Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions
Western governments ignored widespread fraud in South Korean adoptions and sometimes pressured the country to keep the kids ...
Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen
The Korean adoptee diaspora of around 200,000 children is thought to be the largest in the world. At the peak in the 1970s ...
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‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning’ Reporters & Director Spotlight How Western Demand Played A Role in the Korean Adoption Boom
The filmmaker and reporters of "South Korea's Adoption Reckoning" documentary talk about how their reporting challenges some ...
Travis King, Army soldier who ran into North Korea, pleads guilty to desertion
After accepting the plea deal, the judge sentenced King to one year of confinement, however, because of the time he has ...
US Soldier who crossed into North Korea is free after pleading guilty
Travis King, a US soldier who crossed into North Korea, pleaded guilty to five charges, including desertion and received a 12 ...
US soldier who fled to North Korea is free after sentencing
U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there, was sentenced on Friday ...
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South Korea's 'Music Bank' production demands apology from Spanish football club Real Madrid for cancellation of concert at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
The KBS Music Bank concert abroad scheduled for next month at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, has been abruptly canceled ...
U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea sentenced to time served
Travis King ran from South Korea, across the Demilitarized Zone and into North Korea on July 18, 2023. He was later released by North Korea.
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How to describe South Korea’s golf courses? Unique, elusive and very, very exclusive
The best South Korean tracks are typically outside of Seoul, where they capitalize on the country’s uncommon beauty and ...
Widespread adoption fraud separated generations of Korean children from their families, AP finds
The South Korean government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to satiate intense demand for adoptable ...
US Army soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea, pleads guilty to desertion
U.S. Army soldier Travis King has pleaded guilty to desertion and four other charges following an incident last year in which ...
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‘Is This Really All for the Children?’: Former Korean Adoption Worker Speaks Out
A new AP/FRONTLINE documentary, ‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning,’ examines cases of false identities and fabricated backstories during a historic adoption boom of Korean children. In this excerpt, a ...