Pictured above: Seongnam Jungwon police station in Gyeonggi-do Province. (Photo courtesy of hyolee2/Wikimedia Commons) by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Tuesday […]
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South Korean Court Orders New Trial for Convicted Ex-Spy Chief
Pictured above: Former spy chief Won Sei-hoon. (Screenshot via Arirang/YouTube) by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a new […]
UCLA Needs Asian American Subjects for an Alcohol Study Again
Were you among those thousands of prospective students whose dreams were smashed and applications rejected by the University of California, Los Angeles? Here’s your chance to attend the school, […]
South Korea Picks Chinese-Led Consortium to Lift Sewol Ferry
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea on Wednesday selected a Chinese-led consortium as the preferred bidder to raise the Sewol ferry that sank in April last year […]
Luke Kim, Community Activist and Pioneer in Cultural Psychiatry, Dies at 85
Pictured above: Dr. Luke Kim stands by a garden. This photo was taken in November 2002. (Photo by Eric Sueyoshi) by JULIE HA julie@charactermedia.com Dr. Luke Ik Chang Kim, […]
Watch the First 360-Degree Video Shot in North Korea
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Singaporean photographer Aram Pan has captured a number of fascinating images of North Korea since making his first trip to the country in […]
Malala Celebrates 18th Birthday by Opening School for Syrian Refugees
It goes without saying that Malala Yousafzai, the youngest recipient of the Noble Peace Prize, is quite an inspiration. But if you thought she was done putting in work […]
Caring Across Generations
Family Ties In a groundbreaking new book, Asian American studies professors Grace Yoo and Barbara Kim explore how the adult children of Korean immigrants are dealing with the challenges of caring for […]
South Korea Returns Two North Korean Fishermen, Lets Three Defect
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea on Tuesday returned two of the five North Korean fishermen who were rescued from southern waters earlier this month, but said […]
North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross DMZ
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com About 10 North Korean soldiers crossed the military border into South Korea near Cheorwon, Gangwon Province on Saturday morning, but retreated immediately after […]
Fullerton in Orange County Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com The City of Fullerton in Orange County, Calif. has settled a lawsuit brought by two civil rights groups alleging that its use of at-large elections […]
Kim Jong-un Has Executed 70 Officials: Seoul
by KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Young North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has executed 70 officials since taking power in late 2011 in a “reign […]
German Man Attempts to Empower Deaf North Koreans
Pictured above: North Korean students study sign language. (Photo via Agape International North Korea) by ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — In a country with zero kindergartens […]
Stella Abrera Becomes First Filipino American Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre
The American Ballet Theatre has been releasing quite a handful of exciting news lately. You’ve probably already heard about Misty Copeland becoming the first African American principal dancer […]
Offensive Anti-Japan Tweets Trend After U.S. Women’s World Cup Victory
The country rejoiced last Sunday when the United States defeated Japan 5-2 in the Women’s World Cup finals. It was a match to celebrate for both fans and non-fans. In fact, it was the most-watched […]
