Korean-American named senior counsel to Obama
Korea Herald
Korean-American Christopher Kang was named last week senior counsel to U.S. President Barack Obama for legislative affairs, according to reports on Tuesday.
Kang, who was on Obama’s legislative affairs staff, will be in charge of judicial nominations, it added.
Beechwood Not Closing
Patch.com
Despite a report last week in EaterLA, local hotspot Beechwood is not set to close for any amount of time, according to a tweet the restaurant sent over the weekend. “Contrary to reports, we are OPEN w/ no set plans to close. Roy Choi developed our current menu & will eventually lead a new concept for us,”
Sylvester Stallone, Todd Phillips Projects Scheduled for Release in 2012
The Hollywood Reporter
The Sylvester Stallone-Sung Kang action drama “Bullet to the Head” is set for an April 13, 2012 release date.
On a South Korean isle, a life of squid fishing is slipping away
Los Angeles Times
Kim Yae-sun will tell you straight out: The squid life is a hard life.
For the 72-year-old widow, who peddles the sea creatures from a waterside stand here, it means rising at 4:30 a.m. and going to church to pray for an ample catch. When her fisherman husband was still alive, she asked God to watch over the squid fleet that heads out to sea each night, the boats strung with lines of light bulbs like Christmas garlands.
North Korean Leader Explores City Where He Will Meet With Medvedev
New York Times
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, spent the fourth day of a weeklong Siberian train ride in the city of Ulan Ude, where he was shown an aircraft factory after taking a boat ride on Lake Baikal and visiting the infrastructure of a tourist zone that is under construction, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday.
3 North Korean defectors get U.S. scholarships
Yonhap News
Three young North Korean defectors living in South Korea have won scholarships offered by the U.S. federal government for study and internships at American universities, Washington’s top diplomat in Seoul said Tuesday.
Top Gear Motors Into Korea
The Wall Street Journal
The Journal‘s “Korea Real Time” blog reviews the premiere episode of the Korean version of the popular auto enthusiast show.
Michelle Wie defends decision to mix college and golf
Los Angeles Times
Former LPGA great Annika Sorenstam suggested last month that Michelle Wie was shortchanging women’s golf by pursuing her degree at Stanford. ‘Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion,’ Wie responds politely but firmly.
Top 5 summer beauty obsessions in Korea
CNNGo
Now that good weather is finally here in Seoul, the downsides are also back with a vengeance, with temperatures skyrocketing and humidity kicking in. To deal with the sweat and frizz, Seoul women have accordingly been switching up their beauty regimes.
Here are the top five summer beauty obsessions in Seoul.
Blind: Film Review
The Hollywood Reporter
Korean writer-director Ahn Sang-hoon unabashedly designs a thriller inspired by Terence Young’s 1967 “Wait Until Dark” which starred Audrey Hepburn.
S.Korea confirms world status with athletics event
AP via Google News
Hosting the 2011 world athletics championships in Daegu completes a prestigious treble for South Korea after the Olympic Games and the World Cup as the East Asian nation confirms its status as a major destination on the international sporting stage.
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