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The South Korean leaders who (supposedly) love Kim Jong Un

SEOUL, South Korea — Since taking parliamentary office a year and a half ago, Kim Jae-yeon, 33, has been called a North Korean apologist, a pinko, and a “leftist zombie” — a derogatory phrase that fringe web commentators deploy against liberals and socialists in the South.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Oct 04, 2013

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Tour de North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — It’s not every day that 47 Western bikers can ride through the world’s most reclusive state. Yet as part of a race that began in China, athletes zipped through North Korea’s port town of Rajin this week, Reuters reports. Traffic was blocked off, and the cyclists given an unusual stint of freedom to move around the area. (Not that there’s much traffic in North Korea anyway.)

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Sep 27, 2013

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The Galaxy Gear smartwatch: proof that Samsung can innovate?

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, is marching toward the next battlefield in its war against Apple. On Wednesday in Berlin, the Korean mega-corporation unveiled the long-anticipated Galaxy Gear, a wearable smartwatch set for release on Sept. 25.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Sep 9, 2013

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Syria’s other key ally: North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — The Obama administration’s push for a military strike against Syria is in full swing, highlighting not only the use of chemical weapons but the regimes that support Assad.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Sep 8, 2013

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Step aside Miley Cyrus, here comes K-Porn

Editor’s note: We publish thousands of stories at GlobalPost every year. But some of these don’t receive the reader attention they deserve. Our series “20 Must-Reads of 2013” fixes that problem. Here’s a look — maybe a second one — at some of our best journalism of the year.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Sep 1, 2013

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