All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • United States' Alison Lee tees off in the singles matches on Day3 of the Golf Solheim Cup in St.Leon-Rot, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)
    Solheim Cup controversy brings opponents Alison Lee, Hull to tears

    By Brian Han It’s hardly a new concept for athletes to find ways to bend the rules just before they break for some kind of competitive advantage. Most of the time, these strategies end up slipping under...

    • Posted September 21, 2015
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    It’s here! Jjawang arrives in US

    Instant black noodle Jjawang, which took South Korea by storm this year, finally landed in Los Angeles after a much-requested wait last Friday. The noodles stirred a sensation when it sold 6 million packets in South Korea...

    • Posted September 21, 2015
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    Korea to resettle 30 Burmese refugees

    By Kim Se-jeong Korea will bring in 30 Burmese refugees from a border town between Thailand and Myanmar to help them resettle, through the nation’s first resettlement program. Selection work is underway for the Karen people at the...

    • Posted September 21, 2015
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  • Hair stylists from a salon near Fairfax, Virginia, participate in a charity event Saturday to help the elderly in South Korea.
    Virginia haircut event to donate funds to elderly

    By The Korea Times Washington DC staff Ten hair stylists from a Fairfax, Virginia, hair salon, Le Mirage, spread goodwill this weekend by picking up their shears for charity. Organized by a local Korean American foundation, the...

    • Posted September 21, 2015
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  • Jake Olson, Reid Budrovich
    Good News: Blind USC long-snapper makes team, hopes to play in games

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jake Olson pulled that beloved cardinal-and-gold jersey over his shoulder pads and went down the Coliseum tunnel. He snapped the ball during warmups and then stood on the Southern California sideline with his...

    • Posted September 21, 2015
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    S. Korea can reject potential US request for Japan forces entry: defense minister

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea is capable of turning down any U.S. request for the entry of Japanese armed forces onto the Korean Peninsula, Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Monday in his latest efforts to defuse concerns over...

    • Posted September 21, 2015
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  • New York State Assemblyman Ron Kim holds down a purse snatcher Thursday in downtown Flushing after tackling the thief.
    Korean American Queens legislator tackles street purse snatcher

    Purse snatchers of New York, watch out for your district assemblyman — Ron Kim (D-Flushing), the state legislature’s first-ever Korean American member, chased and caught a thief on the streets of downtown Flushing last week. The assemblyman reportedly...

    • Posted September 21, 2015
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