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· Ryan General
South Korean court clears woman who bit attacker’s tongue 61 years ago
As a teenager in 1964, Choi Mal-ja fought to survive when a man pinned her down and forced his tongue into her mouth. She bit off part of his tongue to break free, only to be convicted of aggravated bodily injury. On Sept. 10, a South Korean court overturned that conviction,…
· Carl Samson
Wyoming city honors Chinese massacre victims 140 years later
Descendants of Chinese miners killed in an infamous massacre in Rock Springs, Wyoming, in 1885 joined archaeologists this summer to excavate a site where their ancestors once lived. Last week, their efforts culminated in a memorial ceremony that honored the victims of one of…
· Carl Samson
South Korean workers return home after Georgia Hyundai raid
South Korean workers detained in last week’s immigration raid at a Hyundai manufacturing facility in Georgia returned home Thursday evening, concluding a diplomatic crisis that exposed tensions over U.S. visa policies and threatened billions in investment commitments between the…
· Editorial Staff
Supreme Court OKs racial profiling by ICE
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision Monday lifted restrictions on federal immigration raids in Los Angeles, sparking fears among communities of color that they could face racial profiling under expanded enforcement powers. Driving the news: The Supreme Court granted the Trump…
· Ryan General
Kim Jong Un introduces daughter — and potential heir — to world stage
Kim Jong Un’s daughter, widely identified as Kim Ju Ae, made her first public appearance abroad on Sept. 3, when she joined him at a military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender. Believed to be 12 or 13 years old, she stood…
· Carl Samson
Koreans outnumbered Japanese Americans at Hawaii incarceration camp, research reveals
A University of Hawaii oral history initiative is spotlighting how Korean prisoners of war vastly outnumbered Japanese Americans at the Honouliuli Internment Camp during World War II — about 2,700 Koreans compared to 400 Japanese Americans. Shocking discovery: The Center for…
· Carl Samson
ICE’s largest HSI raid ever detains mostly South Koreans at Georgia Hyundai plant
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 475 people — most being South Korean nationals — at a Hyundai facility in Georgia last week in what officials describe as the “largest single-site enforcement operation” in Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) history.…
· Ryan General
Sellout crowd and Korean fans drive Son Heung-min’s LAFC home debut
A sellout crowd of more than 22,000 filled BMO Stadium on Sunday as South Korean fans waved national flags and chanted in support of Son Heung-min during his first home match for LAFC. The night carried special meaning for Los Angeles’s Korean community, which gathered in large…
· Ryan General
South Korea’s top court rejects US composer’s ‘Baby Shark’ copyright claim
South Korea’s Supreme Court dismissed a copyright lawsuit filed by American composer Jonathan Wright, ruling on Aug. 14 that his 2011 version of “Baby Shark” lacked sufficient originality and could not claim legal protection. The decision ends Wright’s six-year legal battle…
· Carl Samson
South Korea may soon legalize tattooing by non-medical professionals
South Korea may soon lift its decades-old prohibition on tattooing by non-medical professionals as lawmakers prepare to debate a key bill that would bring the underground practice into legal recognition. Artists speak out: More than 70 tattoo artists from across the country…
· Ryan General
Korean Americans rally behind Son Heung-min’s LAFC debut
Fans from Los Angeles’ Korean American community gathered at Los Angeles International Airport on Aug. 6 to welcome Son Heung-min as he arrived to join LAFC in Major League Soccer. Later that night, he was seen at BMO Stadium watching the club’s Leagues Cup match against Tigres.…
· Ryan General
Japan sees largest population drop in history as births fall to record low
The world’s fourth-largest economy is facing its most severe demographic crisis yet. Japan’s population fell by more than 908,000 people in 2024, the largest annual decline since records began in 1968, bringing the total to about 120.65 million. Record decline
· Carl Samson
Purdue student reunites with family after release from days-long ICE detention
Yeonsoo Go, a 20-year-old South Korean student at Purdue University, has been released from federal immigration custody and reunited with her family in New York after being detained for four days in a case that sparked widespread community outcry. What happened: Go, the daughter…
· Carl Samson
Manhattan shooter claims brain disease in suicide note
A former high school football player who opened fire in a Manhattan building Monday — killing four people before fatally shooting himself — left a note seemingly blaming the NFL for giving him a brain disease, investigation reveals. What happened: The mass shooting began at…
· Ryan General
Video of bound migrant worker being lifted by forklift roils South Korea
A video published on July 25 showing a Sri Lankan migrant worker at a brick factory in Naju, South Korea, being bound in plastic wrap, tied to bricks and lifted by a forklift has sparked national outrage and prompted an immediate response from President Lee Jae Myung. The…
· Ryan General
Pilots shut off wrong engine in South Korea crash that killed 179, report finds
South Korea’s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board revealed on July 19 that the pilots of Jeju Air Flight 2216 shut down the wrong engine during an emergency after a bird strike, leading to the fatal crash on December 29, 2024. The interim findings, based on cockpit…
· Ryan General
Trump announces new Asian tariffs after failing to secure trade deals by deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he had sent letters to the heads of several Asian countries, informing them of a new round of “reciprocal” tariffs after talks failed to produce trade agreements before his self-imposed deadline. The new duties, set at 25% to…
· Carl Samson
Former K-pop idol Shim Jaehyun dies at 23 from leukemia
Shim Jaehyun, a former member of the K-pop boy group Fable, died at age 23 after privately battling leukemia. About Jaehyun: Born April 7, 2002, Jaehyun debuted with Fable in June 2020 under Haeirum Entertainment as the group’s youngest member. The five-member group released…
· Carl Samson
Trump admin orders social media checks for foreign students seeking visas
The State Department is requiring all foreign nationals seeking student and exchange visas to make their social media accounts public for government review as it resumes processing applications. “Entire online presence” All applicants for F, M and J nonimmigrant visas for…
· Carl Samson
BTS close to reuniting as 6 members finish military service
BTS moves closer to a complete reunion following Wednesday’s discharge of Jimin and Jungkook from the military, with just one remaining member yet to finish his mandatory service. Catch up