by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea has offered to send Kim Jong-un’s younger sister as an envoy to a Seoul food festival in March, an organizer told […]
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South Korea to Rebuild Christmas Tower Despite North Korea’s Threats
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that it will allow a Christian group to rebuild the Christmas tower near the inter-Korean […]
Powerful Billboard Lets South Koreans Stop Child Abuse
by ETHEL NAVALES It’s easy for many of us to say we’re against child abuse, but how willing are we to interfere, step in, and do what we can […]
Security Experts Doubt North Korea Hacked Sony
by MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press (AP) — Some cybersecurity experts say it is unlikely North Korea was behind the cyberattack that crippled Sony Pictures’ computers and possibly leaked unreleased movies […]
11 Bodies Recovered Near Sunken SKorean Fishing Boat
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com On Wednesday, rescuers recovered 11 more bodies from the western Bering Sea, where a South Korean fishing boat sank earlier this week, reports […]
San Francisco Petitions to Bring Ethnic Studies to High Schools
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) isn’t the only one making moves to institutionalize Ethnic Studies into their high schools. San Francisco is now in full gears to get […]
Electoral Wins Signal New Political Center of Gravity
by JIMMY LEE Pictured above: Young Kim (left) and Michelle Park Steel, who won their respective races. (Photo courtesy of Young Kim for State Assembly) Early last week, at […]
52 Missing after South Korean Ship Sinks in Bering Sea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Rescuers resumed their search for the 52 people missing from a South Korean fishing ship that sank in the frigid waters of the […]
ETS Confirms SAT Cheaters Among South Korean and Chinese Students
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A number of students in China and South Korea likely cheated in the October and November SATs. The Educational Testing Service (ETS), […]
Suki Kim Faces Backlash for North Korea Memoir
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com Suki Kim may have captivated her readers with her latest book, Without You, There Is No Us, which chronicles her six-month journey of […]
U.S. Air Base in SKorea Lifts Lockdown After Shooter Alarm
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The U.S. Osan Air Base in South Korea was forced to lock down on Monday after reports of a possible active shooter in […]
‘Waxing Moon’ Tells 19th Century Korean Herstory
by JONATHAN CHA During a waxing moon, the moon grows, changing from a new moon into a full moon. The increase in illumination, especially the intensity of light from […]
Japan Makes Plans To Create An Underwater City
Does an underwater city sound too crazy to ever be possible? Not to Japanese construction firm Shimizu Corp. In a plan described by Shimizu spokesman Hideo Imamura as “a real […]
Kiss of Love: Mass Protest in India Opposes Conservative Views on Kissing
When I see couples give each other a quick kiss in public, I really don’t think twice about it. After all, growing up in American means movies, television […]
South Korean ‘Kidults’ Obsess Over Kids’ Toys
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com When Shim Sung-min first met Lee Hannah, he was taken aback by his wife-to-be’s odd hobby. A 33-year-old Lee had an intense longing […]
