by ALEX HYUN | @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com Days ahead of Korea’s 70th Liberation Day, an 80-year old South Korean man lit himself on fire on Wednesday outside the Japanese embassy […]
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President Park Geun-hye Pardons SK Group Chairman
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Korea’s independence from Japanese colonial rule, South Korea’s President Park has pardoned 6,527 people, including the chairman of SK […]
A Breakdown of the Lotte Family Feud
by ALEX HYUN | @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com Two brothers squabble for control of their family’s multimillion corporation while staging coups and firing accusations at each other. No, this isn’t the synopsis […]
North Korea Creates Its Own Time Zone to Snub Japan
Pictured above: A North Korean waitress walks through a door under a clock with Chinese emblems at a restaurant in Rason city in North Korea. North Korea said Friday, […]
Top Stories of the Week: Boba 7’s Alcoholic Boba and 626 Night Market’s Must-Try Food
1) Alcoholic Boba? BOBA 7 Is LA’s Hot Spot for Boba Booze [READ HERE] 2) Unique Food You MUST Try at 626 Night Market [READ […]
South Korea Issues Warning for Japanese Encephalitis
by ALEX HYUN| @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com On the heels of the MERS (Middle Easter Respiratory Syndrome) virus outbreak, South Korea has issued another health warning, albeit one for a less […]
North Korea Airs Video of Detained Canadian Pastor Confessing to Crimes
by ALEX HYUN | @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com North Korea on Monday released a video footage of a detained Korean Canadian pastor purportedly confessing before a Pyongyang church congregation that he […]
South Korea to Offer Tax Refunds to Tourists Getting Plastic Surgery
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com After declaring a “de facto end” to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak last week, the South Korea announced Thursday that it […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Visits South Korea to Discuss Equal Rights
by ALEX HYUN | @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a longtime pioneer for gender equality, abortion rights and same-sex marriage, is on a five-day trip to […]
President Park Nominates New Health Minister After MERS Scare
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye has decided to replace her health minister after the government was criticized for its poor handling of the Middle […]
South Korea Declares Aug. 14 as Temporary Holiday for Independence Day Festivities
by ALEX HYUN| @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com This year, the South Korean government has temporarily labeled Aug. 14 as an extra public holiday in conjunction with the country’s 70th Liberation Day holiday […]
Dogs Get Botox and Plastic Surgery in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s no secret that South Korea is the world’s capital for plastic surgery. Earlier this year, the Washington Post reported that about 20 percent […]
Online Bamboo Forests Amplify Korean College Students’ Voices
by JIWAN BYUN Nowadays, many South Korean college students are spending their free time in bamboo forests—and no, we’re not talking about the kind with pandas or Chinese action […]
Palisades Park Appoints Its First Korean American Police Sergeant
by KARIN CHAN editor@charactermedia.com Palisades Park, a New Jersey borough where more than half of its residents are of Korean ancestry, welcomed its first Korean American police sergeant on […]
Marine Corps’ First Korean American General Takes Command at Camp Pendleton
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The distinguished 1st Marine Division has a new commander in Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, reports Press Enterprise. Maj. Gen. Lawrence D. […]
