All posts tagged "topstories"

  • NK, Missiles
    North Korean envoy says his country has nuclear missiles

    LONDON (AP) — A North Korean envoy says his country has developed nuclear missiles and is prepared to use them at any time. North Korean Ambassador to Britain Hyun Hak Bong said in a recent interview with...

    • Posted March 20, 2015
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  • lg (1)
    Thou shalt not stretch during national anthem! LG cuts leading scorer in middle of playoffs

    Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League (KBL) ended up releasing the league’s top scorer in the middle of a playoff series, just two days after its star American player Davon Jefferson was spotted stretching during the...

    • Posted March 20, 2015
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  • Lippert work
    Injured US Ambassador Lippert returns to work

    SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Mark Lippert, recently injured in an attack by a knife-wielding assailant, said Thursday he returned to work following a two-week absence. Lippert took to Twitter to announce his...

    • Posted March 19, 2015
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  • (Korea Times file)
    City of Fullerton sued by ACLU over Asian American voting rights

    FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — The Orange County city of Fullerton was sued Wednesday over an at-large election system that Asian American advocates say harms the community’s voting rights, lawyers said. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of...

    • Posted March 18, 2015
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  • LPGA Koreans
    Korea-born players winning every LPGA, LET event in 2015

    By Brian Han All eight tournaments on both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET) this season have yielded seven different winners, but they all have one thing in common. Every winner was born in...

    • Posted March 16, 2015
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  • banabe
    UN chief urges S. Korea, Japan, China, to reconcile

    TOKYO (AP) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the leaders of Japan, China and South Korea on Monday to work harder for reconciliation over their wartime past to ensure peace and stability in the region. In...

    • Posted March 16, 2015
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  • Lemon Tree Cafe at Madang Plaza in Koreatown, Los Angeles. (Lee Woo-su/Korea Times)
    New It places for parents: Korean-style kid cafe, photo studios

      Korean-style kid cafes and baby photo studios have become new It places for Koreatown parents. At Lemon Tree Cafe in Madang Plaza, parents can enjoy food and drinks while children spend time in a separate play...

    • Posted March 14, 2015
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