S. Koreans ‘support unified 2018 Olympic team’
AFP via Google
A majority of South Koreans support the idea of fielding a unified team with North Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics, according to an opinion survey released on Monday.
Lawmakers to Push Joint Korean Winter Olympics Team
AP via ESPN
A South Korean lawmaker says her ruling party and its main opposition have agreed to push for a team of athletes from both North and South Korea at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Pepperdine Star Danielle Kang Holds Her Own In Featured Group
PGA.com
The amateur who plays for Pepperdine University was supposed to be the tagalong in a group that featured Yani Tseng, world’s No. 1 player, and defending champion Paula Creamer.
Instead, Danielle Kang captured her share of the spotlight in the morning round at the U.S. Women’s Open on Friday, finishing tied with Creamer and one stroke ahead of Tseng, who’s attempting to complete a career Grand Slam this week.
Police: Newspaper employee embezzled more than $140,000
The Orange County Register
An employee suspected of embezzling more than $140,000 from the Korean Times was arrested Wednesday, police said.
Investigators believe that Bong Soo Kim, 52, persuaded various businesses to purchase advertisements in the newspaper and then asked clients to make the checks out in his name, according to a written release from the Garden Grove Police Department.
Marja Vongerichten shares soul food of Asia in “Kimchi Chronicles”
The Los Angeles Times
“I call Korean food the soul food of Asia,” Marja said, not only because Korean food consists of simple yet bold and comforting dishes like one-pot stews and pickled vegetables, but because it draws upon her innate familiarity with her roots and soul.
Marja was a 1970s G.I. baby—born to a black American G.I. and a Korean mother. At the time, Amerasians like Marja were discriminated against, so when Marja was 3, her mother gave her up for adoption.
S. Korea Olympics delegates get heroes’ welcome
AFP via Yahoo News
The delegation which won South Korea the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics returned home Friday to a heroes’ welcome as the government promised resources and manpower to make the Games a success.
South Korea loses monopoly on Taekwondo talent
Christian Science Monitor
South Korea failed to win the men’s World Taekwondo Championships for the first time in history. It blames its fall from the top on new ways to record scoring.
TNT Orders Second Season of ‘Falling Skies’
UPI
U.S. cable network TNT said Thursday it has renewed its alien-invasion series “Falling Skies” for a second season.
The science-fiction action-drama stars Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton and Drew Roy. Created for TNT by DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg, it premiered last month in the United States.
Check out our cover story featuring Moon Bloodgood from the April 2007 issue of KoreAm.
U.S. To Allow Import Of Korean Penguin Cartoon
NPR
South Koreans were upset by reports that the U.S. planned to ban the entry of one of their most beloved citizens: Pororo the cartoon penguin. Producers want to bring the series to the U.S., but there were some concerns that production had been outsourced to animators in North Korea. The U.S. bans imports from the Communist North. U.S. Treasury officials say the cartoon is not subject to an import ban.
Koreans deceived by fake Obama prize
Korea Herald via AsiaOne
A Korean volunteering group was caught for allegedly selling fake prizes in the name of U.S. President Barack Obama, police said.
Twenty-nine people including lawyers, businessmen and students were swindled, according to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
A new global interest in Korean studies
JoongAng Daily
Scholars from around the world who teach and study Korean said that Korean studies have grown substantially in other countries. The scholars were attending the 2011 Korea Foundation Assembly in Seoul, which was held earlier this month.
Moon Bloodgood brings love of sci-fi to Spielberg’s ‘Skies’
Boston Herald
Ever since she was a child, Bloodgood has been a fan of science fiction and horror.
That’s why she starred in “Terminator Salvation,” “Journeyman” and “Day Break.” It also explains why she wasn’t interested when she first heard about “Falling Skies.”
“I’m always going to love science fiction. That’s just a part of my personality. But I had done so much of it, and I was itching to do something else,” she told the Herald in a recent telephone interview from her Los Angeles home.
4 Killed, 1 Hurt in South Korea Shooting
AP via Time.com
A corporal in South Korea’s marine corps went on shooting rampage Monday, killing four fellow marines and wounding another on a Yellow Sea island base near the country’s tense border with North Korea, officials said.
The corporal was taken into custody on Ganghwa Island, about 40 miles (70 kilometers) west of Seoul, but his motive remained unknown, and the shooting was being investigated, Defense Ministry officials said.
South Korea plans to convert all textbooks to digital, swap backpacks for tablets by 2015
Engadget
South Korea announced this week that it plans to spend over $2 billion developing digital textbooks, replacing paper in all of its schools by 2015. Students would access paper-free learning materials from a cloud-based system, supplementing traditional content with multimedia on school-supplied tablets.
North Korean defector learns to live outside the world’s biggest prison
The Guardian (U.K.)
Rhee Kyeong-mi used to struggle to find enough food. Now she is finding it hard to adjust to abundance and choice in South Korea.
4 South Koreans Missing After Apparent Suicide Attempt
AP via New York Times
Four South Koreans were missing and one was hospitalized Sunday after they jumped into a rain-swollen river in an apparent group suicide attempt first conceived online, police said.
North Korea Recruits Hackers at School
Al Jazeera
Two defectors: a former hacker and a hacking teacher say North Korea is shoring up its cyber-warfare units to battle its southern rival as well as the United States.
Following an expedited two-year program at university, students are sent to China or Russia for about one year to solidify their knowledge of hacking and and other technical skills. After the overseas training, they are placed in various warfare units to serve as “cyber-warriors”, Kim said.
The publication said the cyber-warfare unit had its agency status upgraded last year which prompted a boost in hackers from 500 to approximately 3,000.
These “cyberwarriors” are provided with the best environment, and if they graduate with top grades, their parents in the provinces are given the opportunity to live in Pyongyang, Kim said, citing verified information from his former students who are still operating as hackers in the North.
Photo via Al Jazeera
Korea’s Food Identity Crisis
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star‘s food editor published a long piece on the country’s food “quandary” as the government seeks to promote global popularity on the scale of China and Japan.
“There’s a disconnect between what the Korean government is trying to promote and what people are eating at home.”
Photo via Toronto Star
‘Secrets of New York’ host Kelly Choi likes digging deep into forgotten stories of the city
New York Daily News
Kelly Choi is hosting a new show on NYC TV called Secrets of New York, which uses archival photos and vintage footage to tell stories about New York City that you might have forgotten about.
Choi may be best-known for her work in the food arena, first as host of “Eat Out New York” on NYC and Bravo’s “Top Chef.” On “Secrets,” though, Choi conveys a mysterious image by wearing black, thanks to help from designer Natalia Danilova.
“I’m imparting that information in an intriguing way,” she says. “I purposely wear a deep red lipstick. I appreciate the visual aspect. Whatever works to get me in the mood for that, I’m open to.”
Photo via NY Daily News
Norristown eyed as potential location for South Korean university (video)
The Times Herald (Pa.)
South Korea’s Dongseo University is considering opening up an annex campus in Pennsylvania.
Congressman Jim Gerlach and Montgomery County Commissioners Joe Hoeffel and Bruce Castor were among those who convened on Monday afternoon to show their support for an East Coast annex of the major private university in South Korea that provides education in a wide spectrum of majors including IT, Film & Image, Design, Engineering and Communication.
Tumblr Founder Loves Kim Jong Il Blog
CNN
The founder of the popular publishing tool was profiled by CNN and mentioned that one of his favorite blogs is Kim Jong Il Looking at Things. It’s exactly what you would expect. Pretty hilarious, actually.
‘Maria the Korean Bride’ married 50 times in every State
International Business Times
Performance artist Maria Yoon staged mock weddings in all 50 states. Continue Reading »
Happy St. Patty’s Day! Let’s toast to all the Korean Irish out there, a group that Urban Dictionary calls “the best mix that the world can produce.”
You are a mighty fine bunch.
Moon Bloodgood, whose father is of Dutch and Irish descent.
Lindsay Price, whose father is German and Irish.
Former Playboy model Morena Corwin, whose father is Irish.
Our lone male hottie Steve Byrne, whose father is Irish.
Be safe everyone!
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