by FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday threatened to attack South Korean loudspeakers that are broadcasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda messages across their shared […]
Tag: North Korea
Tinder Claims It Has North Koreans Users
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Tinder threw a public tantrum on Twitter earlier this week in response to a Vanity Fair article that criticized the app’s hook-up culture and […]
6 Facts About North Korean Weddings
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com In a weekly NK News column, a North Korean defector recently answered a reader’s question about the traditions of North Korean weddings. Here are […]
North Korea Creates Its Own Time Zone to Snub Japan
Pictured above: A North Korean waitress walks through a door under a clock with Chinese emblems at a restaurant in Rason city in North Korea. North Korea said Friday, […]
North Korea Airs Video of Detained Canadian Pastor Confessing to Crimes
by ALEX HYUN | @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com North Korea on Monday released a video footage of a detained Korean Canadian pastor purportedly confessing before a Pyongyang church congregation that he […]
North Korean Ship Held in Mexico Pursued for Seizure in Case
In this April 9, 2015 photo, a journalist sits near the North Korean cargo ship Mu Du Bong, anchored in the port of Tuxpan, Mexico, after it accidentally ran […]
Two Koreas, U.S. Celebrate Anniversary of Korean War Armistice
by KARIN CHAN editor@charactermedia.com North and South Korea on Monday commemorated the 62nd anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement, with colorful celebrations that mirrored each side’s political stances. The United […]
North Korea Gig Fits Well With Iconic Slovenian Band’s Image
Pictured above: Slovenian avant-garde music group Laibach (Photo courtesy of Laibach/Wikimedia Commons) by ALI ZERDIN, Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — For a band inspired by art in totalitarian […]
North Korea Bans Foreign Envoys from Owning Media Critical of Kim Jong-un
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Well, I guess The Interview is out of the question. Foreign diplomats are no longer allowed to possess any media content critical of Kim Jong-un […]
Across the DMZ: A Reunion Tale Retold on Audio
Pictured above: Imjingang Railroad Bridge, 2014. (Photo courtesy of Jeon Han/Korea.net) by ALEXANDER HYUN Special to charactermedia.com It’s been more than 60 years since Korea officially separated into two states. Politics […]
North Korea Not Interested in Iran-Style Nuclear Deal
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea on Tuesday said it is not interested in making a denuclearization deal like the one Iran forged with the United States […]
North Korea Reports 99.97% Turnout in Local Elections
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 […]
Watch the First 360-Degree Video Shot in North Korea
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Singaporean photographer Aram Pan has captured a number of fascinating images of North Korea since making his first trip to the country in […]
North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross DMZ
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com About 10 North Korean soldiers crossed the military border into South Korea near Cheorwon, Gangwon Province on Saturday morning, but retreated immediately after […]
Kim Jong-un Has Executed 70 Officials: Seoul
by KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Young North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has executed 70 officials since taking power in late 2011 in a “reign […]
