All posts tagged "topstories"

  • Cha Du-ri, top, congratulates Son Heung-min after the two combined to score the second goal of the game. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea reaches Asian Cup semis with extra-time win over Uzbekistan

    UPDATED (Yonhap) — South Korea defeated Uzbekistan 2-0 in extra time to reach the semifinals at the AFC Asian Cup on Thursday, taking a step closer to ending its half-century drought at the continental tournament. Winger Son...

    • Posted January 22, 2015
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    ‘Pause’: Ha Jung-woo to open art exhibit in LA

    By Tae Hong South Korean actor Ha Jung-woo’s artwork will show in Los Angeles for a special solo exhibition for the first time at PYO Gallery in February. “Pause,” which includes recent paintings completed by the actor...

    • Posted January 21, 2015
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    Park Chan-ho, Hideo Nomo receive Pioneers of Baseball award

    South Korean baseball legend Park Chan-ho received a Pioneer Award Saturday from Major Baseball League Commissioner Bud Selig. The award, given by the annual Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation and held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel,...

    • Posted January 21, 2015
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    The most decorated gymnast in Stanford history finds peace in coaching

    Tabitha Yim says, “not everyone achieves their dreams and when I talk to my athletes now, I tell them I didn’t, but I’m okay. Just because you don’t, doesn’t mean you can’t be happy. You can always...

    • Posted January 20, 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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  • This Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 file image posted by the Raqqa Media Center, which monitors events in territory controlled by Islamic State militants with the permission of the extremist group, shows militants with a captured pilot, Mu'ath Al-Kaseasbeh, wearing a white shirt, in Raqqa, Syria. The 26-year old Jordanian pilot is the first foreign military pilot to fall into the Islamic State group's hands since an international coalition began its aerial campaign against the group in September. He was carrying out air strikes against the militants when his F-16 went down near the Islamic State group’s de facto capital of Raqqa on Dec. 24. His captors have not made any public demands for his release. (AP Photo/Raqqa Media Center, File)
    Missing S. Korean might have joined Islamic State: Seoul

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A South Korean teenager who recently vanished in Turkey may have crossed the border into Syria to join the Islamic State (IS), a Seoul official said Tuesday. The whereabouts of the 18-year-old Korean, identified only...

    • Posted January 20, 2015
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  • As Kang joined his former KBO team, the Nexen Heroes, for their spring training here Saturday, Ryu watched his buddy from the sidelines. Ryu had earlier arrived in Glendale, also in Arizona, to begin his offseason training. (Yonhap)
    Ryu Hyun-jin predicts success for friend Kang Jung-ho

    SURPRISE, Arizona (Yonhap) — Ryu Hyun-jin, the South Korean pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, on Saturday predicted a successful major league career for his compatriot and friend Kang Jung-ho, a shortstop who recently signed with the...

    • Posted January 18, 2015
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