投稿者: Raphael Rashid in Seoul
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…
Kim Keon Hee in custody on three charges while husband Yoon Suk Yeol detained over attempt to impose martial lawA South Korean court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Kim Keon Hee, the wife of the impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, making her the…
The country is one of only a handful – alongside China and North Korea – where the app fails to function as it shouldFor tourists visiting South Korea, one of the world’s most technologically advanced nations, navigating the country’s urban heartlands …
As South Korea nears official multicultural status, Seoul wants newcomers to integrate – but they still face discrimination and prejudiceRussian words echo through the corridors of Gonjiam middle school as a woman from Uzbekistan addresses a classroom …
In 1965 Choi Mal-ja was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, after she fought back as a man allegedly tried to sexually assault herA woman who bit off part of a man’s tongue during an alleged sexual assault more than 60 years ago …
Choi Min-kyung is seeking damages from the state represented by its leader and has also submitted a criminal complaint alleging crimes against humanityA North Korean defector has filed a lawsuit against Kim Jong-un in a South Korean court, alleging tor…
As nation moves to raise retirement age, new report warns the real problem isn’t when people retire, but howInsurance worker G Young Soo started working at his company at 23, and spent more than three decades climbing the ranks to become a branch direc…
Number of babies born in April rises to 20,717 at a year-on-year rate last seen in 1991, though overall fertility rate remains below replacement levelsSouth Korea’s birthrate surged at its fastest pace in more than three decades in April, offering tent…
The Democratic party frontrunner has drawn support from conservatives who see him as the path back to political normalcy after the chaos of Yoon Suk YeolThe snipers positioned on Seoul rooftops scan the crowd through telescopic sights while counter-ter…
Ahead of his potential release, police and supporters of the impeached president were seen gathering around the presidential residence in SeoulA South Korean court has cancelled President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention warrant, paving the way for his potent…
Yoon Suk Yeol faces insurrection charges and an impeachment trial that his backers dismiss as a communist conspiracy linked to China and North KoreaOutside a detention centre on the outskirts of Seoul, protesters gather daily in prayer circles.“Let a m…
Police came better prepared than for their first attempt two weeks ago while supporters on both sides of the political divide came out to protest By 4.30am, the streets around Yoon Suk Yeol’s hilltop residence felt like rush hour, packed with police an…
Yoon Suk Yeol is barricaded inside a compound protected by rolls of barbed wire, a blockade of buses and hundreds of security force membersRolls of barbed wire encircle the perimeter of South Korea’s presidential residence, where impeached leader Yoon …
Attitudes to North Korea are key to understanding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law and its aftermathAs South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remains barricaded in his residence facing arrest, his descent from star prosecutor to is…