All posts tagged "topstories"

  • chris01-s
    The Chriselle Factor

    Chriselle Lim is one of today’s most influential stylists online  with 408,000 Youtube subscribers, 27 million views and 300,000 Instagram followers By Tae Hong Chriselle Lim, top fashion expert on Youtube and creator of the popular style...

    • Posted March 25, 2014
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  • nts-ss
    New tax has some Korean Americans wondering: Is U.S. citizenship worth retaining?

    By Jane Han Last week, a major news bomb was dropped on the Korean community in the U.S. The dreaded Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) deal has finally been agreed upon between Korea and the U.S.,...

    • Posted March 25, 2014
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  • aziatix
    Toyota thanks fans with Aziatix concert

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Downtown Los Angeles’ Club Nokia boomed with music and fans Sunday night as Aziatix introduced their new original track, “Baby Let’s Go,” for Toyota’s Corolla campaign. The song, which was...

    • Posted March 24, 2014
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  • Ryu Hyun-jin is scheduled to pitch Wednesday.
    Ryu, Dodgers off to a winning start

    Korean left-hander pitches five shutout innings as the Dodgers sweep the D-backs Down Under By Lee Kyutae The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin opened his sophomore season in the big leagues on a winning note....

    • Posted March 24, 2014
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  • Dr. Howard K. Koh is Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    Asian Americans to Benefit from the Affordable Care Act

    By Dr. Howard K. Koh  As a physician for over 30 years, I have seen the patient benefits of having health insurance as well as the problems of lacking it.  Nearly one in five Asian Americans and...

    • Posted March 21, 2014
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  • FILE - In this Tuesday, March 18, 2014 file photo people cast shadows waving flags as they gather at a square to watch a televised address by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federation Council, in Sevastopol, Crimea. Now, waking in a land officially annexed by Russia, the Crimean Tatars are worried about what is to come. They worry about how Russian neighbors will behave. Nonetheless, most of them have decided to stay. People from other ethnic groups are staying for several reasons. First among them is economic. Many fear leaving their homes behind, or being robbed as they flee. And some families simply have nowhere to go. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov, File)
    Seoul says it doesn’t recognize Russia’s Crimea annexation

    (Yonhap) — South Korea does not recognize Russia’s move to annex Crimea, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, joining some Western countries’ denouncement of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s takeover of the previous Ukrainian territory. On Tuesday, Putin signed...

    • Posted March 19, 2014
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  • From top to bottom, left to right: Sandra Yi, Dr. Thomas Han, Lim Jung-hyun, Lyn Morris, Robert Stohr, Didi Hirsch President Kita S. Curry, Cathy Jung. (Lee Woo-su)
    Suicide Prevention Center Needs Korean-Speaking Volunteers

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff The Suicide Prevention Center at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is looking for crisis line volunteers. The 24/7 line receives more than 50,000 calls each year from the Los Angeles...

    • Posted March 18, 2014
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