All posts tagged "topstories"

  • USC
    S. Korea’s hip hop stars Dok2 and company reveal roots to LA

    By Brian Han How in the world did hip hop, both a musical genre and cultural movement born from the streets of the South Bronx, make its way across the Pacific to South Korea? That question drove...

    • Posted November 18, 2015
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  • A large tree lies across a street after being blown over by high winds near downtown Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. The winds followed a front that moved through California during the weekend, dropping rain and snow while lowering temperatures. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    Over 10,000 lose power due to LA’s windy weather, 722 in K-town

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – About 10,000 customers were without electrical service in various areas of wind-buffeted Los Angeles County this afternoon, including about 5,500 in the city of Los Angeles, authorities said. Affected areas in Los Angeles included Mid-Wilshire,...

    • Posted November 16, 2015
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  • French citizens and Koreans gather in front of the French Embassy in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, Saturday, to offer condolences to victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris, and their families. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea pledges support for France

    Seoul issues travel warning By Rachel Lee The Korean government has joined the international community in condemning the terrorist attacks on Paris that killed at least 120 people. President Park Geun-hye sent a message to French President...

    • Posted November 16, 2015
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  • Japanese protesters stand around a comfort women memorial near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. (Yonhap)
    Japan steps up demand for removal of comfort woman statue

    By Yi Whan-woo A statue of a Korean girl located across the street from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul is emerging as a new bone of contention because Tokyo is demanding its removal, as it symbolizes Japan’s...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • This file photo shows polling booths being set up at the Korean Consulate in Los Angeles. (Korea Times file)
    Overseas voter registration for 2016 Korean election opens this weekend

    By The Korea Times San Francisco staff Overseas voting registration for Korea’s legislative election, coming next April, will begin this Sunday through 169 diplomatic offices around the world. The election will be the third, following the 2012...

    • Posted November 12, 2015
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  • genesis
    Hyundai rolls out first new model for Genesis luxury brand

    By Brian Han Less than a week after Hyundai Motor launched its first luxury brand, Genesis, the South Korean company unveiled its flagship G90 sedan to the public on Tuesday. Granted the announcement provided concept art rather...

    • Posted November 10, 2015
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  • Ode to my father director
    Interview: The director behind S. Korea’s second-highest grossing film of all time

    By Tae Hong The director behind South Korea’s second-highest grossing film of all time is a believer in Korea’s new role as a trend leader, not follower. JK Yoon’s “Ode To My Father” is a decades-spanning epic...

    • Posted November 10, 2015
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