February Issue: Sung Kang Keeps It Real With Hollywood
Sung Kang can check one more thing off of his bucket list: co-starring in a Sylvester Stallone movie.
Older Koreans Using Smartphones in Increasing Numbers
The older generation of Koreans are flocking to smartphones in increasing numbers and using technology to improve their lives, according to a recent feature story published by Yonhap News.
Wednesday’s Link Attack: South Korea’s Rocket Launch Success; Accused Oikos Shooter; 2NE1 Photoshoot
Also featuring articles on Asian-American immigration reform, Rob Kim Leaves Untitled Entertainment, K-Town’s Jasmine Chang, Ji-Sung Park and North Korean Women of Yesterday and Today
South Korea Dethroned for World’s Fastest Internet
It is well known that South Korea is the world’s most wired country. Blazing fast Internet speeds while you’re traveling underground on the subway is more of a right than a privilege…
(Source: iamkoream.com)
January Issue: “The Real Story Behind College Student Turned Libyan Freedom Fighter Chris Jeon”
In the summer of 2011, UCLA student Chris Jeon left his $9,000-a-month internship at a San Francisco financial firm to fight with the rebels in Libya. What was he thinking? For the 21-year-old from Orange County, it all made perfect sense—which is why he went back again.
(Source: iamkoream.com)
In a rare move by Pyongyang, a Korean American was given an honorary North Korean citizenship in the hopes of spurring future investment, according to news reports.
(Source: iamkoream.com)
South Korea Makes Billion-Dollar Bet on Fusion Power
Scientific American
A fusion power demonstration reactor to be built in the 2030s in collaboration with the DoE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, represents a step toward commercial use
(Source: koreamjournal)
‘K-fashion’ to go on show in New York
Yonhap
Five of South Korea’s top designers will showcase their work in a regular government-led fashion show set to open in New York next month, officials said Tuesday.
The seventh edition of Concept Korea will take place at The Stage, Lincoln Center on Feb. 7 as part of the New York Fashion Week, which will be held next month at various venues throughout the city, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.
(Source: koreamjournal)
