The Darkest Side of North Korea’s Brutal Darkness
Nearly 70 percent of the prisoners in the kwanliso are female, and, not surprisingly, more than 80 percent of North Korean defectors are girls and women
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Mexico Looking to Reopen Relations with North Korea
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico wants to reestablish diplomatic ties with North Korea, Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Sunday, July 18. “We have a position of hands-off around the world,” Ebrard reportedly told Bloomberg News in New York City, where he is currently attending a United Nations Security Council meeting. “We respect all governments, and we want
Read moreKorea Celebrates 100 Years of Sovereignty
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The South Korean Embassy in Mexico and the Korean Cultural Center hosted a spectacular, one-night-only performance by the renowned National Gugak Center of traditional music and dance at Mexico City’s Teatro Metropólitan on Saturday, April 6, to mark the 100th anniversary of that country’s March First Independence Movement against Japanese colonial rule and the subsequent establishment of
Read moreKorean Ambassador Touts Ties with Mexico
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS During a belated national day reception at his residence on Thursday, Oct. 11 (the country’s official holiday actually falls on Oct. 3), South Korean Ambassador to Mexico Kim Sang-il spoke about the strong economic and commercial bilateral ties and the historic links between the two countries. “Since the founding of (modern-day) Korea, we have always counted on
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