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‘Matter of survival’: South Korean president urges public health cover for hair loss
Medical professionals and some in conservative circles feel argument of Lee Jae Myung may be a bit thinSouth K…
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A year after South Korea’s martial law crisis, the president urges unity, but the wounds are still raw
President Lee praised South Koreans for overcoming ‘an unprecedented democratic crisis in world history’ but s…
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South Korea’s tattooists win legal recognition but their fight isn’t over
After 33 years underground, tattoo artists celebrate a landmark law as prosecutions continueOutside Seoul’s no…
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South Korea grapples with surge in anti-China sentiment as Xi Jinping prepares to fly in
Maga-inspired protests regularly take place on streets of Seoul amid chants of ‘Korea for Koreans’ as South pr…
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What is South Korea’s ‘monster missile’, and what does it mean for relations with the North?
The Hyunmoo-5 ‘bunker buster’ missile can reportedly carry an eight-tonne warhead and will be ready for deploy…
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South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing
An additional 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operationsSo…
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Student’s alleged torture death by Cambodia scammers sparks turmoil in South Korea
South Korean president urges ‘all-out’ efforts to protect citizens after number of kidnappings in Cambodia soa…
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Student’s alleged torture death by Cambodia scammers sparks turmoil in South Korea
South Korean president urges ‘all-out’ efforts to protect citizens after number of kidnappings in Cambodia soa…
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South Korea raises cyber threat level after huge data centre fire sparks hacking fears
National cyber security centre raises alert level to ‘caution’ as technicians race to restore government syste…
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K-cure: South Korea’s booming market for traditional (and novel) hangover remedies
Hovenia dulcis - known in Korean as heotgae – has become the cornerstone of South Korea’s booming hangover cur…
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From Seoul to Pyongyang: the secret remittance networks keeping North Korean families alive
The clandestine networks were almost decimated by Covid border closures and are now under threat from a crackd…
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South Korean court orders arrest of impeached former president’s wife
Kim Keon Hee in custody on three charges while husband Yoon Suk Yeol detained over attempt to impose martial l…
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South Korea postpones decision to let Google Maps work properly – again
The country is one of only a handful – alongside China and North Korea – where the app fails to function as it…
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Integration classes and complaints offices: South Korea charts a path to a cohesive multicultural future
As South Korea nears official multicultural status, Seoul wants newcomers to integrate – but they still face d…
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Apology for South Korean woman convicted of biting off tongue of alleged attacker 61 years ago
In 1965 Choi Mal-ja was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, after she fought back as a …