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All posts tagged "New York"

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  New Year revelers unfazed by attack worries _ in most places

  PARIS (AP) — In Bangkok, police-flanked partygoers rang in the new year at the site of a deadly bombing that took place just months ago. In Paris, residents recovering from their city’s own deadly attacks will enjoy...

  • Posted December 31, 2015
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  NY Korean American community begins holiday sharing

  By The Korea Times New York staff The New York Korean American community is joining in on end-of-the-year charity efforts. The Korean American Presbyterian Church of Queens delivered 150 fruit baskets to about 20 local fire stations,...

  • Posted December 14, 2015
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  NY Met, Korean govt sign first MOU

  New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the South Korean government shook hands on their first memorandum of understanding (MOU) for mutual cooperation Thursday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will give the Met $1 million...

  • Posted December 11, 2015
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  Korean student among $100K Siemens grand prize winners

  Two New York high school seniors were the team winners of this year’s Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, which awards a $100,000 grand prize. Christine Yoo, 17, and Kimberly Te, 17, of Manhasset High School,...

  • Posted December 10, 2015
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  UN holds cultural event for International Day of Persons with Disabilities

  The United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities Thursday was celebrated by a cultural event inside its New York City headquarters. “The theme for this day says it all: inclusion matters,” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said...

  • Posted December 4, 2015
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  Korean foundation gives free rice to NY seniors

  A New York City-based organization, Free Turkeys Korean American Foundation, gave 300 bags of rice to the Korean American Senior Citizens’ Association of New Jersey Wednesday. The project, in its 29th effort, is an end-of-the-year act of...

  • Posted December 3, 2015
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  Korean org and Gyeonggi Province to put on NY Korean Fashion Festival

  By The Korea Times New York staff A New York Korean apparel manufacturers association is joining hands with Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, to bring a Korean fashion festival to New York City next March. According to the...

  • Posted December 2, 2015
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