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The greatest Christmas gift anyone can receive is the gift of life. Coming home from a war, I was given the chance to pass on this gift. I have given it so far to 15 grandchildren. A few years ago, ...
The Grinch may have stolen Christmas, but Kim Jong Un has outright banned it. The North Korean dictator’s brutal restrictions on religion, however, haven’t stopped some activists from trying to spread ...
Some see the holiday as the perfect time for outreach to North Korean defectors. Others aren’t so sure. Every Christmas, Lou Gallo dresses up as Santa Claus in Busan, South Korea. At the school for ...
North Korean Catholics residing in South Korea as refugees have prayed for peace and unification on the Korean Peninsula and expressed their desire to reunite with their family members during a ...
When North Korean authorities caught Jeong Young Sil helping Christians escape to China seven years ago, they did not take her transgression lightly. First, they pulled out her teeth and fingernails ...
2023 is coming to an end with a cold holiday season. However, viewers can snuggle up to some of the best Korean Movies and K-dramas this Christmas. The holidays are perfect for making hot tea or ...
North Korea isn’t in the Christmas spirit. The nation is accusing neighbor South Korea of lighting a Christmas tower along the border between the two countries as a form of “psychological warfare.” ...
WILLSBORO — Sometimes a simple feature story turns into much more. As was the case when the Press-Republican was notified of an opportunity to photograph Milton “Milt” Baker’s detailed Christmas ...
A private researcher one day was given a large, brown envelope by a man who said it was just some old war “stuff.” Searching through the envelope, the researcher found some old dusty, yellowing papers ...
SEOUL, South Korea — Eighth Army soldiers did Thursday what Eighth Army soldiers have done in South Korea’s capital city this time of year since 1951. They turned out for temporary duty as Santa’s ...
Theologians and church leaders around the region share how December 25 is perceived in their contexts. Christmas is widely celebrated in Asia. But is it seen as a secular holiday imported from the ...