All posts tagged "politics"

  • Jane Kim (Korea Times file)
    SF supervisor Jane Kim announces bid for state senate seat

    By The Korea Times San Francisco staff San Francisco’s first-ever Korean American elected official, Supervisor Jane Kim, 38, announced her bid for the California State Senate District 11 seat Wednesday. After taking her current position in 2010...

    • Posted October 15, 2015
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  • Republican presidential candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
    Mike Huckabee unleashes racist tweet against N. Koreans, no apology

    By Brian Han Former Governor of Arkansas and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee let loose Tuesday night as he tweeted throughout the Democratic debate. Letting loose in this case means getting racist, specifically toward North Koreans. I...

    • Posted October 14, 2015
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  • An audience member is seen questioning U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump Monday at during a campaign speech in New Hampshire. (Yonhap)
    Korean American Harvard student challenges Trump on S. Korea criticism

    NEW YORK (Yonhap) — A Korean American Harvard University student said Tuesday he challenged Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump because he wanted to make it known that Trump has made inaccurate accusations about defense relations between South...

    • Posted October 13, 2015
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  • park-plane
    Park leaves for US for talks with Obama on alliance, North Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye left for Washington on Tuesday for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama on how to further boost their countries’ bilateral alliance and deal with North Korea’s possible provocations. Park is set...

    • Posted October 13, 2015
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  • young-kim
    Assemblywoman Young Kim holds open house for her new district office

    Assemblywoman Young Kim held an open house for her new 65th Assembly District Office on Thursday. Notable figures came out to show support including father of U.S. Congressman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Ed Royce, Sr., Orange County (OC)...

    • Posted September 28, 2015
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  • Teddy Choi opens his campaign headquarters Thursday in Koreatown, Los Angeles. (Choi Kyung-geun/Korea Times)
    LA Korean American runs for state senator, opens campaign office

    Teddy Choi, who has thrown in his name in the running for the 25th District seat in the California Senate, opened his campaign headquarters in Koreatown, Los Angeles, last Thursday. Choi, whose Korean name is Choi Tae-ho,...

    • Posted September 28, 2015
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  • House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, leaves a meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. In a stunning move, Boehner informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign from Congress at the end of October, giving up his top leadership post and his seat in the House in the face of hardline conservative opposition. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    Speaker Boehner stuns US Congress, announces resignation

    WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress in turmoil, House Speaker John Boehner suddenly informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign at the end of October, stepping aside in the face of hardline conservative opposition that threatens...

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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