All posts tagged "topstories"

  • The accident took place at 4:32 p.m. in waters about 1.5 kilometers off the southern Geoje Island. (Yonhap)
    6 killed, 5 injured on capsize of fishing boat

    A fishing boat capsized in waters off Dadae Port in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, Tuesday, leaving six dead and five injured, the Coast Guard said. Eleven crewmembers, including a 50-year-old captain, were aboard the 59-ton boat which...

    • Posted August 12, 2014
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  • FILE - This Aug. 14, 2009 file photo shows actor Robin WIlliams from the film "World's Greatest Dad" in Los Angeles. Williams, whose free-form comedy and adept impressions dazzled audiences for decades, has died in an apparent suicide. He was 63. The Marin County Sheriff’s Office said Williams was pronounced dead at his home in California on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. The sheriff’s office said a preliminary investigation showed the cause of death to be a suicide due to asphyxia. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
    Robin Williams found dead in apparent suicide aged 63

    UPDATED (CNS) – Robin Williams was remembered today as a Hollywood and comedic luminary by colleagues and friends stunned by the actor’s death from an apparent suicide in Marin County. “Robin Williams was like no other,” said...

    • Posted August 11, 2014
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  • Lee Mi-rim of South Korea, left, is doused with water by other players and friends as Inbee Park, right, walks off the green after the second playoff hole of the final round during the Meijer LPGA Classic golf tournament at Blythefield Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Belmont, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
    Rookie Lee Mi-rim wins first LPGA title

    (Yonhap) — Rookie Lee Mi-rim claimed her maiden LPGA Tour victory in a playoff at the inaugural Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday. Lee defeated Park Inbee on the second playoff hole with a birdie at the par-71 Blythefield...

    • Posted August 11, 2014
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  • psy
    Korean Cool Is The Ultimate National Marketing Ploy [NEWSWEEK]

        In 1992, a man named Chung Injoon, director of what was then called the Korean Overseas Information Service – a government organisation currently known as the Korean Tourism Culture and Tourism Institute – sent a...

    • Posted August 9, 2014
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    ‘Bacchus ajummas’ appear in L.A. Koreatown

    In Seoul, middle-aged woman in their 50s and 60s holding packs of energy drinks for sale at public parks are a common sight. They are called “Bacchus ajummas,” and now they’ve landed in Los Angeles. It’s a...

    • Posted August 8, 2014
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    Korean War photos seeking connections

    A U.S. Department of Defense collection of Korean War photographs is in the care of Betty Perkins-Carpenter, who is working to pass them on to those in the pictures or to their families.  By Tae Hong Two years...

    • Posted August 7, 2014
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  • LACMA
    Have you seen ‘Treasures from Korea’ at LACMA yet?

    The Must-See Event for Korean Americans Open Through Sept. 28  “Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty,” the largest-ever exhibition of Korean art from its longest-running dynasty, is open at the Los Angeles County...

    • Posted August 7, 2014
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