by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Chinese authorities formally arrested Peter Hahn, a Korean American aid worker who lived near the country’s border with North Korea, on Friday, […]
Tag: North Korea
Steve Carell’s North Korea-Based Thriller Scrapped
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Another Hollywood film has suffered from the Sony Pictures cyberattack. According to Deadline.com, production company New Regency has scrapped another film that was […]
Fox News Gets the Wrong Kim Jong-un for ‘The Interview’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Fox 411 failed big time on Tuesday when they mistook Charles Rahi Chun as the actor who plays Kim Jong-un in Sony’s comedy, The […]
Activists to Drop ‘The Interview’ in North Korea via Balloons
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com The Interview is going to North Korea. Human rights activists in South Korea plan to fly DVDs of the Seth Rogen comedy into […]
Behind the Making of ‘The Interview’
Last month, KoreAm spoke with actor Seth Rogen before the Sony cyberattack grew to its current dimensions. by ADA TSENG | @adatseng ada@charactermedia.com In late November, before full […]
Korean American Questioned over Alleged Pro-North Talks
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A Korean American writer faces another round of questioning over allegations that she made pro-North Korea remarks during a series of on-stage talk […]
Suki Kim Tells Stories from NKorea on ‘The Daily Show’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Suki Kim, the author of the memoir Without You, There is No Us, appeared as a guest on The Daily Show last night and […]
LINK ATTACK: Samsung’s Dark Secret, Psy Breaks YouTube, NKorea’s Name Ban
Samsung’s Devastating Secret: The Tears of ‘Semiconductor Children’ “In a new series, The Huffington Post Korea and its media partner, The Hankyoreh, report that long-term exposure to toxic chemicals […]
Kim Jong-un’s Sister May Visit South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea has offered to send Kim Jong-un’s younger sister as an envoy to a Seoul food festival in March, an organizer told […]
South Korea to Rebuild Christmas Tower Despite North Korea’s Threats
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that it will allow a Christian group to rebuild the Christmas tower near the inter-Korean […]
North Korea Refuses to Deny Hacking Sony Pictures
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com New evidence suggests that North Korea may have been behind the cyber-attack that crippled Sony Pictures last week. The tools the hackers used […]
Suki Kim Faces Backlash for North Korea Memoir
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com Suki Kim may have captivated her readers with her latest book, Without You, There Is No Us, which chronicles her six-month journey of […]
Kim Jong-un Sings Katy Perry in Final Trailer for ‘The Interview’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Sony Pictures has released its final trailer for the upcoming action-comedy film The Interview, starring Seth Rogen, James Franco and Randall Park. Written and […]
Chinese Authorities Detain Aid Worker Assisting NKoreans
by JAMES S. KIM A Korean American aid worker was arrested by Chinese authorities on Tuesday on suspicion of embezzlement and possession of fraudulent receipts, reports the New York Times. Peter […]
SKorea Plans to Raise $500 Billion For Reunification
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s top financial regulator said Tuesday that rebuilding North Korea’s moribund economy after an eventual reunification would cost about $500 billion, which […]
