Yongtae Kim Articles
  • Ryu Scheduled for MRI Checkup After Worst Start of the Season

    On the 14th, “Korean Monster” Hyun-jin Ryu, a starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers probably had his worst start on the 14th at the AT & T Ball Park in San Francisco against the Giants. Don Mattingly, the manager of the Dodgers announced at a press conference that was held right after the ...
  • Korean Comedy Enters Global Market: China Purchases Rights For “Gag Concert”

    Korean entertainment has acquired a global reputation and many fans over the past decade. Fans all over Asia, Europe and even some from the United States have shown great enthusiasm towards Korean singers, bands, and TV serials in what cultural experts dubbed “Han-Ryu” or the “Korean Wave”, a term ...
  • CIA: ISIS Has 31,000 Fighters, Arab States Will Also Fight With US

    The CIA announced that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) may have as many as 31,000 active militants. The number is much higher than originally anticipated. The announcement was made right after Obama’s speech on Wednesday where he brought up the issue of the U.S. leading a joint strike ...
  • Russia and US Clash Regarding ISIS Airstrikes and Ukraine: China Shows Ambiguous Attitude

    In the midst of America’s air strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and cooperation with the European Union (EU) to put more pressure on Russia after its most invasion of Ukraine, there is currently a great deal of tension between the two global powers that grew into what some ...
  • NASA Reveals Replacement Space Craft for the Space Shuttle

    Yesterday on its website, NASA revealed that it is ready to reveal its replacement model for the Space Shuttle. The new spacecraft is called the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. After the decommissioning of the Space Shuttle Endeavor in 2011, NASA had to develop a replacement craft that could not ...
  • Seungri of Big Bang Injured In Automobile Accident

    Seungri (Seung-hyun Lee), a member of “Big Bang”, one of Korea’s most popular boy bands, was injured today at 3 am while driving his Porsche towards his home. Korea’s Star News reported that Seungri’s Porsche crashed into another vehicle while he was driving. While YG Entertainment, Big Bang’s ...
  • US and Allies Will Combat ISIS, But Still Without US Ground Troops

    On Wednesday night, Barrack Obama the president of the United States explained to the public about some specific strategies the U.S. government has planned to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The U.S. military will be leading a coalition of forces from America and its allies and ...
  • North Korean Athletes To Enter South Today

    The Incheon Asian Games is now only 8 days away, and today, the first wave of North Korea’s national athletes are scheduled to enter Korea via plane. Experts predicted that North Korea’s participation in this year’s Asian Games will spark positive effects for North and South Korean relations. ...
  • What Does “The Admiral” Tell Us About Our Generation?

    After viewing the most-watched Korean movie of all time, something struck me about our generation, both Christian and non-Christian, that I believe should not be overlooked. Since the beginning of the 21st century, Koreans began to show great enthusiasm towards movies that feature a hero that goes ...
  • ISIS, Hand In Hand With Boko Haram

    The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) which is waging war against the government of Iraq and Syria to turn the Middle East into a caliphate through Jihad, is reported to be strengthening its ties with Boko Haram. Boko Haram is another extremist militant group fighting to overthrow the ...
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