Japanese Lawmakers Denied Entry in South Korea
New York Times
Airport immigration officials denied entry to three Japanese lawmakers on Monday, thwarting their plan to travel close to a set of tiny islands claimed by South Korea and Japan. The trio then refused for hours to board a return flight home in the confrontation, which has laid bare longstanding animosities between the two countries rooted in Japan’s colonialist past.
Troy actor Steven Yeun finds success in ‘Walking Dead’ on AMC
Detroit News
The Troy High School and Kalamazoo College graduate was just happy to play Glenn, the pizza delivery guy turned hero.
Now that the show has become the basic cable network’s top-rated offering, drawing a record 5 million viewers, Yeun is enjoying the buzz and his character’s development. There’s also more to love this time around now that the series has a 13-episode run. And when the second season of “The Walking Dead” roars back Oct. 16, fans will see Glenn get a love interest named Maggie (Lauren Cohan, “Chuck” and “Supernatural”) and suddenly have more to lose.
Charges laid in May shooting death
CTV News (Canada)
A man has been charged with first-degree murder on Friday in connection with the shooting death of John Kang in May.
Kang, 21, was shot outside a fast food restaurant near Victoria Park and Finch Avenue East on May 26.
L.A.’s Idea of Korean Food vs. What Koreans Really Eat
L.A. Weekly
Most Angelenos know at least a few Korean dishes. Beyond that, appreciation of the range and depth appreciation of Korean cuisine varies quite a bit. We’re never surprised about the wide swath of positive or negative things anyone has to say about Korean food.
Tens of Thousands Line Up to Sue Apple
Chosun Ilbo
Around 25,000 [Korean] users of iPhones and iPads are preparing to sue Apple for gathering information on their locations without their consent.
Mirae Law, which is representing the Apple users in the collective action suit, said on Sunday that around 25,000 people comprise the first group of litigants, and that it plans to submit its suit at the beginning of this month.
South Korean clinic treats web addicts
BBC News
Like all the children here, Ji-won is learning to spend time away from the internet.
It is something South Korea is increasingly concerned about. Internet addiction has long been recognised as a clinical condition here. And a number of high-profile cases of addicts who neglect themselves – or their children – to the point of death, have raised awareness even further.
A Korean ‘Sacred Duty’ Harbors a Dark Side
New York Times
Amid a rise in suicides and shooting incidents, South Korea’s mandatory military service comes under scrutiny.
Increasingly, the military’s ranks are filled with young men who have not experienced war and no longer consider their 21-month compulsory service a “sacred duty,” as their fathers did, but rather an inconvenient interruption of their civilian lives and careers.
That shift in attitude not only has worried superiors who count on a motivated force, but also has led to a generational clash. Many younger soldiers and marines are now unwilling to accept harsh treatment long tolerated and even encouraged in South Korea as a way of toughening up men for battle, including beatings severe enough to puncture eardrums and cut deeply into thighs.
YG Entertainment CEO Reveals Plans for Movement into the U.S. Market
soompi
The head of the highly successful Korean pop label, which includes popular groups such as 2NE1 and Big Bang, said that the company plans a foray into the U.S. market within two years.
I now see the possibilities of advancing into the American market from closely observing the changes that have taken place in the European market. The marketing potential for it is endless. I’m secretly looking forward to the US market as well. China and the US are actually the toughest markets. The US is also the market that most singers are targeting but it’s so big that I think it’s more effective to polish content made in Korea and inform them of it than to promote in the country directly.
A Utopia called Nami
The Nation
One of the most popular tourist destinations in South Korea, Nami Island is instantly recognisable as the backdrop for the popular 2002 Korean TV drama “Winter Sonata”.
Yet, without the efforts of Kang Woo-Hyon – “the CEO of Nami Island” – this privately owned getaway would still be quiet for much of the year.
Angels minor league report
Los Angeles Times
Catcher Hank Conger is batting .385 with 15 RBI in nine games since his demotion to Triple-A Salt Lake.
O.C. Koreans say Olympics will boost country’s standing
Orange County Register
South Korea’s winning bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics has drawn warm reactions from the Korean-American community in Orange County.
Home to approximately 55,573 Korean Americans, Orange County has the third largest population of Korean Americans in the United States (behind Los Angeles County and Queens County, N.Y.).
Korean-Americans interviewed hope the Olympics will show that South Korea deserves a greater voice in the world community.
Dia Frampton – The Voice Tour in Los Angeles
