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California’s Rising Wage and Tightening Labor Laws Prompt Clothing Manufacturers to Relocate Their Factories to Mexico

Following the increase of minimum wage and reinforced labor laws, many clothing manufacturers are relocating to other states or even neighboring countries, placing an...

Many Koreatown Merchants Charge Credit Card Fees to Customers

Complaints among frequent credit card users are growing larger as more vendors, including restaurants, liquor stores and supermarkets, are starting to charge their customers...

S.Korea Refuses Financial Support for Korean Children Residing Abroad

Controversy is arousing among human rights advocates in South Korea after the government recently turned down a proposed plan to grant child support and...

Another Redevelopment Plan to Boost LA Koreatown

The construction plans for high-rise buildings are set to change the skyline of Los Angeles Koreatown, prompting the gentrification in the area that covers...

Korean-American Online Activist to Receive Compensation from a South Korean Media for Calling her Pro-North Korea

A South Korean court has charged one of the country’s conservative media outlets for defaming a popular online forum designed for immigrant Korean women...

Advance Directive Enables Applicants to Choose Their Own Medical Treatments in Advance

FAQs about Advance Directive - Why should I fill out my Advance Healthcare Directive? Submitting the Advance Healthcare Directive provides an opportunity for you to...

Dying Well Over Dying Painfully

A part of the paradigm shift for today’s generation has been seeking a higher quality of life over striving strictly for financial wealth, but...

A Film about South Korean Women’s Ice Hockey Team Set to Start Screening This Week in 9 US Cities

Amid the patriotic fervor stirred by the ongoing Rio Olympics, CGV Cinemas in Los Angeles Koreatown held the premier of the recently released South...

Wells Fargo Stalled Transfer as the Recipient Had the Same Name as a North Korean Government Official

A 70-something elderly Korean man residing in Los Angeles, who only wished to be identified by his last name Lee, recently transferred some money...

Debt Cancellation Means Higher Income Tax

An increasing number of Korean-Americans, who have been approved for 1099-C (commonly known as cancellation of debt), remain oblivious to the consequences of such...