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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
South Korea Says North Korea Has 6000-Member Cyber Army
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea said on Tuesday that North Korea has boosted its cyber army to 6,000 troops, twice the number of cyberwarfare specialists Seoul […]
South Korea, Japan and U.S. to Share Intel on North Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea, Japan and the U.S. will sign their first joint intelligent-sharing pact on Dec. 29 to better prepare and respond to the […]
Interview: Suki Kim, Author of ‘Without You, There Is No Us’
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com When author Suki Kim was offered a job teaching English to the sons of North Korea’s most privileged families in 2011, she knew […]
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 […]
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 […]
North Korean Couples Tie the Knot with Mobile Phones
by REERA YOO Young North Korean couples are choosing to mark their engagements with mobile phones instead of traditional engagement rings, reports the Daily NK. According to a woman […]
Photographer Aram Pan Presents a Different Angle to North Korea
by JAMES S. KIM Most people have never stepped foot inside North Korea, let alone more than once. Singaporean photographer Aram Pan, on the other hand, has made four […]
American Jeffrey Fowle Released From North Korea
by LARA JAKES, AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans being held in North Korea, has been released, the State Department said Tuesday. […]
Daum Launches Detailed Maps of North Korea
by REERA YOO On Friday, Daum launched a map service that covers North Korea’s entire territory, becoming the first South Korean Internet portal to offer public access to North […]
Another American Tourist Detained In North Korea
by STEVE HAN (Photo via Reuters) North Korea’a state-run media announced Friday that it has detained an American tourist and is investigating him for unspecified acts, the New York Times reported. The […]
North Korea Detains American Tourist
Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea North Korea has detained a 24-year-old American tourist who allegedly sought asylum upon his arrival in the country on a tourist visa, according to Reuters. […]
