All posts tagged "topstories"

  • ferry2
    Thousands gather at late ferry owner’s funeral

    ANSEONG, South Korea (Yonhap) — Thousands of people gathered at a heavily guarded religious compound Sunday to attend the private funeral of the late shipping business tycoon blamed for April’s ferry disaster. More than 4,000 family members...

    • Posted August 31, 2014
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  • Dramabeans runners Javabeans and Girlfriday, second and third from left, pose at KCON. (Courtesy of Dramabeans)
    Dramabeans: Guardians of the K-drama Galaxy

    Many fans say the site is the source of blame for their K-drama addictions By Tae Hong The two women behind Dramabeans, creator Javabeans and co-runner Girlfriday, are just fine being called by their well-known monikers in lieu...

    • Posted August 29, 2014
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  • (Newsis)
    Go Northern Europe, Korean young man!

    As English-speaking countries become stricter with their immigration laws, more and more Koreans ― especially those in their 30s and 40s ― are migrating to Denmark, Netherlands and Norway. By Jung Min-ho An increasing number of Koreans ― especially...

    • Posted August 29, 2014
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  • Travel
    Labor Day travel to hit 6-year high

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – More Southern Californians will travel over this holiday weekend than during any other Labor Day holiday since 2008, according to projections from the Automobile Club of Southern California. More than 2.48 million Southland residents are...

    • Posted August 29, 2014
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  • SBS-TV's Gentlemen's Dignity poster.
    Korean Entertainment Recommendations Series – Part 6

    By Julie Carlson If you like “Sex and the City,” you’ll like “A Gentleman’s Dignity.” Fans of HBO’s dramedy “Sex and the City” will definitely like this change-up show about four middle-aged men searching for love in Seoul....

    • Posted August 29, 2014
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  • Officers of LAPD's Mounted Platoon during a training session at Ahmanson Equestrian Center.
    LAPD’s Mounted Platoon to host trail ride and benefit dinner

    By Tae Hong The Los Angeles Police Department is most definitely horsing around — when it comes to its Mounted Platoon, that is. As the platoon looks to host its annual fundraising trail ride and benefit dinner...

    • Posted August 28, 2014
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  • A squad of North Korean cheerleaders arrive at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 31, 2005, to attend the 16th Asian Athletics Championships in Incheon. North Korea said on July 7, 2014, it will dispatch a cheerleading contingent to the Incheon Asian Games in September along with its athletes to help improve inter-Korean relations and to show Pyongyang's commitment to unification. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea scraps plan to send cheerleaders to Asian Games

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Reversing its earlier decision, North Korea said Thursday that it will not send a cheerleading squad to accompany its athletes who will compete in the upcoming Asian Games in South Korea. The announcement by...

    • Posted August 28, 2014
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