Vietnam

Daniel Corks
Members Free to read

KÉ Interview: 10 Years in the Life of an Unregistered Laborer

He came here to “fulfill his Korean dream,” I was told. But I wasn’t talking to a teenage boy looking to become the next K-Pop star. He is an ordinary, working-class person from Vietnam, coming to South Korea to work long hours in physically gruelling jobs. Despite

Se-Woong Koo
Members Free to read

What Happened at Samsung Factory in Vietnam?

Samsung is having a terrible week. First its de facto head Lee Jae-yong was charged on Tuesday with multiple crimes in connection with the Choi Soon-sil scandal. He is accused of, among other things, embezzling company funds to bribe Choi, to get favorable treatment from the government. That same day,