All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • Lotte Group, South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate, is mired in a family feud between the corporate founder's two sons who want to take over the leadership from their 93-year-old father, Shin Kyuk-ho. The retail and food giant has been building the Lotte World Tower in the southern Seoul to realize the founder's lifelong ambition, which is set to be the country's tallest structure upon completion. (Yonhap)
    Lotte loses 1 tln won in China over past 4 years

    SEOUL (YONHAP) –South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate Lotte Group lost more than 1 trillion won (nearly $1 billion) from its operations in China and Hong Kong, data showed Sunday, lending weight to allegations by the owner family’s eldest...

    • Posted August 1, 2015
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  • Google's "Project Loon" hopes to bring country-wide internet access to Sri Lanka by using balloons to set up a network. (YouTube)
    Good news: Google to provide internet to all of Sri Lanka with balloons

    Sri Lanka is geographically isolated from surrounding nations, which makes sense considering that the 20 or so million citizens are situated on an island all by themselves. So what better way to help them connect with the...

    • Posted August 1, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Kang Jung Ho runs home to score against Cincinnati Reds catcher Brayan Pena, left, and relief pitcher Jumbo Diaz, right, on a wild pitch by diaz in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
    Kang Jung-ho racks up ‘triple double’

    Kang Jung-ho is on fire. The 28-year-old Korean shortstop blasted three doubles to help the Pittsburgh Pirates outlast the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on the road Friday. Kang finished July on a tear going 21 for 45 (.467)...

    • Posted July 31, 2015
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    Development booms as young professionals flock to LA Koreatown

    By James Goo Empty lots in Koreatown are fast disappearing, replaced by shining new real estate, as an increasing number of young professionals crowd the once-struggling area. The 2.7-square-mile region in Central Los Angeles, which houses one...

    • Posted July 31, 2015
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  • Sandara Park, left, and Kang Seung-yoon.
    K-Web Fest awards WINNER Kang Seung-yoon, 2ne1 Sandara Park

    The only web series festival in Asia, K-Web Fest, closed its doors Friday two days after its first-ever launch in South Korea, Yonhap reported. The festival celebrated web dramas — an increasing market for smartphone users, who...

    • Posted July 31, 2015
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  • EYK crew (Courtesy of EYK)
    “Eat Your Kimchi” to success? You bet!

    By Angelina Widener, Korea Times Los Angeles intern reporter When Simon and Martina Stawski moved to Seoul in 2008, they had no idea they would become YouTube stars with over 800,000 subscribers. But that’s exactly what happened to...

    • Posted July 31, 2015
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    Ryu Hyun-jin shows support for South Korean Special Olympics team

    South Korea’s Special Olympics basketball team got a nice surprise Thursday inside Galen Center at USC when Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin showed up to show his support. On another side of USC, the Korean team...

    • Posted July 31, 2015
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