All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • chun
    U.S. government seeks to recover $700K from ex-S. Korean president Chun Doo-hwan

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Government prosecutors filed suit today in Los Angeles seeking recovery of more than $700,000 linked to a corruption probe of a former president of the Republic of Korea. The money was seized in February 2014...

    • Posted April 25, 2014
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  • kim soo hyun
    Actor Kim Soo-hyun gives like a superstar

    Donates $300,000 to Danwon High school Soccer star Park Chu-young adds another 100K Actor Kim Soo-hyun donated 300 million won (nearly $300,000) to Danwon High School in Ansan, where classes have resumed. A total of 325 students...

    • Posted April 24, 2014
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  • Ferry 2
    Unanswered questions in ferry sinking

    By Tae Hong A week has gone by since the sinking of the ferry boat Sewol, taking with it more than 150 lives — a number that continues to rise with ongoing rescue efforts. South Koreans mourn...

    • Posted April 23, 2014
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  • California pending home sales highest in eight months

    (CNS) – California pending home sales increased more than usual in March and rose to the highest level in eight months, the California Association of Realtors reported today, calling the development “an encouraging sign for a healthier spring...

    • Posted April 23, 2014
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  • song twins
    For Song twins, seeing is believing in North Korea

    Twin ophthalmologists Alice and Julia Song make yearly trips to lend a hand  By Tae Hong Dr. Alice and Julia Song, 42, are twins like no other. Based in Southern California, they’re ophthalmologists who travel to North Korea every...

    • Posted April 23, 2014
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  • S. Korea rejects Japan’s help for ferry rescue

    By Ko Dong-hwan Japanese news outlets confirmed Korea rejected Japan’s offer of help with rescuing the missing passengers from the sunken ferry Sewol, Hankyoreh said Monday. The report cited Yomiuri Shimbun, which quoted a Korean coast guard...

    • Posted April 22, 2014
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  • Yoon's design of the "Collier Memorial."
    Korean architect designs memorial for fallen Boston Marathon officer

    By Ha Eun-sun A memorial for an officer who was shot and killed during the Boston Marathon incident will soon be underway, and behind its design is Korean American architect Meejin Yoon. Yoon, an associate professor of...

    • Posted April 21, 2014
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