by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Kim Jong-un’s older brother was recently spotted attending an Eric Clapton concert at Royal Albert Hall in London, reports Yonhap News Agency. Kim Jong-chol, […]
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Q&A with Christine Ahn, Co-organizer of Women’s Walk for Peace Across DMZ
Pictured above: Christine Ahn, shown here with Gloria Steinem, at a United Nations news conference on March 11 announcing plans for a walk across the DMZ. (Photo courtesy of AP Photo/Bebeto […]
Kerry Slams North Korea, Vows Security for South
by MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday accused North Korea of a litany of crimes and atrocities while reassuring […]
Commentary: A Medical Mission to North Korea
Pictured above: Wearing their light blue jerseys, Liz Park, Dr. Mike Yoon and Sophie Park (l-r), stand between North Korean medical students after a friendly volleyball match. (All photos courtesy of […]
North Korea Launches Online Shopping Site
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s no Amazon or Gmarket, but North Korea has finally launched an online shopping website—despite the fact that the vast majority of the […]
North Korea Arrests South Korean NYU Student for Illegal Entry
Pictured above: New York University’s Stern School of Business. (Photo courtesy of NYU Local) by the Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea said Saturday it has arrested a South […]
North Korea Executed 15 Senior Officials This Year: South Korea’s Spy Agency
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea has executed 15 senior officials since January, as its leader Kim Jong-un continues his reign of terror to apparently cement his […]
Kenyan Man Headed for South Korea Accidentally Travels to Pyongyang, North Korea
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
