Steven Borowiec: Dispatch Reprinted in Italy's Internazionale
Our politics editor Steven Borowiec’s dispatch from the day of former president Park Geun-hye’s removal was reprinted in Italy’s Internazionale. Read the original article here.
Gamcheon Culture Village: Future Perfect by Goethe Institut
Our story on Gamcheon Culture Village in Busan was published on Future Perfect, a project by Goethe Institut.
Steven Borowiec: Future of S Korea After PGH Ouster in Al Jazeera
Our politics editor Steven Borowiec writes on the future of South Korea after Park Geun-hye’s ouster in Al Jazeera.
Se-Woong Koo: On PGH Ouster in NYT Op-ed
https://twitter.com/sewoongkoo/status/840544267416223744 Se-Woong Koo wrote: “[Park Geun-hye] ran this country aground in pursuit of her conservative agenda and actively undermined South Korea’s hard-won democracy and international standing. One more year in power, and the damage she inflicted would have been irreversible.” Read his
Haeryun Kang: Quoted in Le Monde
Our managing editor Haeryun Kang’s article “Sulli and K-pop’s Lolita Hypocrisy” has been picked up by Le Monde.
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[Updated] Guide to South Korea's Presidential Election
The National Assembly impeached her. The Constitutional Court stripped her of presidency. Prosecutors have summoned her for questioning. She is now holed up in her house in Gangnam, not seen after moving out of the presidential Blue House on Mar. 12. Since the Choi Soon-sil gate broke
Open Letter to the Student Who Harassed Me
Editor’s Note: The following is an open letter from Professor Olga Fedorenko, who teaches anthropology at Seoul National University, one of South Korea’s most prestigious schools. The letter provides a glimpse into the racism and misogyny experienced by a white female foreigner from
Samsung Sex Scandal: Illustrating Prostitution as Social Norm
South Korea has been rocked by the allegation that Lee Kun-hee, Chairman of South Korea’s all-powerful Samsung Group, paid to have sex with prostitutes at least five times. According to video footage obtained exclusively by Newstapa, an independent news outlet, Lee received women on three occasions at his residence
The Mystery of South Korea's Elderly Protesters
Elderly men protest a special investigation into Samsung in 2008. (Credit: Yonhap News/via Media Today) South Korea has no shortage of political scandals, but this one is big and seems worth mentioning what with the dearth of reporting in the international media. Some readers may know that a
A Young Liberal at the Barbershop
When I say barbershop I am not mistaken. I’m talking about one of those old-fashioned barbershops exclusively for men where an old barber sticks to what he knows: the 50’s clean-cut look, and nothing else. I’m talking about the barbershops that are now going extinct in Seoul;
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[Full Text] UN Special Rapporteur's Conclusion on Rights in South Korea
Statement by United Nations Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association at the conclusion of his visit to the Republic of Korea SEOUL (29 January 2016) – I would like to thank the Government of the Republic of Korea for inviting me to