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Mooyoung Lee

Mooyoung Lee is the English news editor of the Korea Daily and oversees the weekly English newsletter ‘Katchup Briefing.’ Passionate about advocating for the Korean-American community, Lee aims to serve as a bridge between Korean Americans and the broader mainstream society. Previously, Lee was the managing editor of the Korea JoongAng Daily, a Seoul-based English-language newspaper in partnership with the New York Times. He joined the Korea Daily in March 2023. Lee began his journalism career at the JoongAng Ilbo, one of South Korea’s leading newspapers, immediately after graduating from Seoul National University in 1995. In 2000, he became a founding member of the Korea JoongAng Daily and led the newsroom until November 2022.
Katchup Briefing

Korean-American scientist with a green card spent four months in ICE detention

A Korean American scientist and green card holder spent more than four months in ICE custody over a decade-old misdemeanor before an advocacy campaign and immigration court ruling led to his release. Advocates say the case raises broader questions about due process and how immigration authorities use detention.
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Working families may receive $2,000 tariff rebate checks, Treasury Secretary says

The Treasury Department says tariff rebate checks would target working families and include income limits, though the proposal remains under negotiation and would require congressional approval.
Katchup Briefing

U.S. government to collect biometric data not only from immigrants but from U.S. citizens

A new DHS proposal would greatly expand biometric collection, allowing the government to gather and store DNA and other data from immigrants, sponsors, and even some U.S. citizens, raising deep questions about privacy, cost, and surveillance.
KOREA

North Korea deploys 1,000 demining experts to Russia’s Kursk region

Russia has confirmed that North Korean military engineers have begun clearing mines in the Kursk region, working with Russian forces to remove hundreds of explosive devices left by Ukrainian troops.
Katchup Briefing

Green card dreams face a tougher test: self-sufficiency or denial

USCIS is advancing regulations that revive stricter self-sufficiency reviews in green card cases. Sponsors face enforceable obligations and potential legal risk under an expanded public charge framework.
K-PEOPLE

From Microphone to Hamburgers: The Unfinished Story of 97-year-old Jinnok Wi

At 97, veteran KBS announcer Jinnok Wi reflects on a century-long journey—from reporting the Korean War to running a hamburger shop in California—and finds new meaning through handwritten letters.
Katchup Briefing

Steep hikes in parking and trash fees turn daily life in LA into a costlier struggle

Los Angeles extended paid-parking hours and raised meter rates while RecycLA charges climbed, increasing household and business costs across the city.
KOREA

North Korea unveils new Hwasong-20 ICBM capable of striking U.S. mainland

North Korea unveiled its new solid-fuel Hwasong-20 ICBM during a nighttime military parade in Pyongyang, marking its most advanced missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland and highlighting growing ties with China and Russia.
KOREA

U.S. imposes sanctions on firms and individuals funding North Korea weapons

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned North Korean individuals, companies, and a Russian national for using overseas IT workers to fund Pyongyang’s weapons programs.
KOREA

New North Korea ICBM base discovered, nuclear threat to U.S. mainland

A new missile base in North Korea’s Sinpung-dong, near the Chinese border, may host ICBMs and expand the country’s nuclear strike capabilities, according to CSIS.
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