Young men are flocking to North Korean barbershops to get a haircut styled after the dictator-in-waiting, Kim Jong Un, according to Reuters. The youngest son of Kim Jong Il, […]
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Tuesday's Link Attack: Mary Hayashi, Dia Frampton, Debbie Lee
Hayashi arrest no laughing matter [OPINION] Oakland Tribune via San Jose Mercury News A Bay Area columnist weighs in after it was revealed that Neiman Marcus security had red-flagged […]
Wednesday’s Link Attack: Dear Leader Death Rumors, K-Pop, Dokdo
Kim Jong-il Death Rumors Rattle Markets Chosun Ilbo Rumors of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s death spread through the South Korean stock market on Tuesday, driving share prices down […]
Friday’s Link Attack: Pyongyang University, John Cho, Sung Kim
The Man With the Golden Shoes (Photo) WSJ Young Jun wears a vintage leopard jacket over Givenchy’s snarling Rottweiler t-shirt. New Yorkers seem particularly fond of the image’s “step […]
Monday's Link Attack: KOR-US FTA, Korean Festivals, Sarah Chang
US House and Senate to Vote on KORUS FTA Wednesday Arirang News The long-awaited ratification of the Korea-United States free trade agreement is making progress in Washington. US congressional […]
Wednesday’s Link Attack: Kim Jong-un, NK Death Camps, Danji Restaurant
New Kim Jong Eun Film for the Troops Daily NK A documentary film glorifying the achievements of Kim Jong Eun is being shown to soldiers in North Korea, part […]
Thursday's Link Attack: Jennifer Chung, Ken Jeong, Jung Sik Restaurant
Q&A with Singer Jennifer Chung TheOtherAsians Talented, down-to-earth, and bubbly. These are the general adjectives that come to mind whenever someone meets Jennifer Chung for the first time. It’s […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: Chris Jeon, Dumbfoundead, Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Chris Jeon’s Parents Say He’s Safe The Atlantic As Libyan rebels try to talk the country’s remaining loyalist forces into a peaceful surrender, their wackiest member, UCLA student Chris […]
North Korea Alters Kim Jong Il Photos
Apparently Kim Jong Il’s publicist is not big on liver spots. The Chosun Ilbo recently reported that the North Korean government is routinely photoshopping pictures of leader Kim Jong-il […]
Tuesday's Link Attack: Obama Staffer Promoted, Kim Jong Il In Russia
Korean-American named senior counsel to Obama Korea Herald Korean-American Christopher Kang was named last week senior counsel to U.S. President Barack Obama for legislative affairs, according to reports on […]
North Korea Tells College Kids: Get To Work
North Korea has shut down its universities for the next 10 months, sending students to work in factories, farms and construction as the country attempts to rebuild a fractured […]
Tuesday's Link Attack: Kim Jong Il To Visit Russia, Far East Movement
Kim Jong-il traveling to Moscow, says Mainichi Korea Herald Kim Jong Il will make his first trip to Russia since 2002 and is set to have a meeting with […]
Tuesday's Link Attack: North Korean Hackers, Kelly Choi, Korean Food
North Korea Recruits Hackers at School Al Jazeera Two defectors: a former hacker and a hacking teacher say North Korea is shoring up its cyber-warfare units to battle its […]
Monday's Link Attack: KA On Trial For Leaks, North Korean Cannibalism
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 […]
Wednesday's Link Attack: Internet Nerds, Banker Turned Yoga Instructor, Far East Movement, Kim Jong Il
Minority kids spend most of their waking hours plugged in USA Today Among 8- to 18-year-olds, Asian Americans logged the most media use (13 hours, 13 minutes a day), […]
