by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com It was an ordinary night for Kim Seong-baek in July 2012. He was sleeping in the corner of a subway station in Seoul, […]
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Returning to Ukraine
This scene from the Euromaidan revolution, when Ukrainians protested the pro-Russian policies of the former president, was taken by the writer’s father. by SERA CHANG When Malaysian Airlines Flight […]
South Korea, Japan and U.S. to Share Intel on North Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea, Japan and the U.S. will sign their first joint intelligent-sharing pact on Dec. 29 to better prepare and respond to the […]
North Korea Calls Obama a ‘Monkey,’ Blames U.S. for Internet Outage
by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blamed its recent Internet outage on the United States on Saturday and hurled racially charged insults at […]
Interview: Suki Kim, Author of ‘Without You, There Is No Us’
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com When author Suki Kim was offered a job teaching English to the sons of North Korea’s most privileged families in 2011, she knew […]
China Formally Arrests Korean American Aid Worker
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Chinese authorities formally arrested Peter Hahn, a Korean American aid worker who lived near the country’s border with North Korea, on Friday, […]
South Korea Bans Leftist Political Party
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea chose to disband a pro-North Korean party on Friday, marking the first time the country has outlawed a political party since […]
Ethnic Studies Wins the Vote Unanimously!
Earlier this month, we reported on San Francisco petitioning to make Ethnic Studies an optional course for high school students. On December 9th, 2014, the San Francisco Unified School […]
Korean American Questioned over Alleged Pro-North Talks
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A Korean American writer faces another round of questioning over allegations that she made pro-North Korea remarks during a series of on-stage talk […]
Seoul’s Female Cabbies Get Protective Screens
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to install protective screens in 35 taxis driven by female drivers to prevent assaults from passengers, according to […]
Korean Air VP Resigns After ‘Nutty’ Episode
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Heather Cho resigned as the head of in-flight services for Korean Air amid a surge of public criticism that she delayed a flight […]
Korean LGBT Activists Protest at Seoul City Hall
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has delayed the enactment of Seoul’s Charter of Human Rights due to an LGBT-inclusive provision, spurring a group of […]
South Korean Contraception Poster Sparks Public Outcry
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean government was hit with public backlash for a poster that promotes the use of contraception, according to the Korea Times. The […]
LINK ATTACK: Samsung’s Dark Secret, Psy Breaks YouTube, NKorea’s Name Ban
Samsung’s Devastating Secret: The Tears of ‘Semiconductor Children’ “In a new series, The Huffington Post Korea and its media partner, The Hankyoreh, report that long-term exposure to toxic chemicals […]
Korean Air VP Delays Flight Over Macadamia Nuts
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The vice president of Korean Air Lines Co. is under investigation after she reportedly forced a plane to return to the gate over […]
