korean disapora: Korean Man New Zealand Car Crash
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Korean Man Dead in New Zealand Car Crash
Original article. Looks like the anonymous commenter who criticized me for “ignoring” this story and spread rumors that it was speculated to be murder because the driver of the other car was never found — didn’t know what the hell she/he was talking about.
korean disapora sports: Major League released S. Korean pitcher
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S. Korean pitcher may be released from Major League: team
SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) — South Korean Baek Cha Seung, pitching in the U.S. Major League Baseball, faces release from the Seattle Mariners, the team said on its official Web site monitored here on Friday.
혻 혻 “The Mariners have designated right-handed pitcher Baek for assignment,” the site said, adding the team had eight days left as of Friday until it decides to trade, release or send Baek to the minors.
Korean Stars to Build School in Himalayas
Singer Lee Moon-sae and 17 other Korean entertainers are planning a week-long trip to a remote Nepalese village to help build a school.
Lee organized the volunteer group for the trip, which has been dubbed the Seollebal Himalaya Expedition. “Seollebal” is a portmanteau of the Korean words “seolleda”, meaning “feeling expectant”, and “balgeoreum”, meaning “footsteps.”
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The Fil-Am general’s mission
Tasked with protecting Camp Anaconda from Iraqi insurgents, Brig. Gen. Oscar Hilman became the hero of Filipino contract workers there.
When the Iraqi Islamic Army-Khaled bin al-Waleed Corps kidnapped a Filipino truck driver in July 2004 and threatened to behead him unless the Philippines withdrew its troops from among the US-led coalition forces in Iraq, President Gloria Arroyo promptly recalled the 51-man humanitarian contingent back to the Philippines. The pullout raised the possibility of a similar withdrawal of some 4,000 Filipino civilian contractors who no longer felt safe working in the US military bases in the region. more »
culture korean disapora news: Korean American PGA Triumph
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Korean American Roars Like a Tiger to PGA Triumph
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| Anthony Kim watches his tee shot on the fifth hole during the third round of the Wachovia Championship golf tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, May 3, 2008. /AP |
Korea, Japan to Expand Youth Exchanges
President Lee Myung-bak, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda before a summit in Tokyo, Monday. President Lee returned home Monday night. / Korea Times Photo by Sohn Yong-seok more »