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Korea Daily and USC launch ‘Healing California’ project to report on health issues

The Korea Daily, celebrating its 50th anniversary, and USC are launching the "Healing California" project to jointly report on health and welfare issues, including...

Dominic Choi appointed as LAPD’s first Korean-American interim chief

  Assistant Chief Dominic Choi, 53, a Korean American, has been named interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). This is the first time...

Taxpayers advised to look out for tax scams, this is the checklist

As tax season kicks off, taxpayers should be wary of related scams, according to a new report. The Better Business Bureau (BBB), a nonprofit consumer...

A robber breaks into a Korean restaurant, runs off with cash register containing $3,000

A robber entered a Korean restaurant on Wilshire Street in Koreatown around 5 a.m. on February 5 and robbed a cash register that contained...

AT&T and Verizon to waive call and data charge for storm impacted areas

In response to the recent severe winter storm in Southern California, phone companies are providing customers some relief. AT&T has announced that from February 6...

Schools are reintroducing SAT and ACT scores to review college admissions

Colleges and universities, particularly elite institutions, are revising their admissions policies by reintroducing SAT and ACT scores, marking a significant shift in the post-pandemic...

Ed Han, only prosecutor-educator among 10 in Assembly District 44 race

The 44th Assembly District, based in northern Los Angeles, includes relatively stable communities such as La Cañada, Glendale, and Burbank. Public safety and education...

A Korean American in his 40s jumps onto railroad tracks in Monrovia

A Korean-American man in his 40s has committed suicide by jumping onto a railroad track. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner,...

Thieves posing as customers steal bags at a Korean restaurant

Following the so-called "dine and dash" at Korean restaurants, in which a customer doesn't pay and runs away after eating food, there has been...

Korean chicken brands are aggressively expanding in U.S. market

South Korea's leading chicken brands are aggressively expanding in the U.S. market. Starting with BBQ Chicken, which first entered the U.S. market in 2006, Kyochon...