All posts tagged "topstories"

  • Volunteers wrap gifts for children at Korean American Family Services in 2014. (Kim Chul-soo/The Korea Times)
    LA Korean community prepares for December charity

    By Kim Chul-soo The Los Angeles Korean American community is beginning a month-long effort to share love and charity for the end of the year through its non-profit organizations. Volunteer group PAVA World will hand out a...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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  • A swat team arrives at the scene of a shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday,  Dec. 2, 2015.  Police responded to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility. (Doug Saunders/Los Angeles News Group via AP)
    Mass shooting breaks out in California, multiple casualties

    By Brian Han Three masked gunmen opened fire on a medical building in Southern California Wednesday resulting in multiple casualties. Authorities believed that at least 20 had been wounded with an undisclosed number of fatalities. “There are...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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  • Former New York Yankees' pitcher Esmil Rogers just signed the biggest contract for a foreign player over in the Korean Baseball Organization. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
    Ex-MLB player signs KBO’s largest foreign player contract ever

    By Brian Han It’s true that Park Byung-ho’s contract with the Minnesota Twins may be the talk of the town in terms of foreign baseball exports. But a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player made waves after...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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  • Big Bang  at 2015 MAMA (Screen capture)
    Big Bang, EXO win big at 2015 MAMA

    Big Bang and EXO won top honors at 2015 MAMA, one of K-pop’s largest music award ceremonies, held this year in Hong Kong’s Asia World-Expo Arena Wednesday. While Big Bang picked up the grand prizes for Best...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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  • South Korean baseball player Park Byung-ho smiles during his press conference at Incheon International Airport on Nov. 29, 2015. (Yonhap)
    It’s official: Minnesota Twins sign Park Byung-ho to 4-year, $12 million contract

    By Brian Han The wait is over. South Korean slugger Park Byung-ho officially became a Major League Baseball (MLB) player on Tuesday. The Minnesota Twins announced that they agreed to sign the 29-year-old to a four-year contract for...

    • Posted December 1, 2015
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  • birth, baby
    Birth rate for Korean women in the US among lowest of all immigrant groups

    By Kim Sang-mok Birth rate among Korean women in the United State is among the lowest of all immigrant groups, according to recent data from the Center for Immigration Studies. The data, based on American Community Survey...

    • Posted December 1, 2015
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  • Wang Hyun
    Former Miss Korea USA wins Miss World Korea 2015

    Wang Hyun, a California native who was crowned Miss Korea USA last year, won the top title once again at the Miss World Korea 2015 pageant Saturday in Gangwon, South Korea. Wang will go on to represent...

    • Posted December 1, 2015
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