U.S. Pressing Its Crackdown Against Leaks
New York Times
The U.S. government charged Stephen J. Kim with unauthorized disclosure of national defense information earlier this year. They claim he divulged classified information to a journalist in 2009.
Kim, an arms expert who immigrated from South Korea as a child, spent a decade briefing top government officials on the dangers posed by North Korea. Then last August he was charged with violating the Espionage Act — not by aiding some foreign adversary, but by revealing classified information to a Fox News reporter
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Alleged N. Korean police document reports case of cannibalism
Yonhap News
Anecdotal evidence of cannibalism in famine-stricken areas emerged during the food shortages of the mid 1990s. I guess it’s back.
In one account, a male guard who could not bear his hunger killed his colleague using an ax, ate some of the human flesh and sold the remainder in the market by disguising it as mutton, the report said, without giving any further details such as when the alleged crime occurred.
South Korean pastor tends an unwanted flock
Los Angeles Times
In a country that prizes physical perfection, Pastor Lee Jong-rak, his eyes opened after caring for his own disabled son, has been taking in unwanted infants, who if not for his drop box would be left in the street.
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Couple found dead on Clinton Ave. identified
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester [N.Y.] police today released the names of a couple found dead in their southeast Rochester apartment over the weekend.
The couple’s adult son found his mother, Yonhwa Kim, 47, who had been fatally stabbed in her torso, in the living room of the upstairs apartment, said Rochester Police Officer Stephen Scott.
Wonkyung Seo, 53, was found dead in the attic, according to police. He had apparently hanged himself, Scott said.
**UPDATE**
The couple was revealed to be North Korean refugees who moved to upstate New York about a year-and-a-half ago, according to local ABC affiliate WHAM.
Mr. Seo attended Rochester Onnuri Church and according to Pastor Jin Kyu Kim, Mr. Seo’s two sons, both in their twenties, escaped to China first. Mr. Seo and his wife followed soon after. The family reunited and was able to get refugee status and move to the United States.
South Korean military apologizes for firing at commercial jet
CNN
The South Korean military apologized Monday for shooting at a commercial airplane carrying 119 passengers and crew.
The Asiana Airlines flight was preparing to land Friday morning at Incheon International Airport, 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of Seoul, when two soldiers fired at the aircraft after mistaking it for a North Korean military jet.
New legislation for dual citizenship signals a new era for Korean adoptees
Yonhap News
Kim Yoo-shin regained his Korean citizenship in April, 36 years after he was adopted by a family in the United States when he was one year old. He is one of the first adoptees to benefit from a new Korean law that allows dual nationality.
In other words, Kim is a Korean-American — and vice versa.
“It means that the Korean government is trying to improve its relationship with overseas Korean adoptees,” Kim said in a recent interview, adding that obtaining dual citizenship means regaining part of his identity while still being able to retain his American heritage.
House of Worship: Jenny Kang’s Easy-Chic Apartment
shelterpop
StyleList’s Jenny Kang dresses her home like she dresses herself: In bright colors, clean-lined silhouettes and enough pattern and texture to keep things interesting.
Sitting two seats away from senior fashion editor Jenny Kang has its ups and downs. On one hand, no matter how cute my outfit is, she’s got me beat. On the other hand, she kindly and brilliantly answers all my fashion crisis questions. No, heels and shorts won’t make me look like a streetwalker. Yes, a Hello Kitty scarf will make me look 10.
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Korean American named one of greatest US war heroes
Dong-A-Ilbo
The late Col. Kim Young-ok, a second-generation Korean American who fought in World War II and was known as a humanist, has been chosen by msn.com as one of the greatest war heroes in American history.
MSN recently selected the 16 greatest war heroes in U.S. history, including Kim.
According to the portal site, the ethnic Korean was born in Los Angeles in 1919, adding that he enlisted to fight in World War II and also saw action in the Korean War. At the time, he joined an infantry troop instead of serving as an interpreter by pretending he did not speak Korean.
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