Promised a North Korean paradise, repatriation was ‘hell’
On a bright August morning in 1960, after two days of sailing from Japan, hundreds of passengers rushed on ...
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Korean Art Goes on Show, With Protests from North and South
BERN, Switzerland — Against a fiery sky, North Korea’s former leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il watch with beaming ...
Activists Vow to Defy South Korean Ban on Sending Anti-North Leaflets Despite Legal Threat — Radio Free Asia
Activists in Seoul vowed on Tuesday to keep sending anti-North Korean leaflets by balloon into the North’s territory, shrugging ...
Despite Political Tensions, Japan’s ‘Demon Slayer’ Tops South Korean Book Market and Box Office – The Diplomat
AdvertisementFor the third week of April, the final volume of the Japanese manga “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” topped ...
North Korean Agricultural Quotas Unrealistic Due to Equipment Shortfalls — Radio Free Asia
North Korea has ordered its farmers to begin planting crops, but many farms in the country have yet to ...
North Korean State Agencies “Officially” Resume Smuggling Goods from China — Radio Free Asia
State agencies in North Korea have recently resumed “officially” smuggling goods from China for the first time in more ...
Orange County man charged with hate crimes in attack against elderly Korean couple
Orange County prosecutors have charged a man with hate crimes in connection with an attack on an elderly Korean ...
South Korean Court Sides With Japan in Wartime Sexual Slavery Case
SEOUL — A judge in South Korea ruled on Wednesday that Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery ...
South Korean Leader Urges Biden to Negotiate With North Korea
SEOUL — President Moon Jae-in of South Korea has a message for the United States: President Biden needs to ...
How South Korean Soldiers and YouTube Catapulted a K-Pop Girl Group to Fame – The Diplomat
AdvertisementIn early 2021, Brave Girls were ready to call it quits. After 10 years of trying to make it ...