by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee Before he ever set foot in America, Joseph Kim had to learn how to pass for an American teen. Be loud and rowdy […]
Tag: defector
South Korea Returns Two North Korean Fishermen, Lets Three Defect
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea on Tuesday returned two of the five North Korean fishermen who were rescued from southern waters earlier this month, but said […]
North Korean Biochemical Weapons Expert Flees to Finland
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A North Korean scientist from a microbiology research center in Ganggye, Chagang Province near the border with China defected to Finland last […]
Seoul Holds Mass Wedding for North Korean Defectors
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Seoul held a mass wedding ceremony for North Korean defectors on Tuesday, reports Channel News Asia. About 100 couples were chosen to get […]
North Korean Defector Joseph Kim Shares His Story in Reddit AMA
by KARIN CHAN and JAMES S. KIM After his father died due to starvation and his mother and sister left for China, Joseph Kim was left homeless as a child. […]
North Korean Soldier Crosses DMZ to Defect to South
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A teenaged North Korean soldier walked across the heavily mined Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Monday in a bid to defect to South Korea, […]
North Korean Defector Drops ‘The Interview’ in Pyongyang
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Although North Korean defector Lee Min-bok found the controversial Hollywood comedy The Interview to be vulgar and admitted that he could not watch the film […]
Dictionary App Helps North Korean Defectors Speak ‘Southern’
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 […]
Prominent North Korean Defector Retracts Key Parts of His Story
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com A prominent North Korean defector, who has become something of a star with his remarkably gruesome story of surviving captivity in a prison […]
Defector Kills 4 People in China After Fleeing North Korea
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com A North Korean army deserter allegedly shot and killed four elderly residents as well as robbed a villager’s home in the border town […]
Amid UN Scrutiny of Its Human Rights Record, NKorea Lodges Rape Allegation at Activist Shin Dong-hyuk
by STEVE HAN In what appears to be a stab at character assassination, the North Korean government accused North Korean defector and human rights activist Shin Dong-hyuk of rape, […]
North Korean Defector’s Tearful Speech Receives Standing Ovation
Somewhere along the line, many of us have become somewhat numb to the countless stories of North Korean defectors, all of whom escaped the repressive country by risking their […]
Alleged North Korean Spy Sentenced to Three Years In Jail
by STEVE HAN A female North Korean spy, who allegedly disguised herself as a defector, was sentenced to three years in prison by the South Korean Supreme Court on […]
North Korean Defector Shares Eye-Opening Tales In Reddit AMA
by JAMES S. KIM Plenty of political experts and researchers have discussed how to deal with the reclusive state of North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong-un. However, what […]
Hermit Kitchen
How did a North Korean restaurant wind up in Northern Virginia? by Mike Paarlberg photographs by Hyungwon Kang THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE on the menu is what isn’t […]
