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‘We’d rather perish’: protests roil South Korean women’s university over plan to admit male students
Dongduk women’s university in Seoul was set up to help women in a deeply patriarchal society, but a demographi…
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‘Typhoons have prevented me going to school’: The children behind South Korea’s landmark climate win
Hannah Kim, eight, and Jeah Han, 12, are part of a group of activists that won a four-year fight to tackle cli…
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South Korea’s climate law violates rights of future generations, court rules
Absence of legally binding targets for greenhouse gas reductions from 2031-49 deemed unconstitutionalSouth Kor…
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North Korea executed man for listening to K-pop, report from defectors shows
The 2024 report on North Korean human rights released by South Korea’s unification ministry details an ongoing…
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Much ado about nothing: world’s most relaxed people gather in Seoul for ‘space-out’ competition
Participant with the lowest resting heart rate wins contest aimed at reminding workers to stop and take a brea…
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The first lady and the Dior bag: the scandal shaking up South Korean politics
With a general election just months away, the party of president Yoon Suk Yeol is in crisis after his wife was…
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Parasite director Bong Joon-ho leads artist outcry over death of South Korean actor
Oscar-winning director leads calls for inquiry into police investigative process following death of Lee Sun-ky…
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Dismay as South Korea upholds military ‘sodomy law’ for fourth time
Activists deplore ‘distressing setback for equality’ as court backs law against ‘indecent acts’ between milita…
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‘Our children were treated like criminals’: Parents seek justice a year after deadly Seoul crowd crush
A police inquiry called the Seoul crush that killed 159 a ‘man-made disaster’, yet one year on, victims’ famil…
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South Korea passes law to protect rights of teachers after mass protests over abuse from parents
New laws come after weeks of protests sparked by a series of teacher suicides said to be linked to malicious c…
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Seoul’s secret space: vast mysterious tunnel revealed for the first time
South Korea’s capital has a 3,000 square metre void underneath one of its most iconic plazas, and no one can b…
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Abused, traumatised and powerless: South Korea’s teachers on why they are protesting
Teachers recount the emotional toll of being harassed by parents and dragged through child abuse proceedings o…
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South Korean teachers stage walkout over harassment by parents and students
Thousands of staff attend rally in Seoul demanding better protection amid spate of teacher suicidesTeachers in…
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Scout jamboree in South Korea closes with regrets and K-pop concert
Ceremony at Seoul’s World Cup stadium wraps up event beset by heatwave, unsanitary conditions and threat of ty…
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‘Worst nightmare’: South Korea mulls disastrous Scout jamboree
Youngsters faced a heatwave, flooded tents, sewage spills and an expensive evacuation – but concerns were rais…