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North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il’s childhood trauma and controversy over his father’s authenticity

Part 2: Controversy surrounding fake Kim Il-sung Two marriages and his sons, Jong-il and Pyong-il In 1941, Kim Il-sung fatefully met a woman named Kim Jong-suk....

North Korea’s trash balloons: A stealth test for chemical weapon deployment?

On the morning of July 24, the South Korean Presidential Security Service, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Capital Defense Command were thrown...

The myth of Kim Il-sung: North Korea’s founder and his shadowy parallels with Stalin

Part 1: The birth of a young marxist North Korea’s founder Kim Il-sung was born on April 15, 1912, in Mangyongdae, Pyongyang. His birth name...

Refik Anadol brings AI-generated visions of nature to life in Seoul exhibition

In a space with a ceiling height of 10.8 meters (35.4 feet), three large screens on the wall seem to ripple as if color...

From Seri Pak to An Se-young: financial drive behind sports success

In 1980, a Black man in the United States was watching a tennis match on TV when he was stunned to see a female...

Secret request: North Korean officer seeks $50,000 worth of porn to stay afloat

Part 2: The life and times of South Korean operative Chung Kyu-phil In late 2004, Chung Kyu-phil, who was serving as a military attaché advisor...

North Korean ‘suicide underwater commandos’ intel received 6 months before Cheonan sinking

Part 2: The life and times of South Korean operative Chung Kyu-phil In July 2010, Colonel Chung Kyu-phil of the South Korean Military Intelligence Command...

Behind enemy lines: How a South Korean spy influenced Hwang Jang-yop’s defection

Part 2: The life and times of South Korean operative Chung Kyu-phil Colonel Chung Kyu-phil, a former military officer of the South Korean Defense Intelligence...

102-year-old independence activist’s wish: ‘Korea and Japan can now live as neighbors’

“It is I who should have visited the President... I am sorry and thankful that you came such a long way.” On August 9, 102-year-old...

A Cinderella story in golf: Lydia Ko’s remarkable rise to hall of fame stardom

In 2003, at the Pupuke Golf Club near Auckland, New Zealand, a young Asian woman entered the pro shop, holding the hand of her...