South Korea this year during a failed bid to extend...

    • Posted October 9, 2015
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