All posts tagged "topstories"

  • The Korean Parade comes down Olympic Boulevard Saturday in Los Angeles' Koreatown. (Park Sang-hyuk/The Korea Times)
    L.A. Korean Parade brings community together

    By Tae Hong A two-hour parade of more than 2,000 marched down Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles’ Koreatown Saturday of the 41st annual Korean Festival. Before thousands of spectators lined up along the boulevard stretching from Catalina...

    • Posted September 22, 2014
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  • Hur Mi-jung celebrates after winning the LPGA Classic golf tournament on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Prattville, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
    Hur Mi-jung earns first LPGA win in 5 years

    Hur Mi-jung picked up her first LPGA Tour win in five years on Sunday in Alabama, taking the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic with a tournament record score. The 24-year old South Korean shot a final round of 6-under...

    • Posted September 21, 2014
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  • From left, silver medalist China's Sun Yang, gold Japan's Kosuke Hagino and bronze South Korea's Park Tae-hwan  pose for  photo on the podium after the men's 200-meter freestyle swimming final at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea,  Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
    Park Tae-hwan, Sun Yang upstaged by Kosuke Hagino

    Asian Games 200-meter freestyle South Korea’s superstar swimmer Park Tae-hwan settled for bronze in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at the Incheon Asian Games on Saturday, failing in his bid for a third straight Asiad gold in the distance. Park...

    • Posted September 21, 2014
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  • "Man From Another Star"
    American remake of ‘Man From Another Star’ coming to ABC

    By Tae Hong Is America ready for a super romance starring a centuries-old alien and a hilariously narcissistic A-list actress? ABC thinks so. The network has ordered a pilot of a remake of Korea’s biggest K-drama hit...

    • Posted September 20, 2014
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  • Korean Festival
    The 41st L.A. Korean Festival kicks off

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff The opening ceremony of the 41st Los Angeles Korean Festival Thursday night, drew thousands of Korean Americans, as well as a diverse set of locals, out to Seoul International Park....

    • Posted September 19, 2014
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  • The 2014 Korean Parade on Olympic Boulevard (Park Sang-hyuk/Korea Times)
    10 things to do at the L.A. Korean Festival

    By Tae Hong The 41st Los Angeles Korean Festival, the largest celebration of its kind in the United States, begins tonight and runs until Sunday at Seoul International Park. 1. The opening ceremony Join Poppin’ Hyun-joon and...

    • Posted September 18, 2014
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  • People from Korea Tourist Souvenir Expo are putting up a banner on their booth.  (The Korea Times / Park Sang-hyuk)
    Showtime! The 41st L.A. Korean Festival opens tonight

    The 41st Los Angeles Korean Festival opens today for the largest four-day celebration of Korean culture and tradition in the United States. Themed “Cultural Diversity: A Celebration of Hope for the Ages,” the festival will be held...

    • Posted September 18, 2014
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