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Korean-American woman dies after falling unconscious on flight to Korea

A Korean-American woman traveling to South Korea on a flight from New York has died after falling unconscious on board and being rushed to...

Police arrest armed robbery suspect in Koreatown ice cream shop mugging

A suspect in an armed robbery at an ice cream shop on Western Avenue in Los Angeles Koreatown has been arrested. The armed robbery took...

Korean spy agency faces backlash over allegations of bribing ex-CIA and NSC official

The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) faces increasing scrutiny after allegations emerged that it received information and help from a high-ranking Korean-American former...

LA to host exciting K-Pop dance challenge with STAYC and webtoon extravaganza

The LA Korean Cultural Center has announced that a K-Pop dance challenge event featuring the popular girl group STAYC will be held on July...

US Army Recruiter Sgt. Hyeongmin Lee Named “Hero of the Match” by LA Galaxy

Sgt. Hyeongmin Lee, currently serving as a recruiter for the US Army, was named “Hero of the Match” by Major League Soccer (MLS) club...

Possibility increases for Andy Kim to become first Korean-American U.S. Senator

U.S. Representative Andy Kim (D-NJ) appears to be on the path to potentially making history as the first Korean American U.S. Senator, following a...

Submarine scandal: Did South Korean tech aid Taiwan’s naval project?

In late September of last year, Taiwanese media simultaneously reported that classified files on the Hai Kun, Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine, had been handed...

Emmy nomination for ‘Beyond Utopia’ overshadowed by charges against producer Sue Mi Terry

“Beyond Utopia,” a documentary film that captures a family’s desperate and dangerous escape from North Korea, was nominated for the annual prime-time Emmy Awards...

Hazing practices at universities raise concerns after Korean student’s death at Dartmouth

Police and university officials are investigating the possibility of hazing in the recent death of Korean student Won Jang (20) at Dartmouth College, whose...

California bans schools from notifying parents about child’s sexual identity

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Gender Identity Protection Act (AB 1955) into law on July 15, prohibiting schools from disclosing a student's gender...