All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • N.Y.-based Korean interior designer arrested after threatening mass shooting

    By Ham Ji-ha New York — A Korean interior architect based in New York City was arrested May 29 for threatening to stage a mass shooting at his workplace, the New York Police Department said Friday. Kon...

    • Posted June 9, 2014
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    The Korean community in the US: 10 years ago and now

    The Korea Times survey in commemoration of its 45th anniversary in the U.S. By Kim Chul-soo, Jung Gu-hoon How has the perspective of the Korean community changed in the last 10 years? The results of a survey...

    • Posted June 9, 2014
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  • Dodgers starter Ryu Hyun-jin signed a six year $36 million contract in 2013. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)
    Ryu wins No. 7

    Pitches six strong innings at Colorado to extend his unbeaten road record to 5-0 The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin earned his seventh win of the season on the road against the Colorado Rockies on Friday,...

    • Posted June 7, 2014
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  • President Obama will make Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, his primary adviser in dealing with Ebola-related issues. (AP)
    Obama to deliver UCI commencement speech at Angel Stadium

    ANAHEIM (CNS) – President Barack Obama will deliver the UC Irvine commencement speech at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on June 14, the White House announced today. The president and first lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to arrive in the Southland...

    • Posted June 6, 2014
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    Roy Cho stays on course for House seat

    Roy Cho is one step closer to becoming the second Korean American member of U.S. Congress, winning the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 5th District. Cho, a Korea-born lawyer, handily defeated Diane Sare in the race Tuesday night,...

    • Posted June 4, 2014
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  • South Korean midfielder Han Kook-young speaks to reporters on June 3, 2014, in Miami before the team's practice at St. Thomas University.
    Player to Watch: S. Korea’s ‘New Vacuum Cleaner’ Han Kook-young

    MIAMI (Yonhap) — South Korean midfielder Han Kook-young isn’t flashy by any stretch of the imagination. And yet he is still a coach’s dream – a type of unassuming, hard-working player that football cognoscenti could appreciate. As...

    • Posted June 4, 2014
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    Michelle Park Steel, Young Kim advance to November election

    Tuesday’s primary election results are in, with several Korean Americans advancing to the general election in November. In California, Orange County Supervisor 2nd District Republican candidate Michelle Park Steel and State Assembly 65th District candidate Young Kim,...

    • Posted June 4, 2014
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