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Samsung Heir Gets Minimum Mandatory Sentence for Bribery

The de facto leader of Samsung Group, Lee Jae-yong, was found guilty of having bribed Park Geun-hye when she was the president and sentenced...

Mother of 20-Year-Old Missing Daughter Offers $250K Cash Reward

Korean-American woman Elaine Park has been missing for 7 months and her family is actively asking for help from the community. On 22nd, Park's family...

Armed Muggers Targeting Koreatown Pedestrians

  A group of armed muggers, identified as three Hispanic men with a gray Audi SUV, have robbed pedestrians in Koreatown several times. LAPD Olympic Division...

Court Orders Gangnam Murderer to Pay 500 Million KRW in Compensation

  The South Korean court confirmed its verdict to order the man convicted of “Gangnam murder case” to pay 500 million KRW to the victim’s...

Samsung Seeks to Revive Long-Dead Social Networking Service ‘Cyworld’

Samsung is investing millions in South Korea’s original social networking service, Cyworld. On August 22, Samsung announced that Samsung’s start-up investment corporation, Samsung Venture Investment,...

South Korean President Celebrates First 100 Days in Office

Celebrating South Korean president Moon Jae-in’s first hundred days in office, various events were held in the country on August 17. In the morning of...

LA Koreatown Offering More Variety of Street Food

More and more businesses in Los Angeles Koreatown are offering Korean street food. These restaurants serve not only traditional street food items like Bunsik,...

67-Year-Old Korean Woman Robbed and Killed in La Crescenta

A 67-year-old Korean woman, who runs a sportswear store was shot and killed in front of her house. The police is assuming that the...

South Korean President Causes a Series of Sellouts

On August 7, South Korean President Moon Jae-in wore a short-sleeve shirt with blue and white check patterns. On the same day, a photo...

Drone Cameras Catching Women in Korea off Guard

While the South Korean Government is taking a bold step to deal with sexual crimes using hidden cameras, increasing number of people are reporting...