All posts tagged "Korean"

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    Yankees have high hopes for top prospect Robert Refsnyder, from S. Korea

    By Kang Seung-woo Robert Refsnyder, a Korean-born adoptee, has been thrust into the limelight in the U.S., where he has been identified as a top prospect for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). According...

    • Posted February 12, 2015
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  • Students at KISC in Los Angeles Saturday (Park Ji-hye/Korea Times)
    SoCal Korean language schools kick off spring semester

    The Korean Institute of Southern California, which operates eight branches of language schools in the region, started its spring classes for the 2014-2015 year Saturday. Additional schools in Cerritos, Downey and Irvine will kick off Jan. 31.

    • Posted January 26, 2015
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  • Korean language students at the Korean Cultural Center during a lesson.
    Korean language classes in NY are not only for Koreans anymore

    By Kim So-young About 20 students of all ages and color sat inside a Manhattan language school Saturday mouthing the Korean alphabet. They’re among the many enthusiastic adults who have picked up learning the Korean language in...

    • Posted January 20, 2015
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    Korean mother in Texas arrested for allegedly slapping 4-year-old with slippers

    By Brian Han With the child abuse scandal occurring in a South Korean daycare center, another arose on Thursday in the United States. A 24-year-old Korean woman was arrested by Bell County authorities in Texas for allegedly...

    • Posted January 16, 2015
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  • Kang was seen boarding a Metro North train heading towards Manhattan in surveillance footage. (Courtesy of Greenburgh Police)
    NY teen goes missing after argument with parents

    A 16-year-old Korean female from Edgemont, N.Y. has gone missing since 8 p.m. on Jan. 2. Ji-woo Kang, also identified as Christine Kang, was seen boarding a Metro-North train departing from Scarsdale according to surveillance footage analyzed...

    • Posted January 6, 2015
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    Free online library launched for Korean language study

    The Overseas Koreans Foundation says the service will make 7,060 ebooks available for viewing on PCs, smartphones and tablets. A free ebook library for Korean language study to help educators and students has been launched, the Overseas...

    • Posted January 5, 2015
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    Korean crime-action film to open in North America on Jan. 9

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — “The Con Artists,” a Korean film starring Kim Woo-bin, will open in five foreign countries in North America and Asia, its investor-distributor said Tuesday. The crime-action flick is scheduled to open in North America...

    • Posted December 29, 2014
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