All posts tagged "Washington DC"

  • One hundred athletes and staff from the Los Angeles branch of the Korea Sports Association will attend the 18th Korean American National Sports Festival in Washington, D.C., June 19 to 21. (Korea Times)
    Korean American National Sports Festival in DC to draw 3,000

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff The Korea Sports Association of USA will open its 18th Korean American National Sports Festival in Washington, D.C., June 19 to 21. The festival is expected to attract about 3,000...

    • Posted June 12, 2015
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  • Director Jang Jin speaks inside Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., for the Smithsonian Institute Freer Gallery's Korean Film Festival DC Sunday.
    Director Jang Jin visits DC for Korean Film Festival

    South Korean director Jang Jin visited Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., Sunday to attend a dinner in his honor held by the Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery and sponsored by the Korean Cultural Center for Korean Film Festival...

    • Posted June 2, 2015
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    Korean cultural center DC bringing 15-artist exhibition

    By The Korea Times Washington DC staff An art exhibition featuring 15 Korean female artists is coming to Korean Cultural Center D.C. from May 27 to June 12. Titled “Blossoming Washington Pear V,” the exhibit will show...

    • Posted May 22, 2015
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  • Golf tournament president Chu Jung-ah, second from left, hands a $25,000 donation to Brainy Camps Assistant Director Susan Mehlman Wednesday.
    DC alumni association donates $25,000 to camp for disabled children

    By The Korea Times Washington D.C. staff A Washington alumni association delivered $25,000 to Brainy Camp Wednesday after raising funds through a golf tournament put on by the region’s American Wheat Mission. The Hanyang Technical High School...

    • Posted May 21, 2015
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  • KBS's "Jinpum Myungpum" appraiser Kim Sun-won, middle left, and antiques research center leader Joo Seung-jin, middle right, look at items brought to the Korea Times Los Angeles in last year's event on June 18, 2014. (Korea Times file)
    Korean antiques appraisers coming to NY, DC

    Have antiques in your home? They might be worth a fortune — you’ll have a chance to find out with the return of an antiques appraisal event in Queens, New York. KBS’s “Jinpum Myungpum” appraiser Kim Sun-won...

    • Posted May 8, 2015
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  • In this March 10, 2015 file photo Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo. Abe will become the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint meeting of Congress in late April, the House speaker has announced. Foreign leaders have been accorded the honor 111 times since World War II, but not Japan, despite the tight alliance forged with the U.S. in the 70 years since 1945. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
    DC Korean Americans to stand in protest against Abe in a call for apology

    By The Korea Times Washington DC staff The Korean American community in Washington, D.C., have gathered this week to request a long-ignored apology from visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will meet President Barack Obama Tuesday...

    • Posted April 28, 2015
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  • South Korean singer Roy Kim performs at Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day Saturday. (Yonhap)
    K-pop artists VIXX, Roy Kim help celebrate Earth Day in DC concert

    An Earth Day event at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Saturday featured a host of big-name talents that had South Korean K-pop artists VIXX and Roy Kim perform on the same stage as Usher, No Doubt,...

    • Posted April 22, 2015
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