Gil Won-ok, Crusading Victim of Wartime Sex Slavery, Dies at 96
She campaigned for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her, mostly Korean, ...
A Nobel Prize winner decodes why people aren’t having kids
Economist Claudia Goldin finds it largely comes down to societal expectations of how much men should do at home.
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‘Comfort woman’ survivor Gil Won-ok remembered as tenacious, caring women’s rights advocate
The former “comfort woman” used her voice and her stories to endeavor to bring an end to wartime violence against women ...
North Korea slams US and Asian rivals for pursuing ‘absurd’ plans to denuclearize North
North Korea on Tuesday criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearizing the ...
Kim Sae-ron, a Young South Korean Actress, Is Found Dead
The 24-year-old star, once a prolific child actor, appeared at the Cannes Film Festival and on Netflix, until a drunk-driving ...
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End of an Era: Kim Jong-un Is Dismantling Reunion Center That Saw a National Catharsis of Families Divided by War
They laughed, wept, clung, and shared memories as they met long-lost relatives they hadn’t seen in decades. Then, later, away ...
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South Korea strengthens management of imported Japanese female crabs amid concerns
In contrast, the "Opilio species," which is mainly caught in South Korea and Japan, is a popular variety in Japan. In South ...
On Valentine's Day, Seoul city government tries to play matchmaker
On an unseasonably warm Friday evening, dozens of Seoul singles met, mingled and played icebreaker games in the hopes of ...
South Korea’s likely next leader wants warmer ties with China, North Korea
Lee Jae-myung says he would support President Donald Trump’s efforts to restart talks with North Korea — and even consider ...
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Trump style: ‘mega partnership’ between Delhi and Washington
Six people die in a fire in Busan, South Korea; Lung cancer cases spike in China, probably due to pollution; Pakistan is once again hosting a major international cricket to ...
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Europe faces its fate as an American colony
The trend towards political polarisation is hardly unique to South Korea, but the country’s long-running divisions have been ...
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South Korean women are calling their leaders into account
South Korean women are at the center of the weekly protests calling for the removal of President Yoon Suk- yeol. They see Yoon, among other things, as an obstacle to women’s rights. That’s hardly ...