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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...

We Tried New Korean ‘Film Camera’ App and the Result Was Unbelievable

During the past few weeks, I started to see oddly many photos on Instagram that looked like they were taken with a film camera. After...

‘Oki Tokki’ Introduces the Charm of Hangeul through Its Designs

  “I want to let the world know of the beauty of Hangeul (Korean language) and Korean culture through my design.” Graduated from UCLA with a...