The most bitterly funny story of the week is that a defector from North Korea thinks that even her homeland is ‘not as nuts’ as the indoctrination now forced on Western students. Yeonmi Park fled from the Hermit Kingdom when she was just 13, and endured horrible things during her escape. Eventually, she reached South Korea. … Read more
VP Harris met with Moon Jae-in on Friday as part of Joe Biden’s only second in-person session with a foreign leader because of COVID-19. Footage of their meeting has gone viral.
VP Harris met with Moon Jae-in on Friday as part of Joe Biden’s only second in-person session with a foreign leader because of COVID-19. Footage of their meeting has gone viral.
South Korean student Jong-Ok Shin, 26, known as Oki, was stabbed to death in 2002 A man jailed for nearly 20 years for a murder he says he did not commit hopes that new CCTV footage discovered by a BBC investigation will give him an alibi and clear his name. South Korean student Jong-Ok Shin, … Read more
South Korean student Jong-Ok Shin, 26, known as Oki, was stabbed to death in 2002 A man jailed for nearly 20 years for a murder he says he did not commit hopes that new CCTV footage discovered by a BBC investigation will give him an alibi and clear his name. South Korean student Jong-Ok Shin, … Read more
Belgian ambassador’s wife SLAPS South Korean shop worker in the face after being accused of ‘shoplifting’ clothes in alleged ‘assault’ Security camera footage shows ‘slap’ after angry confrontation in clothes store Xiang Xueqiu is the wife of Belgian ambassador Peter Lescouhier South Korean police say she is wanted for questioning over the alleged assault Xiang ‘cannot … Read more
North Korean in diving gear swims to the South and crawls through drain pipe to defect A man in his 20s swam for six hours in an attempt to defect from North Korea Diving gear and a metal helmet were discovered on beach in Goseong, Gangwon The man also crawled through a drainage pipe underneath … Read more
Song Yoo-jung, South Korean actress from Dear My Name and Golden Rainbow, passes away at 26 years old The actress was found dead in Seoul on Saturday at just 26 years of age While no cause of death was given, there has been a rash of suicides among young performers in their 20s in recent … Read more
A Kim Jong Promot-UN!: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is elected ‘general secretary’ of Workers’ Party – the same title held by his father and grandfather, up from mere ‘Chairman’ before Kim Jong Un was given a new title, ‘general secretary’ of the Workers’ Party Appointment is largely symbolic, apparently aimed at bolstering his … Read more
A Kim Jong Promot-UN!: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is elected ‘general secretary’ of Workers’ Party – the same title held by his father and grandfather, up from mere ‘Chairman’ before Kim Jong Un was given a new title, ‘general secretary’ of the Workers’ Party Appointment is largely symbolic, apparently aimed at bolstering his … Read more