by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Russian President Vladimir Putin and K-pop artist CL have been running neck-to-neck in this year’s TIME 100 Reader’s Poll, but poll results are […]
Tag: Russia
Returning to Ukraine
This scene from the Euromaidan revolution, when Ukrainians protested the pro-Russian policies of the former president, was taken by the writer’s father. by SERA CHANG When Malaysian Airlines Flight […]
11 Bodies Recovered Near Sunken SKorean Fishing Boat
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com On Wednesday, rescuers recovered 11 more bodies from the western Bering Sea, where a South Korean fishing boat sank earlier this week, reports […]
52 Missing after South Korean Ship Sinks in Bering Sea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Rescuers resumed their search for the 52 people missing from a South Korean fishing ship that sank in the frigid waters of the […]
World Cup: Post-Game Thoughts On Korea’s Draw With Russia
by STEVE HAN Despite taking the lead with Lee Keun-ho’s go-ahead goal in the 68th minute, South Korea settled for a 1-1 draw with Russia in its first game […]
Monday’s Link Attack: NK/SK Artillery Exchange; the Colbert Controversy and the ‘Weaponized Hashtag’; Russia Eyes Kaesong
South Korea Exchanges Artillery Fire With North Over Sea Border Bloomberg South Korea returned artillery fire after North Korea lobbed shells over the two countries’ western sea border, pushing […]
Russians Back on Top; Chinese Off The Podium
Story by Olivia Ouyang. Four years ago, Russian figure skating was rattled when, for the first time since 1964, neither of its pair teams made the Olympic podium. Yesterday, Russia […]
Russia Wins The First Team Figure Skating Gold Medal, U.S. In Third
Story by Olivia Ouyang. The first ever team figure skating event concluded yesterday with the men’s and ladies’ long program and free dance. Veteran Yevgeny Plushenko sealed Russia’s fate as […]
North Korea Alters Kim Jong Il Photos
Apparently Kim Jong Il’s publicist is not big on liver spots. The Chosun Ilbo recently reported that the North Korean government is routinely photoshopping pictures of leader Kim Jong-il […]
