All posts tagged "topstories"

  • President Park Geun-hye, of South Korea, addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Seoul wants UN office in DMZ

    By Shim Jae-yun, Yi Whan-woo South Korea is seeking to host an office of the United Nations within an envisioned peace and ecological park inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), according to a key unification policy architect. The...

    • Posted October 29, 2014
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  • Kansas City Royals' Mike Moustakas hits a home run during the seventh inning of Game 6 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    No Mad Bum, No Problem: Royals win 10-0 to force Game 7

    No Mad(ison) Bum(garner), no problem. The Kansas City Royals won big Tuesday night to force Game 7 of the World Series. Lorenzo Cain looped a two-run single — one of eight Royals to get hits in a...

    • Posted October 28, 2014
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  • Korean American candidates running in the Nov. 4 general elections.
    More than 20 Korean American candidates are vying for seats next week

    As general elections approach next week, Korean American candidates find themselves on the last days of the campaign trail. Including 10 candidates from Southern California, more than 20 Korean Americans are vying for seats around the United...

    • Posted October 28, 2014
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    One more body recovered from sunken ferry Sewol

    One more body was recovered from the sunken ferry Sewol on Tuesday.  It was the first recovery in 102 days since July 18. The badly decomposed body, presumed to be that of a woman, was found in the...

    • Posted October 28, 2014
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  • Last year, Kobe Bryant, right, made a shooting guard out of Steve Nash, one of the best point guard in NBA history. It will be interesting to see if Jeremy Lin can succeed in a similar role alongside Kobe this season. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Paul Rodriguez)
    Start the Linsanity!

    Jeremy Lin to start in Lakers’ season opener Tuesday Jeremy Lin will start as the Los Angeles Lakers’ point guard on Tuesday’s season opener against his former team, the Houston Rockets. Apparently, he doesn’t feel entirely sure...

    • Posted October 27, 2014
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  • Lee Joon-seok, left, captain of the sunken ferry Sewol, is taken to the Gwangju District Court for a trial, Monday. Lee and three other crewmen were indicted on charges of murder for their abandonment of the vessel without evacuating passengers, resulting in the deaths of more than 300 people. ( Yonhap)
    Death penalty sought for ferry captain

    GWANGJU (Yonhap) — Prosecutors sought the death sentence Monday for the captain of the sunken ferry Sewol for abandoning passengers at the time of the deadly sinking. Lee Joon-seok, the 68-year-old skipper, was indicted on charges of...

    • Posted October 27, 2014
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    From Bieber to EXO, K-pop producer builds hit factory

    By Tae Hong There’s no “maybe” when it comes to Joombas Music Group CEO Shin Hyuk — K-pop lovers have absolutely heard this producer’s work. He’s made a home out of a cozy fourth-floor office on Hollywood...

    • Posted October 24, 2014
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