by JAMES S. KIM What’s big, round, weighs 374 lbs and looks like Kim Jong-un? Why, it’s a giant celebrity pumpkin created by noted “pumpkinizer” Jeannette Paras, of course! […]
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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 […]
Kim Jong-un Reappears in Public for the First Time in 40 Days
by REERA YOO North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance in about 40 days, giving a “field guidance” to a newly built residential district, according […]
Kim Jong-Un Misses Another Major Event Amid Exchange of Gunfire at Land Border
Pictured above: South Korean activists prepare balloons for carrying propaganda leaflets that condemn North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Photo courtesy of Lee Young-Ho/Sipa USA and AP) by FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press SEOUL, […]
South and North Korea Agree to Resume High-Level Talks
by REERA YOO South Korean officials made a small breakthrough on Saturday when top-ranking officials of the North Korean delegation dropped in for a surprise visit to Incheon for […]
Kim Jong-Un’s 27-Year-Old Sister In Charge Of North Korea
by STEVE HAN North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s younger sister Kim Yo-jong is reportedly in control of the hermit country in place of her brother whose illness has prevented […]
North Korea Confirms Kim Jong-Un’s Deteriorating Health
by STEVE HAN It’s no secret that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is overweight. Since taking power of the world’s most secretive regime in 2011, he seems to have […]
‘A One and A Two’: One Part Love Story, One Part Reflection on a Divided Korea
by HAEIN JUNG When graduate film student Sungho Ahn came across a news article about a North Korean student studying in the U.S. a few years ago, the sheer thought […]
Link Attack: Lubricant-loving Kim Jong-fun, the ‘100%’-Nervous Win of Miriam Lee Over Inbee Park & Kakao Terrorism Talk
What we’re reading right now. Leave it to Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert to make the most of this heavily circulated picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong-eun beaming […]
Link Attack: LG’s Kid-Tracker, Daniel Henney’s Reality Show & North Korea’s Protest Of ‘The Interview’
What were reading right now. South Korean electronics companies have found a new market: young kids. LG introduced the KizON, a device that lets parents keep track of where […]
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 […]
‘Glorious Leader!’ Video Game Lets You Become Kim Jong-Un
by RUTH KIM Now you can become the powerful, the eccentric, the Glorious Leader. Moneyhorse Games has released a preview for a satirical, retro-style video game that allows you […]
Dennis Rodman Says NKorean Leader’s Uncle Is Still Alive
Photo by Alexander F. Yuan/AP Eccentric former basketball star Dennis Rodman says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s right-hand man and uncle, who was reportedly executed, is still alive. In an interview […]
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 […]
SKorean Ferry: Search at Difficult Stage, NKorea Sends Condolences
Image via NoCut News: A table set by the families of the South Korean ferry victims Hopes of finding survivors from the capsized South Korean ferry are dwindling as […]