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New laws come after weeks of protests sparked by a series of teacher suicides said to be linked to malicious complaints from parentsSouth Korea has passed a set of legal revisions aimed at improving the rights of teachers in schools, following weeks of…
Read MoreSouth Korea’s capital has a 3,000 square metre void underneath one of its most iconic plazas, and no one can be sure whyIf you look in the right place, beneath the bustling streets in the heart of Seoul, you will come across something unexpected: stala…
Read MoreSanctions waiver will allow transfer of $6bn in frozen Iranian assets from South Korea to Qatar, in effort to win release of quintetThe Biden administration has issued a waiver to allow the transfer of $6bn in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea to Q…
Read MoreTeachers 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 …
Read MoreWe would like to hear from South Korean teachers about their experience working in schoolsIn South Korea, around 15,000 people attended a rally outside the national assembly in Seoul calling for better protection for teachers against harassment from pa…
Read MoreThousands of staff attend rally in Seoul demanding better protection amid spate of teacher suicidesTeachers in South Korea have staged a mass walkout in protest at widespread harassment by overbearing parents and unruly students, which has led to some …
Read MoreLow birthrate and ageing population pose ‘an urgent risk to society’, but can opening its borders to skilled overseas workers fix the problem?Murumuru spends his weekends toiling on building sites in Japan in the sticky heat of summer to supplement the…
Read MorePyongyang’s aerospace administration says failure ‘is not a big issue’ and promises third attempt in OctoberNorth Korea’s second attempt to place a spy satellite in orbit has failed after the rocket booster experienced a problem during its third stage,…
Read MoreChinese dissident Kwon Pyong, 35, was arrested after becoming stuck in mudflats near IncheonA Chinese dissident previously jailed for criticising Xi Jinping has fled to South Korea by jetski, towing barrels of fuel behind him to ensure he completed the…
Read More‘Duty to consult’ commitment means three countries will contact each other in event of security crisis or threat in the PacificThe United States, Japan and South Korea have agreed to a new security pledge committing the three countries to consult with …
Read MoreA Swedish scout leader diarises a challenging 10 days in South Korea, from heavy rains to heatstroke – with K-pop at the endAs the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea descended into chaos amid scorching heat, heavy downpours and poor organisation …
Read MoreCeremony 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 …
Read MoreYoungsters 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…
Read MoreIn today’s newsletter: As thousands of scouts are evacuated from their quadrennial global get-together, the host nation’s handling of the event is in the spotlight• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Imagine you are going…
Read MoreMore than 1,000 buses are being deployed to move 37,000 scouts – mostly teenagers – from the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea, as Typhoon Khanun looms.Most of the remaining scouts, who come from 156 countries, will be taken from the site in the sout…
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