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In The News children

A Haunting Past: Tak-un’s Journey Through The South Korean Adoption Controversy

by Youngeun Koo June 15, 2025June 13, 2025

In The News presidential elections

Sunshine, Nukes And Lee: The High-Stakes Balancing Act For South Korea’s New President

by Pierre Haski June 4, 2025June 4, 2025

File photo of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Beijing back in November 2017

Geopolitics asian continent

Trump’s Return Will Reignite U.S-China Rivalry — And The Rest Of Asia May Get Burned

by Philippe Le Corre January 21, 2025May 24, 2025

Done With Men — Inside South Korea's 4B Movement Of Radical Feminism

Society south korea

Done With Men — Inside South Korea’s 4B Movement Of Radical Feminism

by Felix Lill December 14, 2024May 24, 2025

Yoon Power Grab — South Korea's Lesson In How A Democracy Preserves Itself

Geopolitics south korea

Yoon Power Grab — South Korea’s Lesson In How A Democracy Preserves Itself

by Pierre Haski December 4, 2024May 24, 2025

Why Kim Jong-un Went All In On His Alliance With Putin — And Left Trump Behind

Eyes on the U.S.putin

Why Kim Jong-un Went All In On His Alliance With Putin — And Left Trump Behind

by Yann Rousseau November 12, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of two people looking at the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas through binoculars, from South Korea's Unification Observatory in Paju, north of Seoul.

Geopolitics south korea

Why North Korea’s Latest Threats Are More Dangerous Than Ever

by Pierre Haski October 15, 2024May 24, 2025

photo of tip jar

How Much Should I Leave? A Tour Of Tipping Practices Around The World

by Traver Pacheco September 25, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of women crossing a street in Seoul, South Korea

Women Worldwide south korea

Are We Anti-Kids? A Deep Dive Into South Korea’s Plummeting Fertility Rate

by Yu Meixia June 5, 2024May 24, 2025

A screenshot from the Re;memory promotional video, where a bereaved woman touches the screen that shows her dead relative talking to her

Future south korea

Re;Memory — A New AI Program Makes Talking To The Dead Come Alive

by Valeria Berghinz September 18, 2023May 24, 2025

Japan-South Korea: Why Rapprochement Is Not Always A Sign Of Peace

In The News south korea

Japan-South Korea: Why Rapprochement Is Not Always A Sign Of Peace

by Pierre Haski May 8, 2023May 19, 2025

Photo of a 2019 Chinese military parade for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China

Geopolitics south korea

South Korea And Japan: Burying An Ugly Past To Counter China’s Rise

by Pierre Haski March 2, 2023May 19, 2025

A woman scans the QR code by cellphone to pay for her purchases at a market in Wenzhou, China.

Future technology

Masahiro Hara Takes Aim: The QR Code Inventor Builds Post-Pandemic Applications

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank January 24, 2022May 21, 2025

Watching over the DMZ from South Korea on DMZ, South Korea. Inter Korean summit held on April 26

In The News south korea

Postcard From The Korean DMZ, The Last Cold War Border

by Worldcrunch May 23, 2018May 20, 2025

Looking up in Songdo

Green Or Gone south korea

Welcome To Songdo, South Korea: The Smartest Of Smart Cities

by Stuart Richardson January 11, 2018May 20, 2025

Pansori performers

In The News south korea

Young Passion For Pansori, Reviving A South Korean Tradition

by Torrence Otten December 25, 2017May 20, 2025

Jewelry district in Seoul

In The News south korea

Gift Or Bribe? New South Korean Graft Law Treads On Tradition

by Worldcrunch November 16, 2017May 20, 2025

Jeong Kwan says she feels a spiritual connection with the food she prepares

In The News south korea

Cooking Is Like Praying, When A Buddhist Nun Becomes A Celebrity Chef

by Worldcrunch November 9, 2017May 20, 2025

In a classroom in Seoul, students study for an exam

In The News south korea

South Korea, Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Education?

by Worldcrunch September 26, 2017May 20, 2025

Cartoonist and animator Choi Seong-gok

In The News south korea

Finding Humor In A Harrowing Escape From North Korea

by Worldcrunch August 20, 2017May 20, 2025

Tag of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

In The News south korea

North Korean Clan Intrigue: Who Is Kim Jong-un’s Ambitious Half-Sister?

by Anne Sophie Goninet March 21, 2017May 22, 2025

There are around 50,000 chicken joints in South Korea

In The News south korea

Korean Fried Chicken, How Seoul Owners Are Winging It

by [email protected] February 28, 2017May 20, 2025

HappyBreak headset

In The News south korea

Make Room For Robots In South Korean Middle Schools

by Anne Sophie Goninet January 20, 2017May 20, 2025

A South Korean haenyeo on Jeju island

In The News south korea

The Curious Case Of South Korea’s “Sea Women”

by Nour Alahiane October 11, 2016May 22, 2025

Aleppo-born Ahmed Lababidi on Jeju Island

Geopolitics south korea

Ahmed’s Story: From Syria To A South Korean Island

by Worldcrunch June 16, 2016May 22, 2025

Indulge!

Society south korea

All-Natural Model Defies South Korean Plastic Surgery Obsession

by Worldcrunch May 24, 2016May 22, 2025

A traditional Korean room available on the Kozaza home sharing site

Economy south korea

Seoul Aims To Be World Capital Of The Sharing Economy

by Worldcrunch April 22, 2016May 23, 2025

Park Geun-hye and Barack Obama in Washington, DC, on Oct. 16

Geopolitics south korea

In Cozying Up To China, South Korea Could Threaten U.S. Alliance

by Patrick Randall October 22, 2015May 22, 2025

South Korean high school student Kang Tae-won learning English

Geopolitics south korea

Cheap Filipino Language Schools Draw English-Obsessed Koreans

by Justine De Almeida May 4, 2015May 22, 2025

Troops in Seoul

Society south korea

Fatal Hazing, South Korean Military’s Abuse Problem

by Julie Farrar November 11, 2014May 22, 2025

Muk-gai in the graveyard

Society south korea

This South Korean Monk Comforts North Korean Souls

by Julie Farrar September 30, 2014May 22, 2025

Kwon Oh-hyun, whose younger brother didnâ€™t make it off the ferry.

Geopolitics south korea

Seeking Justice For South Korean Ferry’s Lost Children

by Liz Garrigan August 20, 2014May 20, 2025

The mourning is everywhere in Ansan

Geopolitics south korea

After Sewol, An Election In South Korea’s Saddest City

by Sixtine Lechère June 3, 2014May 22, 2025

Kim Ju-hwan

blog south korea

Jehovah’s Witness Challenge To South Korea’s Military Service

by Anne Sophie Goninet April 30, 2014May 20, 2025

Plastic surgery ads in Seoul's Apgujeong subway station

Society south korea

In South Korea, Plastic Surgery As Path To Career Advancement

by Liz Garrigan April 8, 2014May 23, 2025

South Korean marines during operation Cobra Gold 2014

Geopolitics south korea

U.S. And S. Korea Answer Kim Jong-Un’s Saber Rattling With Military Exercises

by Liz Garrigan February 25, 2014May 24, 2025

A wedding in Gangnam

Society south korea

Over-The-Top Korean Weddings, Gangnam-Style

by Bertrand Hauger February 13, 2014May 23, 2025

Son Jeong-hun, a North Korean who wants to back home

blog south korea

North Koreans In The South Who Want To Go Back Home

by Julie Farrar February 9, 2014May 22, 2025

Gamcheon â€“ officially known as Gamcheon Culture Village

Food / Travel south korea

Welcome To Gamcheon, The Korean Machu Picchu

by Jean Marcel Maillard June 4, 2013May 22, 2025

South Korea is still deeply rooted in its patriarchal tradition

Geopolitics south korea

How The Swish Of A Skirt Is Changing South Korea’s National Identity

by Jean Marcel Maillard May 6, 2013May 22, 2025