by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea held local elections on Sunday to decide its provincial governors, with the official voter turnout recorded at 99.97 percent, the Korean […]
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North Korea Sentences 2 South Koreans to Life on Spying Charges
Pictured above: Kim Kuk Gi, one of two South Korean men detained in North Korea on charges of spying, speaks in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon) by the […]
North Korea Claims to Have Cure for MERS, Ebola, AIDS
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea said on Friday that it has developed a miracle drug that can prevent and cure not only MERS but also […]
North Korea Says It Tests Ballistic Missile from Submarine
by the Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea said Saturday that it successfully test-fired a newly developed ballistic missile from a submarine in what would be the latest […]
North Korea Launches Online Shopping Site
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s no Amazon or Gmarket, but North Korea has finally launched an online shopping website—despite the fact that the vast majority of the […]
North Korea Expels ‘Plot-Breeding’ Korean American Aid Worker
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea has deported a Korean American aid worker, accusing her of using her humanitarian status as a cover to produce anti-North Korean […]
The Mystery of Kim Jong-un’s Disappearance May Be Solved
by REERA YOO South Korea’s spy agency claimed Tuesday that it has solved the mystery behind Kim Jong-un’s six-week public absence, reported Yonhap. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) told […]
North Korea Says It Allows Religious Freedom, Lambasts U.S. for ‘Hypocrisy’
by TONY KIM North Korea staunchly denied the veracity of a U.S. State Department report that criticized the isolated country for its “absolute prohibition of religious organizations” and “harsh […]
During Sambok Holiday, North and South Koreans Eat Similar Summertime Superfoods
by TONY KIM It’s the Korean holiday you likely never heard of: Sambok. Beginning around mid-July, Sambok spans three days, divided by 10-day and 20-day intervals, respectively. Traditionally, Korean farmers would take a […]
NKorean Building Collapses, Death Toll Believed To Be In The Hundreds
Hundreds of North Koreans may have died in a building accident after a 23-story apartment complex housing reportedly collapsed on May 13 due to slipshod construction. North Korean officials issued an […]
North Korea Unveils No. 2 Man To Replace Leader’s Executed Uncle
North Korea has named Hwang Pyong-so as the de facto No. 2 man in charge and replacement for leader Kim Jong-un’s executed uncle, Jang Song-thaek who was purged last December. KCNA, North […]
