All posts tagged "topstories"

  • Na Yeon Choi, of South Korea, holds trophy after winning the NW Arkansas Championship LPGA golf tournament at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Ark., Sunday, June 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
    Choi Na Yeon eagles 16th hole, wins 9th LPGA title

    NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Choi Na Yeon eagled the par-4 16th hole from the fairway to take the lead and won the NW Arkansas Championship by two strokes for her ninth LPGA Tour title....

    • Posted June 28, 2015
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  • "Kings of Ktown" comedians Danny Cho, Walter Hong and PK will perform a one-hour special at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood July 2.
    Kings of Ktown: Three Korean American comics prepare to take over Hollywood

    By Tae Hong A trio of comedians calling themselves the Kings of Koreatown (but only between Western and Vermont Avenues, they’ll remind you) will perform a one-hour special at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood July 2. Kings?...

    • Posted June 26, 2015
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  • Susan Ahn Cuddy celebrates her 99th birthday with the 3.1 Women's Association last year. (Park Sang-hyuk/Korea Times)
    Korean American icon Susan Ahn Cuddy dies aged 100

    By Park Ju-yeon Susan Ahn Cuddy, daughter of South Korean independence icon Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, died inside her Los Angeles home Wednesday aged 100. The family said she died in her sleep around 1 p.m. As the...

    • Posted June 26, 2015
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  • Photo of NCLC class (Courtesy of KCLA)
    Variety of summer programs available for Korean American youth

    By Kim Chul-soo, Angelina Widener A variety of summer programs aimed at developing knowledge of core subjects and leadership skills are being held around the U.S. targeted towards Korean American youth. - The Korean American Coalition of...

    • Posted June 25, 2015
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  • Hyundai Group's plans for its new global headquarters
    Hyundai announces plans for 115-floor headquarters in Seoul

    Seoul’s skyline is up for a big change by 2020. Hyundai Group announced this week its plans to construct a 115-floor building standing 571 meters, called the Global Business Center, to be used as its headquarters. Hyundai...

    • Posted June 24, 2015
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  • James Park Fitbit
    How Fitbit CEO James Park became ’600 million dollar man’

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Health wristband manufacturer Fitbit recently went public with its stocks and as the company’s value continued to rise, interest grew around its co-founder and CEO James Park, 39. On Fitbit’s...

    • Posted June 23, 2015
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  • Leaders of the Washington, D.C., team at the 18th Korean American National Sports Festival hold up the No. 1 trophy.
    DC team tops Korean American Sports Festival

    By The Korea Times Washington, D.C. staff Washington, D.C., which hosted the 18th Korean American National Sports Festival for the first time in 20 years, placed No. 1 overall at the event this weekend. The festival, held...

    • Posted June 22, 2015
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