All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • bts
    BTS to complete US tour in LA this weekend

    By Tae Hong BTS, one of K-pop’s hottest acts of the year, will conclude their U.S. tour, “Episode II: The Red Bullet,” inside Club Nokia at 7 p.m. in Los Angeles Sunday. The seven-member boy band, hot...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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  • The Special Olympics torch run passed through Koreatown in Los Angeles Thursday. Retired policeman Park Noh-hyun, center, and Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson, third from right, were among those who came out for a cultural celebration in front of Da Wool Jung. (Choi Kyung-geun/Korea Times)
    Special Olympics torch run passes through Koreatown

    By Park Ju-yeon The Special Olympics torch, the Flame of Hope, passed through Koreatown Thursday during its final run before the games kick off Saturday. The torch saw both the Korean Bell of Friendship in San Pedro...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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  • Siki Im, second from left, and Tanya Taylor, second from right, won the U.S. regionals of the International Woolmark Prize. (Photo courtesy of BFA)
    Fashion prize awarded to rising designer Siki Im

    Siki Im, 37, was chosen as the Woolmark Prize menswear winner of the year for U.S. regionals alongside womenswear winner Tanya Taylor. A former architect, Im, whose Korean name is Im Sang-Kyun, made his New York Fashion...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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  • court
    S. Korea passes bill removing statute of limitations for murders

    SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) — The National Assembly on Friday passed a revised bill abolishing the law that limits the time for prosecuting murderers. The ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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  • SGN
    South Korean game company invests $130m in SGN

    A South Korean game company became the largest shareholder in SGN, a U.S. mobile game creator, with a $130 million investment. Netmarble Games will partner with SGN to help bring popular casual games like “Cookie Jam” and...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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  • In this Wednesday, June 3, 2015, former FIFA Vice President Chung Mong-joon arrives to hold a press conference in Seoul, South Korea. Chung said Tuesday, July 21 he is leaning toward running for president of football's governing body at the Feb. 26 election to replace Sepp Blatter. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
    Chung to announce candidacy for FIFA presidency next month

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former FIFA Vice President Chung Mong-joon plans to officially announce his candidacy for president of soccer’s world governing body during a visit to Europe next month. FIFA has settled on Feb. 26...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Jung Ho Kang drives in a run with a triple off Washington Nationals starting pitcher Doug Fister during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, July 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Twice as nice: Kang hits 2 for 4 for five straight games

    By Brian Han Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho notched his second 10-game on-base streak of his rookie season on Thursday in a 7-4 win against the Washington Nationals. It was his fifth multi-hit game in a row...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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