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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

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.
BULLETIN

‘Rethinking World and the United States’ offers insight amid global turmoil

The new book Rethinking World and the United States, edited by Chung-in Moon, examines U.S. foreign policy, China, and North Korea amid global upheaval.
Katchup Briefing

Elderly couple leaves LA after 26 years amid unbearable immigration crackdown

An elderly Korean couple will leave Los Angeles after 26 years as enforcement intensifies, reflecting broader self-deportation trends and reduced protections.
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