South Korean – Page 11

MUSIC: Who deserves the fame?

September 1, 2011 By Admin

By Ivy Wong SYLP student Everybody has a dream, whether we are young or old. For some, it is to become a professional sports player. Others may want to become […]

North Korea food shortage worst in years despite farms

July 30, 2011 By Admin

By Jean H. Lee The Associated Press SUNAN, North Korea (AP) — It’s an unlikely sight: hundreds of ostriches, a bird native to sunny Africa, squatting and squabbling in the […]

Man U’s South Korean soccer superstar coming to Seattle

July 13, 2011 By Admin

By Josephine H. Kim UW News Lab Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham. … These names definitely ring a bell with those that are the least bit familiar with soccer. […]

Samsung to release results of cancer probe in factories

July 2, 2011 By Admin

By Kelly Olsen The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung plans to soon release the results of an independent probe into health and safety conditions at its South […]

Famous chef and wife talks the struggles of Korean food in U.S., new TV series

June 25, 2011 By Admin

By Jocelyn Noveck The Associated Press WACCABUC, N.Y. (AP) — “Try it. Go ahead, stick your finger in!”

UN SG Ban Ki-moon announces he is seeking a second term

June 11, 2011 By Admin

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Monday that he will seek a second term as head of the United Nations

Hard to breathe easy in this gripping tale of infidelity and imprisonment

May 5, 2011 By Admin

“Breath,” the latest dramatic film from eccentric South Korean director Ki-duk Kim, begins with a prison inmate scratching on a wall with some kind of pen-shaped object.

Jimmy Carter and other former leaders to visit North Korea

April 30, 2011 By Admin

BEIJING (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that he hopes to meet with North Korea’s reclusive leader during a visit aimed at assessing severe food shortages

“Devil” full of blood, guts, and little else

March 31, 2011 By Admin

“I Saw the Devil,” a new horror thriller from South Korean director Ji-woon Kim, opens with a flurry of snow falling on a car windshield.

Loss and friendship rings true in “Poetry”

March 10, 2011 By Admin

Chang-dong Lee’s new dramatic film “Poetry” begins with children playing in weeds. Down the river, near the children’s play site, a large object drifts.