by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Thousands of South Korean unionized workers marched in cities nationwide on Friday to protest against President Park Geun-hye’s labor policies, reports the Associated […]
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U.S. Soldiers to Participate in Korean Culture Program
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com U.S. soldiers stationed in Korea are literally going to get a kick out of this week. Soldiers from the United States Forces Korea (USFK) will […]
South Korea Formally Announces Plans to Salvage Sewol Ferry
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced on Wednesday that it would attempt to salvage the Sewol ferry that sank last year, killing 304 people, most of […]
UCLA and USC’s Korean American Student Organizations to Present ‘3 Steps to College’
by GRACE LEE | @grace_koream editor@charactermedia.com Attention, high school students: UCLA’s Korean American Student Associations (KASA) and USC’s Korean Student Association (KSA) will be presenting its third annual “3 Steps to […]
South Korea’s Prime Minister Offers to Resign Amid Bribery Scandal
Pictured above: South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan Koo arrives at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chun Soo-young/Yonhap via AP) by HYUNG-JIM KIM, Associated Press […]
The Label Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story: Powerful Campaign Shines Light on Sweatshop Horrors
Earlier this year, we got a glimpse of the miniseries Sweatshop: Dead Cheap Fashion, where three Norwegian fashion bloggers were sent to Cambodia to live as sweatshop workers for a few days. […]
British Korean War Veteran Donates Medals to South Korea
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com A British Korean War veteran has donated 10 military medals to South Korea on Tuesday in honor of the country and its people. William Speakman, […]
U.S. Court Orders North Korea to Pay $330 Million Over Kidnapped Pastor’s Death
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s been 15 years since Kim Dong-shik, a South Korean pastor with permanent resident status in the United States, was kidnapped by North […]
Top Stories of the Week: Moonshot Goes International and ‘Halal in the Family’ Breaks Down Muslim Stereotypes
1) YG’s Cosmetic Line Moonshot Goes International With Global Online Store [ READ HERE] 2) Fitness Friday: All About Abs [READ HERE] […]
Foreign Spouses Must Pass a Korean Language Exam to Immigrate into South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Last February, South Korea passed an amendment that requires foreign spouses of Korean nationals to have a basic proficiency in the Korean language as […]
South Korea Has the Second Most Powerful Passport in the World
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Better hang onto your South Korean passport because it wields a lot of travel power. Financial advisory firm Arton Capital recently created a […]
Study: South Koreans Becoming More Open-Minded About LGBT Issues
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Koreans are becoming more open-minded and adopting increasingly favorable attitudes regarding LGBT rights and issues, according to a recent study by […]
Andrew Lam On How A New Vietnam Is Emerging 40 Years After The War
Looking back on the American history classes I grew up with, there always seemed to be a biased viewpoint in order to protect the well-being of Uncle Sam. It was […]
President Park and Saenuri Party Snubbed at Sewol Ferry Memorials
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Grief and fury marked the one-year anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster on Thursday, as hundreds of South Koreans mourned for the 304 […]
Korean College Students to Cycle Across North America Over 90-Day Period
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Two Korean university students will be embarking on a Forrest Gump-like adventure to cycle across the North American continent in a span of […]
