by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Korean New Zealander Danny Lee won his maiden PGA Tour title at the 2015 Greenbrier Classic on Sunday after a sudden-death playoff, reports […]
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Japan, South Korea Reach Agreement on UNESCO Heritage Sites
Pictured above: Hashima Island in Nagasaki, Japan. (Photo courtesy of kntrty/Flickr) by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Both South Korea and Japan have received UNESCO world heritage designation for a […]
Piranhas Found in Gangwon Reservoir
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Piranhas, omnivorous tropical fish native to South American rivers and Hollywood B-horror movies, were caught in a reservoir in Hoengseong, Gangwon Province over […]
[Video] Adorable Japanese Kids React to Adults Dropping Their Wallets
When we were younger, I’m sure many of us were told not to speak to strangers. More importantly, we were taught to be polite to adults. Unfortunately, in today’s […]
Alexa Chung’s Second Collaboration With AG Jeans
The always super stylish Alexa Chung launches her second collaboration with AG Jeans this month! The first collection was highly successful and we anticipate the same fashion frenzy when […]
Top 5 Wedding Destinations in Asia
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Have the Perfect Summer Picnic with Lenox’s Butterfly Meadow Melamine Collection
Ditch your paper plates and plastic forks on your next picnic trip and entertain in style thanks to Lenox’s NEW Butterfly Meadow Melamine collection! Summer is here and […]
#SelfieWithDaughter Campaign Goes Viral in India
Story by Se Yeon Kim Indian fathers are posting selfies with their daughters online to address the alarmingly skewed gender ratio caused by sex-selective abortions in India. #SelfieWithDaughter, […]
Peter Chung Wins Kollaboration L.A. 2015
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Kollaboration Los Angeles crowned a winner Saturday night after its six finalists performed at the cozy Los Angeles Theatre Center in Downtown L.A. […]
South Korean Startup Ybrain Targets Brain Disorders With Health Care Tech
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Wearable technology isn’t just relegated to fitness tracking and reading text messages off a $10,000-plus gold Apple Watch. Tech companies are […]
The World According to Dave: So Long
by DAVID YOO My wife and I used to live in a tiny apartment close to downtown Boston. I walked everywhere and had my favorite coffee shop where I got my […]
Scientist Sentenced to Prison for Faking HIV Vaccine Results
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Dong-pyou Han, a former Iowa State University (ISU) researcher who falsified the results of an experimental HIV vaccine, was sentenced to more than […]
Defying Stereotypes: “I’m Asian, but I’m not…”
By JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com “Don’t let stereotypes define you.” The Asian American staff over at Buzzfeed Yellow take that message to heart in their latest […]
Mangoplate, Korea’s ‘Yelp on Steroids,’ Raises $6.1 Million
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s most popular restaurant discovery company Mangoplate is eyeing expansion both domestically and throughout Asia after securing a $6.1 million Series […]
North Korean Biochemical Weapons Expert Flees to Finland
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A North Korean scientist from a microbiology research center in Ganggye, Chagang Province near the border with China defected to Finland last […]
