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Dear Mr. Trump, don't (7)

Finally, after yet another long week here at home dogged with political battles and a fresh terror attack in New York, you'll be making your grand voyage to Asia. We know it, you know it - it's not going to be any easier there. You'll be leaving your comfort zone to embark on the longest and most consequential trip of your short presidency, and there's a lot at stake. The pressure is on.

2017-11-06 17:13

Can Korean win suit against McDonald's?

NEW YORK - McDonald’s and Koreans are going at it again. Only a few months after the seating feud in Queens, another brouhaha broke out at a hamburger joint just down the street. This time, it’s a $10 million conflict.

2014-05-15 19:41

About food trucks

NEW YORK - Food trucks are finally legal in Korea, a country that already has a huge street food culture. Does that mean the new niche industry is going to get rolling easily? Not quite, experts say, if businesses try to stuff people with the same old snacks.

2014-04-02 18:25

New tax worries some Koreans in US

Last week, a major news bomb was dropped on the Korean community in the U.S.

2014-03-25 18:47

Korean couple take US uniform beefs to heart

NEW YORK - It’s been a week since the 2014 Winter Olympics kicked off and people are still talking about Team USA’s opening ceremony uniforms.

2014-02-12 20:50

Some Americans annoyed by 'East Sea' bill

NEW YORK - After years of lobbying and hardcore campaigning by Korean-Americans, Virginia lawmakers finally passed a bill last week related to the naming of the body of water between Korea and Japan.

2014-02-10 18:59

US needs Korean-style maternity hotels

NEW YORK - I recently learned something new about America at the most unexpected time and place - in hospital, right after giving birth.

2013-07-30 20:54

Missy USA shows 'ajumma' can set things straight

It wasn’t the police, media or some high-ranking authority that broke the news of the latest sex scandal that instantly spiraled into an embarrassing saga for the new Park Geun-hye administration. It was a community of ``ajumma,’’ or middle-aged housewives, that first shed light on the incident.

2013-05-14 19:51

America - heaven for obese

NEW YORK - A few weeks ago, I went to an eyeglass store in town and noticed something other than glasses - chairs. They were typical commercial chairs as you see at random public places, but wider. Not wide enough to fit two people, but definitely too wide for one person with an average physique.

2013-04-29 20:14

NK spoils images for all Koreans

NEW YORK - Koreans who’ve been abroad have probably, at one on point or another, come across an odd situation where the statement ``I’m from Korea’’ immediately triggers the question ``North or South?’’

2013-04-15 20:47

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