投稿者: Raphael Rashid in Seoul
Both industries dominate the world but now face fundamental transformation and uncertainty at homeSouth Korea’s entertainment dominance appears unshakeable. From BTS conquering global charts to Parasite sweeping the Oscars in 2020 and Korean dramas top…
Gaming was once compared to drugs, gambling and alcohol in South Korea. Now its gaming academies offer a chance to earn a six-figure salary – if you make the grade Son Si-woo remembers the moment his mother turned off his computer. He was midway throug…
MPs vote to investigate crash amid accusations from victims’ relatives of cover-ups and delaysSouth Korea’s parliament has launched an independent inquiry into the deadliest air disaster on its soil amid accusations of investigation delays and cover-up…
In the first 10 months of this year, South Korea imported $159m worth of kimchi, almost entirely from China, while exporting $137mThe pungent scent of red chilli powder hangs in the air at Kim Chieun’s kimchi factory in Incheon, about 30km west of Seou…
Medical professionals and some in conservative circles feel argument of Lee Jae Myung may be a bit thinSouth Korean president Lee Jae Myung has instructed his government to consider extending public health insurance to cover hair-loss treatments, argui…
President Lee praised South Koreans for overcoming ‘an unprecedented democratic crisis in world history’ but some fears its society is becoming increasingly polarisedSouth Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has marked the anniversary of an attempt to impo…
After 33 years underground, tattoo artists celebrate a landmark law as prosecutions continueOutside Seoul’s northern district court on Friday, Kim Do-yoon stepped into the cold air after another hearing in his appeal.His crime: tattooing a satisfied cl…
Maga-inspired protests regularly take place on streets of Seoul amid chants of ‘Korea for Koreans’ as South prepares to host crucial Apec summitThousands of protesters flooded central Seoul on Saturday, waving Korean and American flags, Maga hats, and …
The Hyunmoo-5 ‘bunker buster’ missile can reportedly carry an eight-tonne warhead and will be ready for deployment at the end of the yearSouth Korea has said it will begin deploying its largest ballistic missile yet at the end of the year – a projectil…
An additional 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operationsSouth Korea has issued its most serious travel warning for parts of Cambodia, issuing a “code black” ban that orders citizens to leave areas in …
South Korean president urges ‘all-out’ efforts to protect citizens after number of kidnappings in Cambodia soars in recent monthsSouth Korean president Lee Jae Myung has called for “all-out” diplomatic efforts to protect citizens in Cambodia after a un…
South Korean president urges ‘all-out’ efforts to protect citizens after number of kidnappings in Cambodia soars in recent monthsSouth Korean president Lee Jae Myung has called for “all-out” diplomatic efforts to protect citizens in Cambodia after a un…
National cyber security centre raises alert level to ‘caution’ as technicians race to restore government systems after battery fire sparked nationwide chaosSouth Korea’s intelligence agency has raised the national cyber threat level, amid concerns that…
Hovenia dulcis – known in Korean as heotgae – has become the cornerstone of South Korea’s booming hangover cure industry“Eighteen years ago, people didn’t even know the name of this ingredient,” says 58-year-old Gil Sa-hyeon, holding up a cluster of dr…
The clandestine networks were almost decimated by Covid border closures and are now under threat from a crackdown in South KoreaWhen Park Seung-hwan* has a moment to himself, he opens Google Earth and searches for his family home. The 30-year-old has b…