Jun 12, 2013 | Writing
At best, South Korean first baseman Kim Tae Kyun is just dumb. At worst, he’s flat-out racist. The Hanwa Eagles slugger is drawing heavy flack for some cringe-inducing comments about fellow Korea Baseball Organization player Shane Youman, an American pitcher who...
Jun 11, 2013 | Writing
UPDATE: The talks planned between North and South Korea were scrapped a day before they were due to begin. A spokesman for Seoul’s Unification Ministry told reporters Tuesday that the talks were called off because of a stalemate over who would lead each...
Jun 10, 2013 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — The National Police Agency said on Thursday that it’s requesting the South Korean government block the “official” Facebook fan page of Korean Central Television, or KCTV, the Korea Herald reports. In case you’ve never seen...
Jun 10, 2013 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — South Koreans officially use the most plastic, according to the latest figures on global credit card purchases. Per capita, South Korea’s credit card use rose to 129.7 transactions in 2011, according to data compiled by the Bank of Korea, up...
Jun 7, 2013 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — Ghost companies set up in international tax havens could be sheltering the North Korean regime’s fortune, an investigation by South Korean journalists suggests. The Korea Center for Investigative Journalism (KCIJ) has identified four shell...
Jun 6, 2013 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korea have agreed to enter talks as soon as this weekend on the Kaesong industrial complex that they jointly operate north of the border, and which has been closed since Pyongyang pulled out its workers in April. After months spent...
