All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • President Barack Obama, right, and first lady Michelle Obama wait for the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
    Michelle Obama chooses Vera Wang gown for China State Dinner

    WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama chose a dress by a Chinese-American designer for Friday’s White House dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Mrs. Obama wore a custom-made black, off-the-shoulder mermaid gown by Vera Wang Collection...

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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  • Jihye Marilyn
    New LA Asian film festival to open November

    The Big Asian Los Angeles Cinema Festival will open inside L.A. Live Regal Cinema for the first time come Nov. 8 to 9. Live Q&As, networking opportunities and a diverse range of films, from independent movies to...

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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  • From left: KCS President Kim Kwang-suk, Director Annie Shin, committee members Yoon Young-jae, John Kim
    Queens Korean community services looks to open $8 million center

    By The Korea Times New York staff Queens Koreans may soon have a community center to call their own. Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York is pushing forward with its plans to install an $8 million...

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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  • The annual exodus begins on Sept. 5, 2014 as many South Korans head home to spend five-day Chuseok holidays. (Yonhap)
    Millions of S. Koreans hit the road for Chuseok

    By Jung Min-ho Millions of South Koreans hit the road Friday to gather with their families in their hometowns for the nation’s most celebrated holiday — Chuseok. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, nearly...

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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  • Members of Korean American Senior Citizens
    NY senior citizens group delivers rice to needy

    By The Korea Times New York staff A New York Korean American senior citizens group is sharing goodwill this Chuseok — Korea’s moon festival — by delivering rice to the needy. Homeless shelters, churches and community centers...

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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    Pope Francis greeted by Ban Ki-moon before UN Assembly

    NEW YORK (AP) — In a day of both forceful words and eloquent silence, Pope Francis stood before the United Nations on Friday to decry the destruction of the environment through the “selfish and boundless thirst” for...

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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  • President Park Geun-hye gets out of the plane and walks down the stairs. (Yonhap)
    Park arrives in New York for UN General Assembly

    By Kim Kwang-tae NEW YORK (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye arrived in New York Friday for the U.N. General Assembly designed to tackle challenges facing the world as she warned North Korea against nuclear or missile tests....

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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