SEOUL — North Korea on Wednesday confirmed the detention of another American citizen for alleged acts of hostility aimed at overthrowing the country. Kim Sang Dok, an accounting instructor […]
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China Urges Restraint On N. Korea In Phone Call With Trump
BEIJING — President Xi Jinping called for restraint when dealing with North Korea during a telephone call with President Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported Monday. The official broadcaster […]
North Korea Accuses US Of Creating Situation For Nuclear War
UNITED NATIONS — North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador accused the United States on Monday of turning the Korean Peninsula into “the world’s biggest hotspot” and creating “a dangerous situation […]
Exclusive clip: How South Korea’s top actress was taken by Kim Jong-il
Check out this exclusive clip from Magnolia Pictures’ “The Lovers & The Despot,” a documentary about the 1970s North Korean kidnapping of South Korea’s top film couple by Ross […]
‘The Lovers & the Despot’: The most bizarre kidnapping story ever
When filmmakers Robert Cannan and Ross Adam first came across the kidnapping of director Shin Sang-ok and his two-time wife Choi Eun-hee, the “Brangelina of ‘70s South Korea” who […]
Seoul says North Korea is capable of next nuclear test anytime
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea is capable of detonating another nuclear device at its main atomic test site any time it chooses, Seoul officials said Monday, as the […]
South Korea calls North Korea’s nuke test ‘fanatic recklessness’
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said it conducted a “higher level” nuclear test explosion on Friday that will allow it to finally build an array of stronger, smaller […]
The kidnapping of South Korean film royalty by North Korea
In 1978, a debonair South Korean filmmaker and his former wife, one of the country’s biggest movie stars, were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il’s North Korean agents and forced to create films […]
Korean American advocates say divided families bill needs community support
Korean American advocacy leaders and U.S. lawmakers are fighting against time as they push a bill calling for increased efforts to reunite an aging population of Korean Americans with their […]
The Real “Problem” with the Golden Globes North Korean Sketch
Featured image: Tina Fey, Margaret Cho, and Amy Poehler during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards. Paul Drinkwater / NBCUniversal via Getty Images Story by Natalie Do There has been […]
A Vital LiNK: How One Group Is Helping Change the Narrative on North Korea
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 […]
[VIDEO] John Oliver Covers Inter-Korean Tensions, K-pop on ‘Last Week Tonight’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com John Oliver opened Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight with some witty remarks on North and South Korea’s tense standoff. “We begin in North […]
North and South Korea Find a Way to Avoid Disaster, Reach Deal
Above photo: South Korean National Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin addresses reporters in Seoul shortly after 2 a.m. following three days of “marathon talks” with North Korea. (Reuters) by HYUNG-JIN […]
Seoul Takes Hard Line as Talks Between Rival Koreas Drag On
by FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president vowed a hard line on Monday as marathon negotiations between senior officials of […]
North Korea Warns of War With South After Artillery Fire
Pictured above: President Park Geun-hye visits the headquarters of Third Army in the city of Yongin, just south of Seoul, on Aug. 21, 2015, amid heightened tensions raised by the […]
