Story of young defector draws attention to needy N.K. children

Mr. Kim Young Jin, Director of Sejong TV's Broadcasting Department, and his wife attend Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company's performance at Gwangju Culture & Art Center on the afternoon of April 11, 2013. (Kim Jen Tae/The Epoch Times) ...

Comedian Kim Byung-man, left, and No Woo-jin are taking questions from children who came to the Korea Customs Service does at its office in Nonhyeon-dong, southern Seoul, yesterday.[NEWSIS]Comedian Kim Byung-man, left, holds on to a sniffer dog as ...

Pyongyang has replaced its defense minister with a young, little-known three-star general, dismissing hard-liner Kim Kyok-sik after just seven months.Kim, a four-star general, was former commander of the 4th Corps who choreographed the sinking of ...

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Choo Shin-soo of the Cincinnati Reds both make cameo performances in Kim Yong-hwa's film soon-to-be-released "Mr. Go."The two came to appear in the movie as they are acquainted with the director. The movie ...

Nuclear scare made worse because world can't tell if dictator is serious Like his father Kim Jong Il, North Korea's new young leader Kim Jong Un is viewed by much of the outside world with a mix of incomprehension, ridicule and fear. Early last ...

* Young leader's aunt is daughter of N.Korea's founder * Leader's uncle Jang was close to Kim Jong-il * Couple believed to control ruling party's finances * Couple seen trying to cement power amid military purges SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) - Kim ...

When a 33-year-old surnamed Kim decided to marry last year, she had one concern involving age. She had thought that in conservative Korean society, age difference between husbands and wives matters a lot and that her parents and future in-laws would ...

Jin-bok Kim beams as he recalls the day he fulfilled his life's dream to become an independent taxi driver. Over 30 years, he said he "drove 200,000 people and 2 million kilometers in and around Berlin." He was in his mid-20s when he first arrived ...

A large digital clock above barista Kim Jin-kyu, 29, ticked off toward 15 minutes and Kim's hands shook a little as he poured the last cup of espresso. This is the end of my show, said Kim as the "clock stopped at 14:56. He was just in time. Kim was ...