All posts tagged "topstories"

  • Korean air3
    Ex-Korean Air VP gets 1-year jail term over ‘nut rage’

    SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) — A Seoul court sentenced a former vice president of Korea Airlines Co. to one year in prison Thursday for obstructing aviation safety by ordering a taxiing plane to return to the gate...

    • Posted February 12, 2015
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  • Ken Jeong
    Ken Jeong to lead new ABC pilot ‘Dr. Ken’

    Ready to see another Korean American-led TV show? Welcome ABC’s “Dr. Ken,” starring Ken Jeong, to the club. The network gave the green light for a pilot to the comedy starring the “Community” actor, according to Deadline.com....

    • Posted February 11, 2015
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  • Damaged vehicles sit on Yeongjong Bridge in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Two people were killed and at least 42 were injured on Wednesday after a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on the bridge near the Incheon International Airport, South Korean officials said.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Suh Myung-gon)
    2 dead, over 60 injured in 105-car pileup on bridge near Incheon airport

    INCHEO (Yonhap) — Two people were killed and more than 60 others were injured on Wednesday as more than 100 vehicles piled up on a bridge near Incheon International Airport in foggy weather, police said. The collision...

    • Posted February 11, 2015
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  • (NEWSis)
    Korean banks in US running out of funds to loan

    The loan-to-deposit ratio closes in on 95% mark By John Cho, Brian Han The loan-to-deposit (LTD) ratio remained high among the listed Korean banks located in the U.S. at the end of last year. Korean banks in...

    • Posted February 10, 2015
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  • Pastor Yun Jong-hun delivers a cake and flowers as Song Wun-hwa celebrates her 106th birthday. (Korea Times file)
    Korean woman in NY celebrates 106th birthday

    By Chun Ji-hoon The oldest living Korean in Queens, N.Y., celebrated her 106th birthday Sunday. About 200 members of the Korean Evangelical Church of New York (뉴욕한빛교회) gathered to congratulate Song Chun-hwa at a ceremony held in...

    • Posted February 9, 2015
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  • Fans wait in line to get tickets for the 13th Annual Korea Times Music Festival. (Korea Times)
    Fans lineup for the 13th Annual Korea Times Music Festival tickets

    K-pop fans lined up outside The Korea Times L.A. headquarters over the weekend to secure tickets for the 13th Annual Korea Times Music Festival at The Hollywood Bowl — an event that featured heavy-hitters last year including...

    • Posted February 9, 2015
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  • Kim Sei-young of South Korea pumps her fist in the air after winning the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course, in Paradise Island, Bahamas, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)
    S. Korean rookie Kim Sei-young captures maiden LPGA victory in Bahamas

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean rookie Kim Sei-young has claimed her first career LPGA Tour victory in the Bahamas in a playoff, becoming the second straight golfer from the country to win on the tour. The 22-year-old...

    • Posted February 8, 2015
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