All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • The logo of the Air Algerie company office, at the Opera avenue in Paris Thursday July 24, 2014. A flight operated by Air Algerie has disappeared from radar while traveling from Burkina Faso in West Africa to Algiers. Authorities say it was carrying over 100 passengers and crew when air navigation services lost track of the Swiftair plane 50 minutes after takeoff earlier this morning. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
    Third plane goes down since last week

    An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people has crashed, Algerian aviation official said Thursday. Radar contact was lost with Flight 5017 over Mali 50 minutes after it took off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It was supposed to...

    • Posted July 24, 2014
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    Former comfort women visit L.A. to support Glendale statue

    Two former comfort women from Korea visited downtown Los Angeles’ federal court on Tuesday to submit support statements defending a controversial Glendale statue erected last year. Lee Ok-seon, 87, and Kang Il-chool, 86, recounted their experience of...

    • Posted July 23, 2014
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    Expert: College preparation should start in sophomore year

    By Danny Byun The summer after sophomore year is a great time to set the tone for what a student will be doing during his final high school years. Sophomores should start talking to parents and counselors....

    • Posted July 23, 2014
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    U C Asians

    Asian Americans, with 39.4 percent, make up the largest group of incoming freshmen in the University of California system, according to an annual report of fall admissions. They were followed by Hispanics at 29.8 percent, whites at...

    • Posted July 23, 2014
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  • Rich Ting, right, with actor Jang Dong-gun for "No Tears for the Dead." (Courtesy of Rich Ting)
    No Tears for Rich Ting

    A definitive All-American of Chinese and Japanese descent, a former Yale quarterback and the holder of a J.D. and MBA takes the Korean route to make Asians look cool.  By Tae Hong Just what is Rich Ting,...

    • Posted July 22, 2014
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  • Amer Alwan Ibreesam, left, looks on as professor Cho Jae-ho of Ajou University Hospital examines the leg of his daughter Tiba at the hospital in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. Hanwha Engineering and Construction brought Tiba from Iraq to get surgery on her leg in Korea. (Courtesy of Hanwha Engineering and Construction)
    Hanwha helps Iraqi girl walk again

    By Yoon Ja-young Tiba Amer Alwan, a 5-year-old girl living in Iraq, went out to welcome her father coming home from work last November. She fell down and broke her right leg. She underwent four surgeries, as...

    • Posted July 22, 2014
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    Sistar dominates charts with new song

    Pop group Sistar has instantly dominated music charts with its decorously named song, “Touch My Body,” the title track from its new album, “Touch & Move,” which was released on Monday. As of Tuesday morning, “Touch My...

    • Posted July 22, 2014
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