All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • KCCLA kicks off taekwondo program with LAUSD

    The Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles will kick off a 10-week taekwondo program this week in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Beyond the Bell program. According to the center, approximately 2,000 students from...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • DC area to hold Arirang competition next month

    The Washington, D.C., area will soon see a medley of “Arirang” at a competition inviting performers to provide unique takes on the representative Korean traditional song. The event, organized by Washington Sorichung, WKTV and the local Korean...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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    Apple plans to offer ‘Apple Music’ service in Korea

    By Kim Yoo-chul Apple plans to offer its popular “Apple Music” services to iPhone and iPad users in Korea, officials at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Friday. “Officials at Apple Korea contacted the culture...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • A long queue of vehicles waits on the M1 motorway near the border between Hungary and Austria near Mosonmagyarovar, 158 km northwest from Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. The line has reached 20 kilometers as every vehicle capable of smuggling people is checked at the border after 71 migrants were found dead in a truck Thursday. (Csaba Krizsan/MTI via AP)
    Austria inspects trucks for migrants, creates 18-mile backup

    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Austria stepped up vehicle inspections Monday at its Hungarian border after 71 migrants apparently suffocated in a truck, creating a huge traffic jam on the main Budapest-Vienna highway. In addition to the gridlock...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • Nam Tae-hyeok, who once played minor league baseball in the Los Angeles Dodgers' system, speaks to reporters after getting selected by the KT Wiz in the Korea Baseball Organization in the annual draft in Seoul on Aug. 24, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Big league or not, youngsters say playing in US well worth trouble

    By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL (Yonhap) — Nam Tae-hyeok went from a highly-touted high school slugger in South Korea in 2009 to a virtual unknown toiling in the U.S. minor leagues in 2012. After signing with the Los...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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    Bae falters in final round of PGA Tour playoff event

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean Bae Sang-moon faltered in the final round of a PGA Tour playoff event on Sunday, missing a chance for victory before his mandatory military service. Bae shot a two-over 72 on the...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • The "Bridge of Life" on Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, has installed encouraging messages to prevent suicide attempts. This one reads "You were suffering a lot." (Yonhap)
    11 years in a row, South Korea is No. 1 in suicide rate among OECD countries

    South Korea is No. 1 for the 11th year in a row when it comes to suicide rate among OECD countries, according to the organization’s Health Data 2015 report. The average suicide rate among all OECD countries,...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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