By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times, January 15, 2012 GYEONGJU, South Korea — On his first day of freedom, North Korean defector Kim Yong-chul sat crossed-legged on the floor…
By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times, November 25, 2009 SEOUL — As he cased the security at the foreign embassies in Hanoi, the 78-year-old retiree was seized with sudden…
By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2009 ANSEONG, South Korea — The soprano in the blue dress sang a sad tune about a sacred mountain. Soon the…