All posts tagged "topstories"

  • Kim Yuna, Kim Won-jung (Newsis)
    Kim Yuna’s boyfriend in hot water

    Korean ice hockey national team player on active duty goes AWOL and gets injured in a car accident on his way back from a massage parlor. (Yonhap) — Three ice hockey national team members on active military...

    • Posted August 6, 2014
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  • Hazing
    Hazing deaths in Korea disturbingly unsurprising

    By Kim Tong-hyung An Army private, 23, is brutally beaten by his colleagues, put on an IV drip so he can recover to be beaten again, has his genitals coated with anti-inflammatory medicine, is forced to swallow...

    • Posted August 6, 2014
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  • amy
    Amy Anderson has the last laugh

    Korean American comedian and her “Modern Family” star daughter Aubrey Anderson-Emmons are having the time of their lives. By Julie Carlson So how does a Korean kid born in Seoul end up being an American comedian named...

    • Posted August 5, 2014
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  • Typhoon Nakri brought huge waves to Haeundae beach in Busan, Korea. (Yonhap)
    Another storm moving toward Korean Peninsula

    Typhoon Halong expected to hit Korea between Aug. 9th and 10th By Kim Se-jeong Korea may have to brace for another strong storm this weekend after Nakri, which claimed 10 lives and caused significant property damage in...

    • Posted August 5, 2014
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  • In this photo taken by cellphone and released by China's Xinhua News Agency, men at rubbles of buildings look for survivors after an earthquake in Ludian County of Zhaotong City in southwest China's Yunnan Province Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. A strong earthquake rattled southwest China on Sunday, knocking out communication and power lines and causing people to rush out of buildings, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. (AP Photo/Xinhua/Hu Chao)
    China quake death toll up to 398

    At least 398 people have been killed and more than 1,800 injured after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake rippled through China’s southwest region on Sunday. State news agency Xinhwa reported that the earthquake struck in the remote mountainous...

    • Posted August 3, 2014
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu, of South Korea, reacts as he is sprayed with water by a teammate prior to a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
    Ryu cools down

    By Lee Kyutae Los Angeles Dodgers’ Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin failed to extend his winning streak to four games, despite pitching well on Saturday night at home.  He settled for a no-decision against the lowly Chicago Cubs....

    • Posted August 2, 2014
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  • obama park
    Seoul hesitates on U.S. call on Russia

    By Yi Whan-woo The government appears to be trying to avoid a direct answer to the United States’ call for it to join the international sanctions against Russia in the wake of the Ukraine situation. The Ministry...

    • Posted August 2, 2014
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