by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Planning to attend the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics? Be sure to book your flight to the right Korea, unlike a certain Kenyan traveler […]
Tag: North Korea
U.S. Court Orders North Korea to Pay $330 Million Over Kidnapped Pastor’s Death
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s been 15 years since Kim Dong-shik, a South Korean pastor with permanent resident status in the United States, was kidnapped by North […]
Link Attack: East West Players Honors Susan Ahn Cuddy; North Korean Soccer; Amadeus Cho in ‘Avengers’
Interesting reads from around the Internet. Take a gander! East West Players Honors Susan Ahn Cuddy in ‘Born to Lead’ Above photo: The 100-year-old veteran attended the performance along […]
North Korea Expels ‘Plot-Breeding’ Korean American Aid Worker
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea has deported a Korean American aid worker, accusing her of using her humanitarian status as a cover to produce anti-North Korean […]
North Korean Students Connect with ‘Harry Potter’ Characters
Pictured above: Suki Kim teaches the sons of North Korea’s most privileged families. (Photo courtesy of Suki Kim) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com When Suki Kim, the author […]
North Korean Defector Drops ‘The Interview’ in Pyongyang
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Although North Korean defector Lee Min-bok found the controversial Hollywood comedy The Interview to be vulgar and admitted that he could not watch the film […]
North Korea Fires 4 Short-Range Projectiles Into West Sea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea fired short-range missiles into the West Sea for a second consecutive day on Friday in an apparent protest against the ongoing […]
Women’s Group Gets North Korea’s Approval to Walk Across DMZ
by CARA ANNA, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea has decided to support a proposed walk across the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas by prominent women […]
South Korean Man Indicted in Knife Attack on U.S. Envoy
Pictured above: Kim Ji-jong, the assailant who slashed U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert’s face, lies on the ground after the attack. (Photo courtesy of AP) by KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press […]
$50 Portable Media Player Helps North Koreans Bypass Censorship
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A $50 Chinese-made portable media player is allowing many North Koreans to access and view foreign media despite the government’s tight censorship, signaling […]
North Korea Arrests 2 South Koreans for Spying
Pictured above: Kim Kuk-gi (left) and Choe Chun-gil were accused of spying on behalf of South Korea’s spy agency. (Photo courtesy of Kyodo) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com […]
North Korea’s Elites Gorge on French Baguettes
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea’s privileged classes apparently have an insatiable appetite for French baguettes, according to Choson Sinbo, a pro-North newspaper based in Japan. Last year, […]
Link Attack: Roy Choi in Watts; Dogs Rescued From Meat Farm; Custom Emoji Keyboard
Video: Roy Choi Wants the Next Food Revolution to Start in Watts The first location will be in Watts at a site that used to be smoke shop and […]
North Korea Reopens Pyongyang Marathon to Foreign Runners
by REERA YOO |@reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea has reopened the Pyongyang Marathon to overseas runners after ending a travel ban on foreigners over Ebola fears, according to Reuters. Koyro […]
[VIDEO] 100 Years of Korean Beauty in One Minute
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com In the latest episode of its 100 Years of Beauty web series, YouTube channel Cut highlights the evolving beauty trends of North and South […]
