Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea North Korea has detained a 24-year-old American tourist who allegedly sought asylum upon his arrival in the country on a tourist visa, according to Reuters. […]
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Distraught Families of Ferry’s Missing Confront Officials
A girl pays tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry, Sewol, at a temporary memorial at the auditorium of the Olympic Memorial Museum in Ansan, south of Seoul. […]
SKorean Ferry: Search at Difficult Stage, NKorea Sends Condolences
Image via NoCut News: A table set by the families of the South Korean ferry victims Hopes of finding survivors from the capsized South Korean ferry are dwindling as […]
April 2014 Cover Story: E.J. Ok Is One of the Greatest Point Guards You Never Heard of
One of the Greats Long before Linsanity, crowds in Louisiana were chanting “EJ! EJ!” for a 5-foot-6 basketball talent from South Korea. E.J. Ok would become one of the […]
BBCN Names Kevin S. Kim as President and CEO
BBCN Bank has named Kevin S. Kim as its permanent president and chief executive officer, positions the 56-year-old has been holding on an interim basis since January. The unanimous appointment by […]
Dodgers’ Ryu Feels Special Connection to Ferry Victims
Photos by Mark Edward Harris for KoreAm In the wake of the recent South Korean maritime disaster, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu held an autograph signing to raise funds for […]
Vice Principal Rescued From SKorean Ferry Found Hanged
Rescue workers install floats where the capsized passenger ferry sank in the sea off Jindo island. Photo via Reuters/Yonhap The South Korean ferry tragedy, from which over 260 people are […]
SKorea Imposes New Regulations on Mixed Marriages
South Korea unveiled this month a new set of policies regulating marriages with foreigners, including requirements for the latter to pass a Korean language proficiency test and for Korean partners to […]
SKorea’s Health Insurance Body Sues Cigarette Makers
South Korea’s national health insurance body has filed a lawsuit against cigarette makers for over $50 million for causing smoking-related diseases that ran up the health care costs, Bloomberg reported today. National Health Insurance Service, […]
Light Sentences in Child Abuse Cases Trigger Public Outrage
The stepmother and biological father implicated in a child abuse case appear in court for their trials. Public outcry turned rampant Friday in South Korea when the court handed […]
SKorean Child Abuse Case Implicates Father, As Media Warned to Leave Surviving Sister Alone
The woman standing trial for fatally beating her stepdaughter tells Korean media, “I never abused [my stepdaughter]. I raised her with love.” The unsettling story of a South Korean […]
Korean American Poet Wins Walt Whitman Award
Photo courtesy of Poetry Foundation A Korean American poet has won the Walt Whitman Award, the prestigious prize awarded by the Academy of American Poets to debut writers, the academy announced […]
SKorean Stepmother on Trial After Fatally Beating 8-year-old
Image: The Daegu District courthouse, via Yonhap. A stepmother in South Korea is facing up to 20 years in prison after allegedly beating her younger stepdaughter, who later died […]
Sex-Change Surgeon Says He’s ‘Correcting God’s Mistakes’
AP Photo: South Korean surgeon, Dr. Kim Seok-kwun. Times are changing in South Korea, where open discussion about sexuality has long been taboo. Although gay marriage still isn’t legal, […]
NKorea Opens Up Its Marathon to Amateur Runner-Tourists
AP Photo: Runners at the Pyongyang marathon from 2013. The world’s most secretive country is opening up the streets of its capital city for runner-tourists from around the globe […]
