South Korea’s governing body of curling will investigate coaches of the women’s national curling team who allegedly verbally abused their athletes, reports Yonhap News Agency. Five South Korean curlers, Kim […]
Tag: Korean
Who’s Your Oppa? China Embraces Korean Word But Changes Meaning
Oppa Benz spotted in Koreatown. Photo by Y. Peter Kang. by RUTH KIM In an ever-expanding heterogeneous world where diverse cultures continuously intersect, it’s easy to get a little […]
Friday’s Link Attack: CancelColbert Campaign; Girls’ Generation Interview; Yuna Kim’s Record Broken
Park unveils proposals to N. Korea to lay groundwork for unification GlobalPost South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday unveiled a package of proposals calling for bolstering exchanges with […]
Thursday’s Link Attack: SKorea Detains NKorean Boat; Korea-Japan Relations; BigBang Reaches Milestone
Merkel vows support for Korean reunification bid AFP via Google News Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Germany’s support Wednesday during a visit by South Korea’s president for efforts to unify the […]
Wednesday’s Link Attack: North Korea Gets Aggressive; 2NE1 Set to Appear on ‘Top Model’; Crayon Pop & Lady Gaga
Prepare for War in 2015, Kim Jong-un Tells Officers Chosun Ilbo North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has mentioned the possibility of a war breaking out on the Korean peninsula […]
Texas Rangers Introduce Pricey Sandwich Named After Shin-Soo Choo
Just a few weeks after major league baseball star Shin-Soo Choo was seen in the New York Timeshawking bulgogi, his new ballclub announced a breaded monstrosity as part of their […]
Korean, Japanese Leaders Meet as Obama Brokers Talks
U.S. President Barack Obama held a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in an effort to repair the strained relationship between the […]
Justin Bieber’s Korean Tattoos Elicit Mixed Reactions
by RUTH KIM Singer Justin Bieber has come a long way from the clean-cut Canadian 15-year-old who wooed teenage girls the world over. The pop star is declaring his […]
‘America’s Next Top Model’ Filming in Korea
Banks (left) and teenage model Lee Jin-yi. Supermodel Tyra Banks and the newest contestants of reality TV show America’s Next Top Model were spotted roaming the streets of Seoul, causing a “frenzy” among local […]
Korean Americans Consider Moving Back to Korea Due to New Tax Law
A new tax law set to go into effect this summer has some Korean Americans who still have financialties to the motherland contemplating whether or not living in the United […]
Justin Bieber’s Korean Tattoos Elicit Mixed Reactions
Story by Ruth Kim. Singer Justin Bieber has come a long way from the clean-cut Canadian 15-year-old who wooed teenage girls the world over. The pop star is declaring […]
March Issue: Cali Flavor at The Wallace
Photo by Kimberly Genevieve. Family Style A husband-and-wife duo partner with her restaurateur brother to offer their take on farm-to-table California cuisine. by JAMES S. KIM Diverse cultures and mountains […]
March 2014 Issue: Kim Yoo-Jung Was Born To Act
Born to Act South Korea’s most famous child actress, Kim Yoo-jung, makes her U.S. debut in a horror-mystery short film inspired by a dark chapter in East Asian history. by […]
South Korean Schools Remotely Disable Students’ Smartphones
South Korean elementary schools will begin using a smartphone app that allows teachers to monitor, shut down or limit the usage of their students’ electronic devices, including phones and […]
Ryu Gets Win as Dodgers Start Season in Australia
Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched five shutout innings and picked up the win in his first outing of the season, but he injured his toe in the process and is questionable […]
