Son Hyemin

2 months ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Gabriele Steinhauser |Son Hyemin |Lim Jeong-won |Timothy Martin

Quotes of the Day:"The ultimate relationship between justice and law will be an eternal subject for speculation and analysis. But it may be said that in a democratic society, law is the form which free men give to justice."– Robert Kennedy"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it."– George Bernard Shaw"When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free."– Charles Evans Hughes1. Trump’s Ukraine Shift Unsettles U.S. Allies in Asia2.

Jan 9, 2025 | rfa.org | Son Hyemin

North Koreans are once again fighting each other over human feces as they desperately try to fulfill the government’s impossibly high collection quotas to prepare fertilizer ahead of the spring planting season, residents in the country told Radio Free Asia. In order to avoid punishment, adults have until Jan. 20 to donate 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of compost, which is a code word for feces. Elementary, middle, and high school students’ quota is 200 kilograms (440 pounds).

Dec 5, 2024 | rfa.org | Son Hyemin

Read a version of this story in KoreanNorth Korean officials working in China said they were shocked to learn that South Korea’s president declared martial law -- but even more shocked to learn that the National Assembly quickly overturned the order, saying such defiance would be “unthinkable” in North Korea.

Nov 26, 2024 | rfa.org | Son Hyemin

Read a version of this story in Korean. Wet wipes, a status symbol among North Korean women, are slowly becoming more available to ordinary people. Starting about 10 years ago, South Korean and Chinese-made wet wipes, imported via China, showed up in department stores in the capital Pyongyang. They were expensive, so only the wealthy elite could afford them.

Nov 8, 2024 | myemail.constantcontact.com | George Hutchinson |Robert Collins |Kang Hyun-kyung |Son Hyemin

Quotes of the Day:"He conquers who endures." – Persius“The buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching toward infinity.” – A. Edward Newton“I have never believed that man’s freedom consisted in doing what he wants, but rather in never doing what he does not want to do.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau1. An Open Letter to President Donald Trump (north Korean Human Rights)2. Why North Korean denuclearization will likely take backseat in second Trump term3.