North Korea arrest South Korean American students (week 1 bonus)

Won-moon Joo, 21 years old South Korean American student living in New Jersey, was arrested last week for illegally crossing into North Korea. According to officials from New York State University, which Joo currently attends, they are unaware of Joo's travelling. Currently, the university have kept in touch with US State department as well as South Korean embassy regarding the situation. According to the report, the student has crossed from China illegally into North Korea through Yalu River and arrested on April 22 for illegal entry. It is a serious violation of North Korean law according to the report. It was believed that the student has been detained in North Korea, further information is still needed regarding the situation.

-link: http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/02/asia/north-korea-south-korean-u-s-resident-detained/index.html

-by Leiyang Guo