North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages, calls Obama ‘monkey’
A hand is silhouetted in front of a computer screen in this picture illustration taken in Berlin May 21, 2013.
Tag: Kim Jong Un
North Korean Internet, 3G mobile network ‘paralyzed:’ Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – North Korea’s Internet and 3G mobile networks were paralyzed again on Saturday evening, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, with the North Korean government blaming the United States for systemic instability in the country’s networks.
In Asia, ‘The Interview’ is watched illegally online, and panned
SEOUL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people viewed illegal copies of “The Interview” in China and South Korea on Friday, just hours after the controversial movie on the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was released in the United States.
Sony’s Tokyo HQ taking greater role in Hollywood studio after furor
TOKYO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sony Corp’s Tokyo headquarters is changing its usual arm’s-length relationship with its U.S. studio following a massive cyberattack and the controversy over the comedy “The Interview”, with the group CEO being consulted on key decisions, company officials said.
Sony’s ‘Interview’ draws U.S. moviegoers who trumpet free speech
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The Interview,” the Sony Pictures film about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, opened in more than 300 movie theaters across the United States on Christmas Day, drawing many sell-out audiences and statements by patrons that they were championing freedom of expression.
Sony’s Tokyo HQ taking greater role in Hollywood studio after furor
TOKYO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sony Corp’s Tokyo headquarters is changing its usual arm’s-length relationship with its U.S. studio following a massive cyberattack and the controversy over the comedy “The Interview”, with the group CEO being consulted on key decisions, company officials said.