MIKEL REPARAZ | EE.UU.
La estadounidense Jean H. Lee ha sido la primera periodista en abrir una oficina para un medio extranjero en Pyongyang. Afirma que algunas de las informaciones que nos llegan no son ciertas.
Uncertainty continues to surround the Strait of Hormuz as military conflict continues in the region. To learn more about how South Korea became a key regional oil refiner and how the Iran War is impacting the crude oil the country imports through the Strait of Hormuz, HPR spoke with Jean Lee.
Jean joins BBC News to discuss China's President Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea, his first in seven years.
Journalist Jean H Lee on Kim Ju-ae, the daughter of Kim Jong-un, and the future of North Korea
What does North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine mean for Kim Jong-un’s geopolitical ambitions?
Jean joins Steve Lai in Seoul to discuss South Korea’s snap presidential election for BBC News.
Jean joins The Conversation host Catherine Cruz on Hawai’i Public Radio to discuss political uncertainty in South Korea and the latest crypto heist pinned on North Korean hackers.
The East-West Center announces the appointment of Jean H. Lee as the Center’s inaugural Presidential Chair.
Jean speaks to Juana Summers, host of NPR’s All Things Considered, to discuss latest developments in South Korea’s ongoing political crisis.
Jean joins Katie Phang on MSNBC to discuss the political turmoil in South Korea following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law.
Jean speaks to BBC’s Newshour program after South Korea’s president reverses course after declaring martial law in a tumultuous night of political upheaval in Seoul.
Jean speaks to the New York Times about the political upheaval in Seoul after President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law.
Jean is quoted in a Nov. 4, 2024, Wall Street Journal story featuring analysis of Kim Jong Un’s risky embrace of Russia.
Jean joins Julie Mason on The Julie Mason Show on SiriusXM to discuss what to make of reports that North Korea is sending troops to Ukraine to fight with Russia.
Jean joins Julian Worricker on BBC Radio4’s The World Tonight radio show on Oct. 23, 2024, to discuss reports that Washington has seen evidence 3,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia and may be sent to fight in Ukraine.
Jean joins the BBC World Service’s Newshour program on Oct. 23, 2024, to discuss news that the US and South Korea have said that about 3,000 troops from North Korea are in Russia, raising concerns that they may fight in Russia war in Ukraine.
Jean speaks to Rob Schmitz on NPR’s All Things Considered about the relationship between Russia and North Korea.
Uncertainty continues to surround the Strait of Hormuz as military conflict continues in the region. To learn more about how South Korea became a key regional oil refiner and how the Iran War is impacting the crude oil the country imports through the Strait of Hormuz, HPR spoke with Jean Lee.
Jean joins BBC News to discuss China's President Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea, his first in seven years.
Journalist Jean H Lee on Kim Ju-ae, the daughter of Kim Jong-un, and the future of North Korea
What does North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine mean for Kim Jong-un’s geopolitical ambitions?
Jean joins Steve Lai in Seoul to discuss South Korea’s snap presidential election for BBC News.
Jean joins The Conversation host Catherine Cruz on Hawai’i Public Radio to discuss political uncertainty in South Korea and the latest crypto heist pinned on North Korean hackers.
The East-West Center announces the appointment of Jean H. Lee as the Center’s inaugural Presidential Chair.
Jean speaks to Juana Summers, host of NPR’s All Things Considered, to discuss latest developments in South Korea’s ongoing political crisis.
Jean joins Katie Phang on MSNBC to discuss the political turmoil in South Korea following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law.
Jean speaks to BBC’s Newshour program after South Korea’s president reverses course after declaring martial law in a tumultuous night of political upheaval in Seoul.
Jean speaks to the New York Times about the political upheaval in Seoul after President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law.
Jean is quoted in a Nov. 4, 2024, Wall Street Journal story featuring analysis of Kim Jong Un’s risky embrace of Russia.
Jean joins Julie Mason on The Julie Mason Show on SiriusXM to discuss what to make of reports that North Korea is sending troops to Ukraine to fight with Russia.
Jean joins Julian Worricker on BBC Radio4’s The World Tonight radio show on Oct. 23, 2024, to discuss reports that Washington has seen evidence 3,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia and may be sent to fight in Ukraine.
Jean joins the BBC World Service’s Newshour program on Oct. 23, 2024, to discuss news that the US and South Korea have said that about 3,000 troops from North Korea are in Russia, raising concerns that they may fight in Russia war in Ukraine.
Jean speaks to Rob Schmitz on NPR’s All Things Considered about the relationship between Russia and North Korea.
The North’s participation in these Games signalled a “remarkable” return to the international fold, suggested Jean H Lee, a former Associated Press journalist who opened the US news agency’s first bureau in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
From Hollywood hacks to billion-dollar heists, North Korea is rewriting the rules of cyber warfare. Learn all about the regime's elite hackers with Jean Lee.
Jean joins CNN’s Erin Burnett and investigative journalist Christo Grozev for CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront to discuss President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Pyongyang.
The war in Ukraine has shifted the balance of power between Moscow, Pyongyang, and Beijing. As the geopolitical landscape evolves, new alliances and meetings come into focus. After Vladimir Putin's visit to China in May, there are now reports of an imminent meeting between the Russian President and Kim Jong Un. The North Korean leader has recently hailed his country's ties with Russia, saying the two nations are "invincible comrades-in-arms."
Katya speaks to the host of the BBC’s Lazarus Heist podcast, Jean Lee, and the Financial Times’ Seoul bureau chief, Christian Davies. They discuss what North Korea's end game is and how worried the rest of the world should be.
MIKEL REPARAZ | EE.UU.
La estadounidense Jean H. Lee ha sido la primera periodista en abrir una oficina para un medio extranjero en Pyongyang. Afirma que algunas de las informaciones que nos llegan no son ciertas.
(CNN)Friday marked 100 days since the Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim, a Canadian citizen, was detained in North Korea while on a humanitarian trip.
For 100 days, his family has had no update on his condition or what he's been charged with. For 100 days, his family has been without a man they call hardworking and compassionate.
It's an anniversary that no one was celebrating.
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By Brandon Griggs, CNN
Everyone knows that North Korea’s leader is a bloodthirsty madman and buffoon—or is he really? Mark Bowden digs into the hard facts for an unusual portrait.
Read MoreAfter the recent high-profile spat with the US over The Interview – a Hollywood film that mocks North Korea’s enigmatic leader – what do we know about his ambitions? Our expert witnesses include the firstWestern journalist to open an office in Pyongyang, a businessman who trains North Koreans and an admirer of Kim Jong Un who says he will succeed where his father and grandfather failed.
Read MoreAfter the recent high-profile spat with the US over The Interview – a Hollywood film that mocks North Korea’s enigmatic leader – what do we know about his ambitions? Our expert witnesses include the first Western journalist to open an office in Pyongyang, a businessman who trains North Koreans and an admirer of Kim Jong Un who says he will succeed where his father and grandfather failed.
-진 리 前AP평양지국장
"北고위층 변화 두려워해도 외부 도움 필요한 것 알아… 경제·문화부터 바뀔 것"
World's most exotic luxury ski resort? Hitting the slopes at Masik, North Korea
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뉴스Y와 인터뷰…"김정은 믿기 어려운 자신감 보여"
(서울=연합뉴스) 노재현 기자 = "북한 경제는 아직 주변 국가만큼 발전하지 못했지만 경제 건설에 대한 새로운 강조는 중요한 변화의 신호입니다."
미국 AP통신의 진 리(43·여) 초대 평양지국장은 19일 방영되는 보도전문채널 뉴스Y와 인터뷰에서 북한의 개혁·개방 가능성을 묻는 말에 경제 분야를 꼽으며 "북한의 개혁 잠재력을 알기 위해 우리가 주목해야 할 부분"이라고 밝혔다.
그는 "정치 분야나 사회적 문제, 인권 문제, 북핵 문제는 지금으로선 개혁의 여지가 적다"며 "하지만 사회 전반에 파장을 미칠 수 있는 경제 분야는 변화의 가능성이 있다"고 설명했다.
리 전 지국장은 또 김정은 체제 들어 북한의 가장 큰 변화로 휴대전화 사용자 증가와 평양 주민의 다양한 패션, 스포츠를 중시하는 사회 분위기를 꼽았다.
평양에서 수차례 김정은 국방위원회 제1위원장을 직접 보면서 느낀 인상에 대해서는 '자신감'이라는 단어로 표현했다.
그는 김 제1위원장에 대해 "젊은 사람치고는 엄청난 자신감을 갖고 있다"며 "조부모 정도 되는 사람들을 대하는 모습이 참 흥미로웠는데 믿을 수 없을 정도의 자신감을 보였다"고 평가했다.
김 제1위원장이 젊고 건강하다는 점을 과시하는 데 거리낌이 없다며 "말년에 아팠던 아버지 김정일과는 대조적인 이미지"라고 부연했다.
AP 초대 평양지국장 "北 경제 강조는 변화의 신호"
(서울=연합뉴스) 보도전문채널 뉴스Y와 인터뷰를 하는 미국 AP통신의 진 리 초대 평양지국장. 리 전 지국장과의 인터뷰는 19일 오후 7시 30분 뉴스Y의 '북한은 오늘' 시간에 방영된다. 2013.11.19 << 뉴스Y >> photo@yna.co.kr
또 북한 주민 사이에 김 제1위원장의 부인인 리설주에 관한 소문이 많다고 리 전 지국장이 전했다.
그는 "북한 주민들은 리설주를 유행을 만들어가는 사람으로 생각하면서 그녀의 헤어스타일이나 패션이 북한에서 허용되는 것이라고 생각한다"며 리설주가 존 F. 케네디 전 미국 대통령의 부인이었던 재클린 케네디와 비슷한 점이 있다고 말했다.
특히 리설주가 작년 말 딸을 출산한 것으로 보인다며 "북한 주민 사이에서도 리설주의 출산을 두고 이런저런 얘기가 많았다"고 소개했다.
리 전 지국장은 평양에서 북한 당국의 기사 검열은 없었다고 밝혔다.
그는 "북한 당국은 우리 기사나 사진을 사전 검열하는 것이 문제가 된다는 것을 알고 있었기 때문"이라고 설명했다.
그는 2012년 1월 서방 언론 가운데 최초로 북한에 개설된 AP통신의 평양지국장으로 북한을 다양하게 취재했고 지난달 평양지국장 자리를 에릭 탈매지(51)에게 물려주고 나서 서울에서 한반도 문제에 관한 기사를 쓰고 있다.
리 전 지국장과의 인터뷰는 이날 오후 7시 30분 뉴스Y의 '북한은 오늘' 시간에 방영된다.
North Korea is known for the way it cautiously and strategically projects its image to the world. However, the first Instagram videos coming out of the country offer unfiltered peeks into what many call the "Hermit Kingdom".
As the only western media organisation with a bureau in North Korea, the Associated Press has unparalleled access to the country. Bureau chief Jean Lee and photographer David Guttenfelder have documented short scenes on Instagram, mainly in the capital city of Pyongyang, ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice.
Back in February, the AP’s David Guttenfelder and Jean Lee were some of the first to begin uploading Instagram photos from inside the closed off country of North Korea. A rare look inside a normally very mysterious country, both of their Instagram accounts became the subject of many a headline.
Now, a few months later, the same two photographers are taking advantage of Instagram’s new video capabilities to give us rare, unfiltered, 15-second glimpses of life inside Kim Jong-un’s isolated country.
As with the first Instagram photos, the first videos reveal the same “curious, strangely beautiful, or melancholy details” the two photographers spoke of in February.
From a panoramic view of Pyongyang, to soldiers patrolling the demilitarized zone, to a restaurant worker adding up receipts while the TV behind her plays military videos, each clip opens a small window into the lives of North Korean citizens.
La estrategia de Pyongyang es una puesta en escena para llevar a la mesa de negociaciones a EEUU y Seúl; según la corresponsal jefa de AP en la zona, Jean H. Lee
Die Drohgebärden Nordkoreas verstellen den Blick auf den Alltag der Bevölkerung. Wer sich auch darüber informieren will, kann das derzeit besonders gut bei Twitter. Dort veröffentlicht die Journalistin Jean H. Lee regelmäßig Fotos und kleine Filmaufnahmen, die sie bei ihren Nordkorea-Besuchen macht.