All posts tagged "topstories"

  • Los Angeles city councilman of the fourth district David Ryu
    LA City Councilman David Ryu launches survey for resident input

    By Park Ju-yeon Los Angeles District 4 City Counciman David Ryu launched a constituent survey on his website Tuesday asking residents for their input on city problems. Survey questions include topics like traffic congestion, parking, fund distribution,...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • South Koreans wearing masks against the possible Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus sit at the emergency room at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 1, 2015. More than 680 people in South Korea are isolated after having contact with patients infected with a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East, health officials said Monday.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    S. Koreans rank No. 1 in hospital visits among OECD: data

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Koreans rank first among the citizens of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries in terms of visits to hospitals per year, data showed Tuesday. According to the Health Data...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • Lee Seung-yeon holds family photos of her little brother, Hun Joon Lee. (Choi Kyung-geun/Korea Times)
    Family of special needs student found dead on school bus speaks out

    By Park Ju-yeon Hun Joon Lee, a 19-year-old student with autism, was found dead last Friday inside a school bus in Whittier, Los Angeles County, during a heat wave. Lee, a Korean American who also went by...

    • Posted September 14, 2015
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  • ki
    S. Korea wins in Lebanon for the first time 3-0

    For their third consecutive victory in the regional World Cup soccer qualifying tournament  SIDON, Lebanon (Yonhap) — South Korea defeated Lebanon 3-0 on Tuesday for their third consecutive victory in the regional World Cup qualifying tournament, a...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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  • Coast guard members conduct a search and rescue operation near the capsized fishing boat Dolphin in waters near Chuja Island off the country's southern coast Sunday. The Jeju coast guard released this footage. (Yonhap)
    10 dead, 8 missing after South Korea fishing boast capsizes

    JEJU (Yonhap) — The death toll from a capsized fishing boat off the country’s south coast increased to 10 Sunday, as eight people remained unaccounted for, the Korea Coast Guard said. The 9.77-ton boat called the Dolgorae,...

    • Posted September 6, 2015
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  • Chung Hyeon (AP)
    Despite loss to Wawrinka, Chung may be S. Korea’s best tennis player ever

    By Brian Han South Korea’s Chung Hyeon made sure world No. 5 and reigning French Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka had to earn his way past the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. The two competitors...

    • Posted September 3, 2015
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    SAT scores lag, but Asian students lead in college-ready standard

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Continuing a downward trend, the latest scores from the SAT college entrance exam show a majority of students taking the test aren’t ready for college-level work or career-training programs. A report released Thursday from...

    • Posted September 3, 2015
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