All posts tagged "Los Angeles"

  • Hanmi, BBCN, bank
    Hanmi Bank proposes merger with BBCN

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Hanmi Bank, the third-largest Korean American bank, has proposed a merger with BBCN Bancorp, the largest Korean American bank. The two banks’ combined assets would total $12 billion, putting it...

    • Posted November 27, 2015
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  • Kay Song, of the Korean American National Museum board of directors, third from left, celebrates the passing of the museum proposal by Los Angeles City Council with District 4 representative David Ryu. (Park Sang-hyuk/Korea Times)
    LA City Council passes Korean American National Museum proposal

    By Tae Hong The proposal to construct Los Angeles’s first Korean American National Museum was passed unanimously by the City Council Tuesday. The museum, which will take up the first three floors of a seven-story multiplex on...

    • Posted November 25, 2015
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  • Los Angeles' jobber market located in the downtown fashion district (Korea Times file)
    El Paso move becoming reality for Korean American apparel industry

    The Korean American apparel industry’s move from Downtown Los Angeles’ fashion district to El Paso, Texas, is picking up speed. According to the Korean American Garment Industry Association (KAGIA), which along with its counterpart apparel manufacturers and...

    • Posted November 25, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Korean American community leaders pay their respects to former President Kim Young-sam inside Los Angeles Korean Consulate. (Park Sang-hyuk/Korea Times)
    LA Koreans pay respects to Kim Young-sam

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Footsteps of Los Angeles Korean Americans never ceased yesterday at memorial altars for former South Korean President Kim Young-sam set up inside the local diplomatic office and the community association....

    • Posted November 24, 2015
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  • Dave Roberts, left, will replace Don Mattingly as the Dodgers' manager. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
    Dave Roberts becomes Dodgers’ first minority manager

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Roberts overcame long odds during his playing days in the major leagues and survived a bout with cancer in recent years. He had no managerial experience when he went after the vacant...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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  • "The Priests" (CJ Entertainment)
    Korean exorcism thriller ‘The Priests’ opening in North America on Thanksgiving

    By Tae Hong South Korean mystery thriller “The Priests” hits North American theaters on Thanksgiving Day, CJ Entertainment announced. Audiences in Los Angeles and Dallas will be able to catch star actors Kim Yoon-seok and Kang Dong-won...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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  • Kim Youn-sam
    Coast to coast, Korean American communities remember former President Kim Young-sam

    By Tae Hong The Sunday death of former South Korean president and democratic leader Kim Young-sam at age 87 has spurred an outpouring of mourning and memorials across Korean American communities, from coast to coast. In Los...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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