North Korea’s Kim Jong Un gets angry at the weather guys Washington Post Another week, another bit of absurdity from the world’s most isolated state. A report in the […]
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Three Koreans Found Dead at Family’s Restaurant in Philippines
by RUTH KIM Three Koreans—a married couple and their adult daughter—were found dead inside Han Ga Wi Restaurant in Barangay Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City in the Philippines on Thursday night. The […]
Teen Runaways Wrongly Accused of Killing Homeless Girl Remember Those Who Helped Free Them
Image via the Hankyoreh The plot sounds almost too dramatic to be true. Four teen runaways are accused of killing another homeless girl and spend a year in prison […]
17-Year-Old Lydia Ko Becomes TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
Photo via Getty Images Lydia Ko, the youngest golfer ever to win a professional event, became one of TIME’s 100 most influential people, according to the weekly newsmagazine. Ko, who […]
Vice Principal Rescued From SKorean Ferry Found Hanged
Rescue workers install floats where the capsized passenger ferry sank in the sea off Jindo island. Photo via Reuters/Yonhap The South Korean ferry tragedy, from which over 260 people are […]
SKorean Yu Ho-jin Named Magician of the Year at L.A. Ceremony
South Korean magician Yu Ho-jin captured the prestigious Magician of the Year Award on Sunday at the Academy of Magical Arts (AMA) annual awards show, held at the Orpheum […]
Marissa Webb Named Banana Republic’s Creative Director
Story by Steve Han. Mega-brand Banana Republic has hired Marissa Webb, a former womenswear designer at J. Crew, as its new creative director and executive vice president of design, […]
The Adorable Ye-bin is Back!
Do you remember this adorable little face? We’ll give you a hint. She isn’t afraid of strangers. Yes, this is little Ye-bin. This cutie became a viral sensation when […]
SKorean Child Abuse Case Implicates Father, As Media Warned to Leave Surviving Sister Alone
The woman standing trial for fatally beating her stepdaughter tells Korean media, “I never abused [my stepdaughter]. I raised her with love.” The unsettling story of a South Korean […]
Korean Artist Creates Whimsical Self-Portraits Sans Photoshop
by RUTH KIM Intricate, whimsical, dreamy and sometimes hauntingly captivating are just a few words to describe the innovative photography of Korean artist JeeYoung Lee. A recent graduate from […]
SKorean Stepmother on Trial After Fatally Beating 8-year-old
Image: The Daegu District courthouse, via Yonhap. A stepmother in South Korea is facing up to 20 years in prison after allegedly beating her younger stepdaughter, who later died […]
Female Officer’s Suicide Raises Issue of Sexual Harassment in SKorean Military
A South Korean military investigation has determined that a female officer who committed suicide last October allegedly because of repeated sexual harassment died while on active duty. She will be buried […]
Ryu’s 7-Inning Shutout Not Enough To Spoil Padres Season Opener
Hyun-Jin Ryu blanked the San Diego Padres for seven innings, but the bullpen and defensive errors turned a one-run lead in the eighth inning to a 3-1 loss for […]
Retired LA Building Inspector Jailed for Taking Bribes
A retired building inspector in Los Angeles was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for taking bribes during his 37-year tenure at the Department of Building and Safety, […]
Friday’s Link Attack: CancelColbert Campaign; Girls’ Generation Interview; Yuna Kim’s Record Broken
Park unveils proposals to N. Korea to lay groundwork for unification GlobalPost South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday unveiled a package of proposals calling for bolstering exchanges with […]
