投稿者: Raphael Rashid in Seoul
Teachers recount the emotional toll of being harassed by parents and dragged through child abuse proceedings over everyday classroom mattersPark Seo-yoon* says South Korea’s teachers know why a young primary school colleague killed herself after being …
Ceremony at Seoul’s World Cup stadium wraps up event beset by heatwave, unsanitary conditions and threat of typhoonThe 25th World Scout Jamboree has concluded with a concert in Seoul after a tumultuous 11-day journey across South Korea that was marred …
Youngsters faced a heatwave, flooded tents, sewage spills and an expensive evacuation – but concerns were raised before the event even beganMedia outlets in South Korea have labelled its hosting of the World Scout Jamboree a “national disgrace”, a “sur…
At least 400 require treatment for heat-related symptoms on first day of global event attracting more than 40,000 young people from 158 countriesHundreds of attendees at the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea have fallen ill as the country grapples wi…
After death of 46 people, activists say that despite the growing threat to South Koreans from climate change, little is being done to address its causesForty-six dead and four missing. Thirty-five injured. Sixteen thousand evacuated and 5,500 displaced…
Symbolic bill sponsored by cross-party group of lawmakers is hailed a ‘historic moment’ in fight for marriage equalityLawmakers in South Korea have proposed the country’s first same-sex marriage bill, in a move hailed by civic groups as a defining mome…
Proposals have sparked accusations of modern-day slavery and gender inequality as urgency builds in Seoul’s race to lift world’s lowest birthrateSouth Korea’s search for ways to lift its record low birthrate is becoming increasingly desperate, as the c…
TBS set to have most of its funding cut starting in 2024 after a decision by Seoul city government, led by president Yoon’s partyA popular South Korean broadcaster accused of political bias is set to lose its city funding amid concern press freedoms ar…
Crisis of trust is brewing as young people traumatised by 2014 Sewol ferry disaster grapple with another preventable tragedyIn a Seoul gymnasium, rows of trainers, high heels, jackets, and Halloween accessories lie spread out on the floor. They are all…
Death toll rises to 156, as authorities admit crowd control measures were inadequate before Halloween disaster in ItaewonSouth Korea’s prime minister has called Saturday’s deadly Halloween crush in Seoul a “disastrous accident that should not have happ…
Residents gathered in Itaewon try to make sense of Saturday evening’s disaster, in which at least 153 people diedThere was deep silence in the air around the site where, the night before, 153 people had died in a crowd crush in one of Seoul’s most popu…
Kim Dong-hyun spends his days documenting the city’s vibrant senior street style to provide a new perspective on ageingPots and pans, piles of shirts and shoes, jewellery-laden tables, and boxes brimming with bric-a-brac. In the tangle of streets near …