Pictured above: An instructor demonstrates how to use a dictionary app to a group of teen North Korean defectors. (Photo via Cheil Worldwide) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com […]
Category: Tech
South Korea to Inject $90 Million to Nurture Gaming and Tech Startups
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s office announced Monday that more than 100 billion won (US $90 million) will be injected to nurture startups […]
KakaoTaxi Hits the Road in South Korea, Challenging Uber
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Daum Kakao on Tuesday launched its new cab-hailing app KakaoTaxi in South Korea to compete with Uber, which has recently been subjected to […]
$50 Portable Media Player Helps North Koreans Bypass Censorship
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A $50 Chinese-made portable media player is allowing many North Koreans to access and view foreign media despite the government’s tight censorship, signaling […]
Documentary Explores the Effects of YouTube on the Asian American Community
When it comes to those lazy days off, I find myself falling into that YouTube spiral. I end up spending countless hours watching anything from Christine Gambito‘s latest vlog to […]
Global Hackathon Seoul Looks to Showcase Local ‘Hacker Culture’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean technology industry is often dominated by its electronic giants, but the headlines are slowly starting to change. Seoul has […]
Uber Korea Employees Charged with Operating Illegal Taxi Ring
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korean authorities arrested nearly 30 people in a raid at Uber South Korea’s offices, Yonhap News Agency reports. According to police, the […]
South Korea Develops Smartphone Apps to Help Curb Student Suicide
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean government has been developing a number of smartphone apps to help warn parents when their child might be at […]
Snapchat Co-Founders Become Youngest Billionaires in the World
Can you believe that those 15-second life updates you posted on Snapchat made two college graduates billionaires? Oh, it’s true. Filipino American Snapchat co-founder, Bobby Murphy, and business […]
#DearMe: Michelle Phan & Other YouTubers Give Advice to Their Younger Selves
March 8th is International Women’s Day, a holiday that celebrates the various achievements of women and calls for greater equality. In order to celebrate International Women’s Day, YouTube has […]
Meet the Korean American Sisters Behind Dating App Coffee Meets Bagel
Pictured above: Sisters Arum, Dawoon and Soo Kang (L to R), at their office in San Francisco. (Photo by Andria Lo). by LISA WONG MACABASCO During a talk at […]
The Kangs’ Advice on How to Meet That Special ‘Bagel’
This post is a sidebar to KoreAm Journal’s feature story on the Kang sisters, the founders of Coffee Meets Bagel, which you can read here. Quality of photos really matters. […]
Samsung Levels Up with New Galaxy S6 & S6 Edge
by JAMES S. KIM | james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Samsung had a rough year in 2014. The Galaxy S5 smartphone garnered mediocre reviews, and the company lost a huge chunk of their […]
Students Fight Back Against Racist “Banana” Slur with #MyBananaStory
To some Asian Americans, the word banana represents more than just a piece of fruit. Instead, it is a slur that means “yellow on the outside, white on the […]
Asia Pacific Art’s ‘Bullet Train’ Podcast
The world of pan-Asian arts and entertainment is a big one, and the Bullet Train podcast is here to help you navigate through it. Los Angeles-based online magazine Asia […]
