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Over $1 million in external support boosts John Lee’s LA Council campaign

  Councilmember John Lee, representing District 12 of the Los Angeles City Council, stands out as the sole independent in Los Angeles, the United States'...

bb.q ranked ‘Best Fried Chicken’ brand, beating KFC and Popeyes

A Korean fried chicken brand has been recognized as the best fried chicken in the U.S. One of Korea's 'big three' fried chicken franchise bb.q's...

Korean international student arrested for alleged kidnapping and sexual assault

A Korean international student has been arrested by police on suspicion of alleged sexual assault. According to local media 'WYFF News 4', the incident occurred...

Andy Kim sweeps three County Conventions in bid for New Jersey Senate seat

U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J. District 3), aiming for a U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey, secured victories in a series of county conventions...

U.S. ban on Russian seafood spurs stockpiling and price jump concerns

Over the weekend, customers flocked to Gamjabow, a specialty store in LA's Koreatown that focuses on products from Gangwon-do, a Korean province, to stock...

LA City to hold Lunar New Year Night Market in Koreatown on March 3

The City of Los Angeles will host a Lunar New Year Night Market at Koreatown Plaza on March 3. Since February 3, the city has...

Cyberattack cripples UnitedHealth subsidiary, disrupting pharmacies over 7 days

Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, is experiencing a system outage for the seventh consecutive day following a cyberattack on February 21. According to...

Graffiti epidemic hits LA Koreatown with 9,000 reports, echoing citywide struggle

In 2023, Koreatown in Los Angeles reported approximately 9,000 instances of graffiti, according to a new report. Earlier this month, Oceanwide Plaza, a 27-story residential...

Jaden Oh becomes the first Korean to win Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards

Jaden Oh, CEO of CLO Virtual Fashion, has made history as the first Korean entrepreneur and his company the first Korean enterprise to be...

‘Cheer Up K-Town’ is back with free promotional videos for Korean-American businesses

The "Cheer Up K-Town" project, where Korean-American YouTubers donate their talents to create free promotional videos for Korean-American businesses to help revitalize the Koreatown...