The Woman Who Faces the Wrath of North Korea Yeon-mi Park is a 21-year-old North Korean defector who has devoted herself to revealing the brutal truth about the country, […]
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North and South Korea Face Increasing Linguistic Gap
Pictured above: North Korean defector Pak Mi-ok speaks during an interview in Seoul. (AP Photo/Hyung-Jin Kim) by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — On one side […]
South Korea to Penalize Kaesong Firms Complying with North’s Wage Hike Demand
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The South Korea government announced Tuesday that it will penalize firms operating in an inter-Korean industrial complex that comply with North Korea’s unilateral […]
President Park Geun-hye Visits Injured U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday made a surprise visit to the hospital to see U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert, who was knifed […]
Prosecutors Investigates North Korean Ties with U.S. Envoy Knife Assailant
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korean prosecutors are looking into whether the knife attack on U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert had a “mastermind” behind it, Korea Herald […]
North Korea Applauds Knife Attack on U.S. Ambassador
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea has applauded the South Korean assailant’s knife attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, calling it a “deserved punishment” […]
Korean Canadian Pastor Reported Missing in North Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com UPDATE (Thursday, March 5, 3 p.m. PST): Reverend Lim’s church and Canadian consular officials confirmed that he is being held by North Korean authorities, […]
N.Korea Encourages Citizens to Play Sports to “Strengthen National Defense”
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com Amid young leader Kim Jong-un’s incessant passion for basketball, North Korea is amping up efforts to ingrain sports into the daily lives of […]
‘Hidden Treasures’ Features Artworks by North Korean Painters
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com There’s more to North Korean art than propaganda images of political leaders and rosy-cheeked farmers. On Jan. 29, the Springtime Art Foundation launched […]
Kim Jong-il Demanded $10 Billion for Summit with South Korea
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung met with the late Kim Jong-il on North Korean soil in 2000, it was seen […]
North Korea May Be Restarting Nuke Plant: U.S. Institute
by FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea may be attempting to restart its main nuclear bomb fuel reactor after a five-month shutdown, a U.S. research institute […]
North Korea Demands Sanctions to Be Lifted for Family Reunions
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea urged South Korea on Friday to lift its sanctions as a condition for resuming dialogue on reunions of families separated during […]
Prominent North Korean Defector Retracts Key Parts of His Story
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com A prominent North Korean defector, who has become something of a star with his remarkably gruesome story of surviving captivity in a prison […]
North Korean Airline’s Facebook Page Hacked by ISIS Supporters
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The Facebook page of North Korea’s state-run airline, Air Koryo, was hacked on Wednesday, seemingly by the same Islamic State (ISIS) group supporters […]
President Park Offers to Meet Kim Jong-un Without Pre-Conditions
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Monday that she is open to holding a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un […]
