The assassination of Park Chung-hee is arguably the most spectacular non-event in modern Korean history. Spectacular as the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth President of the Republic of Korea, who has been ruling the country for about two decades, was shot dead by his right-hand man, the head of the notorious intelligence agency whose……
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Journalist’s guide to recording calls on your phone in Korea
I wrote this short guide for my colleagues at the BBC Korean service but it just came to my mind that it would be useful for those who works in Korea as well so I share it with some amendment. Enjoy! Background As the COVID-19 crisis goes on with no end in sight, we may……
Crash Landing on You: your questions answered
To be honest, I didn’t know Crash Landing on You was that popular in other countries before I left a tweet about meeting the defector writer. The tweet was probably the most viral tweet I ever posted. My interview with Mr Kwak, which actually went on about three hours and the transcript of which exceeds……
Crash Landing on You: meet the defector writer behind stunning details on North Korea
This is the original draft of my BBC story on the defector writer of the drama. An inter-Korean love story? I would hardly imagine a success. How would you make it sound plausible with about seven decades of conflict and division? Not to mention the risk of political controversy to which playing with a taboo……
Did Moon really said HK and Xinjiang issues are China’s internal affairs?
I didn’t expect much in President Moon’s summit with Xi Jinping in regard to the situation in Hong Kong and Xinjiang Uyghurs as I’ve seen what he said meeting Dutetre and Suu Kyi. Well, it turned out to be mind-blowing, in a bad way: The ROK side believes, both Hong Kong affairs and issues concerning……